PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oishi Yoshio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yoshio's choice of entrance music: "Stronger" by Kanye West. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robertson
vs
Yoshio

175 cm
21
164 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
168 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oishi Yoshio!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robertson works Yoshio's body with a nice hook.
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshio's shoulder, as Yoshio tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshio blocks a leg kick.
Robertson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshio's hands.
Robertson throws a hook but Yoshio avoids it easily.
George Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshio.
Robertson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshio misses with a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robertson wants to clinch up but Yoshio keeps it at a distance.
Yoshio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robertson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robertson.
Yoshio throws a series of strikes that have Robertson backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws and low kick but Yoshio moves out of range easily.
Yoshio connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshio. That's going to slow Robertson down.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshio shoots for a double leg takedown but Robertson sprawls well. He's pushed Yoshio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yoshio thuds a left hand into Robertson's body.
Yoshio loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.

Robertson clinches with his opponent.
Yoshio dodges an elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshio's defenses.

It looks like Oishi Yoshio has been cut.
Yoshio avoids the elbow strike from Robertson, against the cage.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshio avoids it.
Robertson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Yoshio.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Yoshio.
Robertson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robertson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshio.
Yoshio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yoshio looking to stall.
Yoshio misses with a punch on the inside.
Robertson trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robertson blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshio goes for a takedown attempt but Robertson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yoshio ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Yoshio connects with a jab.
Yoshio throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshio.
Robertson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Robertson.

Yoshio has managed to clinch.
Robertson stalling against the cage.
Yoshio wants to stall.
Yoshio tries to land a knee to the head but Robertson blocks with his arms.
Yoshio digs a right hand underneath Robertson's ribcage. Robertson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robertson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Robertson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robertson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshio tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson pushes off an throws an elbow but Yoshio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yoshio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yoshio is looking to control Robertson's arms but Robertson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yoshio has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshio is defending well for now.
Robertson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yoshio up against the cage.
Robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshio's defenses.
Yoshio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robertson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robertson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yoshio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
George Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oishi Yoshio.
Yoshio wants a takedown.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Yoshio is trying to stall.
Yoshio swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshio letting Robertson take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Robertson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that George Robertson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oishi Yoshio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A decent looking cross lands there for Robertson.
Robertson slips under a jab from Yoshio.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshio.
Yoshio thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Robertson.
Robertson stuns Yoshio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshio staying out of range there.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshio circles away.
Yoshio swats away the attempt to clinch by Robertson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshio misses the target.
Yoshio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
George Robertson is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshio throws a lazy right hand but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Robertson.
Robertson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoshio counters with a nice body kick.
Yoshio throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robertson feints and then cracks Yoshio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshio down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoshio counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshio wants to clinch
and Robertson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robertson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robertson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robertson tried to score with a low kick but Yoshio checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Yoshio. That snapped Robertson's head back.
George Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson thuds his right hand into Yoshio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robertson throws out a powerful jab.

Robertson instigates a clinch.
Robertson wants to stall.
Yoshio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshio tries to stall but Robertson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshio blocks the elbow strike.
Yoshio dodges an elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson misses with an elbow over the top.
Yoshio wants to stall.
Yoshio is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Yoshio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Robertson lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio avoids the elbow strike from Robertson, against the cage.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshio blocks the elbow strike.
Yoshio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robertson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yoshio is trying to maintain a safe position but Robertson gets an underhook and turns Yoshio into the cage.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yoshio avoiding damage as Robertson throws knees to the body.
Yoshio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robertson up against the cage.
Robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshio's defenses.
Nice elbow from Robertson.
Yoshio avoids the elbow strike from Robertson, against the cage.
Yoshio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robertson is keeping busy.
Robertson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robertson or not.
Robertson scores with a knee to the head.

Yoshio is rocked!

That has opened up Oishi Yoshio's cut even more.
Robertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshio is defending well for now.
Yoshio is still on wobbly legs! Can Robertson finish him?
Robertson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Robertson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Robertson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oishi Yoshio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Yoshio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshio ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshio's sensitive parts.
Yoshio seems to have recovered his senses.
Yoshio punishes Robertson's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robertson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Robertson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshio. That's going to slow Robertson down.

Robertson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoshio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshio blocks an elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robertson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshio.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robertson as Yoshio tries to tie him up.
Robertson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robertson throws an elbow but misses.
Robertson lands an elbow inside that Yoshio shrugs off.
Yoshio being controlled against the cage.
Robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshio's defenses.
Robertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robertson is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshio gets an underhook and turns Robertson into the cage.
Yoshio taking a breather.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robertson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robertson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Yoshio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robertson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robertson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoshio stalling in the clinch but Robertson improves position.
Oishi Yoshio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robertson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoshio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshio stalling the fight.
Yoshio looking for a takedown.
Yoshio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee calls for Yoshio to work.
Robertson lands a damaging elbow.
Robertson stalling in the clinch but Yoshio improves position.
Robertson lands an elbow that stopped Yoshio in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Oishi Yoshio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Robertson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshio.
Yoshio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robertson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robertson misses with an elbow strike.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yoshio up against the cage.
Yoshio looking to stall.
Robertson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yoshio dodges an elbow strike from Robertson.
Yoshio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshio avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshio throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Yoshio.
Robertson looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshio is blocking nicely.
Robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshio's defenses.
Yoshio blocks an elbow strike from Robertson.
Yoshio landing knees to the body.
Robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshio's defenses.
Yoshio throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yoshio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robertson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robertson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yoshio tries to land a knee to the head but Robertson blocks with his arms.
Robertson connects with a knee to the head.
Robertson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshio connects with a knee to the head.
Yoshio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshio fails to land.
Yoshio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yoshio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yoshio takes an elbow to the temple.
Yoshio stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshio.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshio avoids it.
Robertson lands a nice elbow.
George Robertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robertson misses with an elbow over the top.
Yoshio working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Yoshio lands a shoulder strike.
Yoshio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshio pushes Robertson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yoshio.
Robertson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robertson is keeping busy.
A short left from Yoshio.
Yoshio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yoshio takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yoshio tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Yoshio.
Yoshio trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oishi Yoshio.
Well Robertson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George Robertson!