PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Robinson
vs
Bradshaw

183 cm
27
178 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Robinson working the ground and pound.
Robinson wants to control but Bradshaw is keeping him busy.
Robinson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bradshaw sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Robinson wants to control but Bradshaw is keeping him busy.
Robinson taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the action but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradshaw pushes Robinson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Robinson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Bradshaw misses.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Bradshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradshaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Bradshaw gets caught flat footed, as Robinson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robinson forces his way into half guard.
Bradshaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradshaw wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bradshaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
Bradshaw working a defensive guard here.
Bradshaw looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bradshaw is looking to stand up but Robinson isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bradshaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradshaw.

Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Robinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradshaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradshaw looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robinson.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Robinson.
Bradshaw ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.

Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradshaws head.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradshaw or not.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradshaw is defending well for now.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradshaw's efforts to push away.
Bradshaw managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Bradshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Bradshaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradshaw's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Bradshaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bradshaw tries to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling the position.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradshaw.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradshaw's efforts to push away.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Bradshaw being controlled against the cage.
Robinson tries to work over Bradshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson keeps control of Bradshaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Bradshaw is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradshaw working hard to break the clinch.
Bradshaw is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bradshaw tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson keeps control of Bradshaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bradshaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson is leaning against Bradshaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robinson can't get the takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robinson controlling the action here for a moment.
Robinson prevents Bradshaw from breaking the clinch.
Bradshaw working hard to break the clinch.
Bradshaw wants to break free but Robinson has control.
Robinson jumps guard but Bradshaw stands there with Robinson around his waist. Robinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robinson lands an elbow that stopped Bradshaw in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ramses Bradshaw has been cut.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bradshaw.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradshaw is defending well for now.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradshaw's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Bradshaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Robinson has double underhooks.
Bradshaw tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Bradshaw back against the cage.

Bradshaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradshaw. Bradshaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Bradshaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradshaw throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.

Robinson forces Bradshaw back against the cage and clinches.
Robinson has Bradshaw pressed against the cage, preventing Bradshaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robinson lands an elbow inside that Bradshaw shrugs off.
Bradshaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Bradshaw is breathing heavily.
Bradshaw is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bradshaw letting Robinson take a breather here.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson controlling the action here for a moment.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Robinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bradshaw backwards.
Robinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bradshaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson has Bradshaw pressed against the cage, preventing Bradshaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bradshaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradshaw looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Bradshaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Robinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramses Bradshaw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Robinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robinson throws a body punch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Bradshaw throws a leg kick that is checked

and Robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robinson stops Bradshaw from standing up.
Robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Bradshaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradshaw is sitting in close to Robinson's body. Robinson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bradshaw is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bradshaw is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Robinson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rick Robinson!