PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pistol Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Robinson
vs
Strauss

175 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

170 cm
20
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Pistol Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Strauss!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Strauss fails to pull guard.
Strauss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.

Robinson pulls guard successfully.
Robinson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Strauss stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Robinson is striking off his back. Strauss thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Strauss is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Robinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strauss is working away from the top position though.
Strauss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Strauss with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Strauss dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Strauss is just out of range.

Strauss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Robinson lands a takedown into guard.
Strauss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strauss looking to control.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Strauss's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Strauss has wrist control.
Robinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Strauss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robinson won't allow Strauss to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Strauss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Robinson being controlled here, momentarily.
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Robinson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Strauss off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Strauss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robinson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Strauss scoring with punches and elbows.

Strauss wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Robinson, who protects the arm well.
Strauss wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strauss taking a breather here.
Strauss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Strauss is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Robinson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Strauss gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Robinson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Strauss lets go of the hold and Robinson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrew Strauss!