PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cleveland Robson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Robson
vs
Saukko

212 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleveland Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Saukko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saukko throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.

Robson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robson is looking to control Saukko's arms but Saukko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robson has his back to the cage.
Robson stops a takedown attempt from Saukko.
Robson slowing the pace effectively.
Saukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Robson.
Saukko goes for a takedown attempt but Robson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saukko looks to throw the jab but Robson is out of range.
Saukko looks to land a combination. Robson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saukko misses with a series of wild punches.
Saukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Saukko.
Saukko throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
A combination from Saukko does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saukko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Saukko's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Saukko tries to pass to full mount but Robson defends it.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Saukko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robson trying to control from the bottom.
Robson is controlling Saukko's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saukko.
Saukko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Robson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Robson tries to control but Saukko wriggling away.
Robson misses with some ground and pound and Saukko recovers position to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Saukko is looking to improve his position.
Robson throwing shots but Saukko is blocking nicely.
Saukko is staying active underneath Robson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saukko wants to improve his position but Robson is controlling well.
Robson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saukko tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saukko throws a one two combo.

It looks like Cleveland Robson has been cut.
Robson dodges the punch combination from Saukko.
Saukko misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Saukko finds it's way through Robson's defenses.
Saukko checks a leg kick.
Robson tries to clinch there but Saukko circles away.
Robson slips a jab and a cross from Saukko.
Saukko misses with a series of wild punches.
Robson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saukko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robson tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saukko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saukko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Robson's cut.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saukko throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson misses with a few strikes there.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saukko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robson somewhat.
Cleveland Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saukko scores with a punch to the head.
Saukko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Robson counter with a right hand.

Robson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saukko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Robson is trying to ground and pound but Saukko uses the momentary lack of control by Robson to regain half guard.
Saukko regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson looking to sit in guard and control but Saukko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robson keeping moving, preventing Saukko from controlling successfully.
Saukko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robson's guard.
Saukko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Saukko is pressing down on Robson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robson is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saukko wants to control but Robson is keeping him busy.
Saukko prevents Robson from improving his position.
Saukko trying to control the action but Robson is working from the bottom.
Saukko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saukko trying to control the action but Robson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saukko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saukko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saukko throws a series of punches but Robson avoids them all with ease.
Saukko swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Saukko cracks a nice hook into Robson's ribs.
Saukko throws a nice looking combination but Robson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saukko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robson is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Saukko as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson tries to clinch but Saukko is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saukko defends it nicely.
Saukko throws a head kick that misses
and Robson counters with a big head kick but Saukko shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saukko throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
Saukko lands a jab to Robson's midsection.
Saukko throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
Saukko scoring well with a low kick there.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saukko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saukko throws a shot to the body.

Saukko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Saukko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saukko on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robson trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Robson'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Saukko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robson throws a head kick but Saukko moves out of range.

Saukko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robson did well to prevent Saukko getting side control.
Saukko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saukko is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saukko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Robson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saukko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson won't allow Saukko to pass to mount.
Saukko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robson trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robson throws a right and a left that Saukko avoids nicely.
Saukko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Robson counters by moving into the clinch.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saukko backwards.
Robson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Robson is pressed up against the cage. Saukko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robson down to the mat. Robson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robson stuffs the takedown.
Robson tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saukko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robson tries to clinch up.

Saukko gets the takedown into side control.
Saukko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Robson is trying to get back to full guard.
Robson trying to control but Saukko postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saukko lands a nice short elbow.
Saukko uses his free foot to push down on Robson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Robson.
Cleveland Robson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Robson is squirming around, avoiding Saukko's attempts to control the action.
Saukko dominating with strikes here.
Per Saukko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robson is trying desperately to improve position.
Saukko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robson is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Per Saukko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saukko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Saukko!