PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between haki zavos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Jaws theme remix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

zavos
vs
Robinson

166 cm
26
170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

168 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, haki zavos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch up.

zavos moves into the clinch.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robinson.
Robinson lands an elbow inside that zavos shrugs off.
zavos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robinson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but zavos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from zavos.
zavos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.

Robinson rushes zavos and presses him up against the cage.
zavos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for haki zavos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
zavos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.

zavos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
zavos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
zavos moves into full mount! Robinson won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is squirming around, avoiding zavos's attempts to control the action.
Robinson wants to try and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robinson can do anything to dispel that myth.

zavos has control of Robinson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Robinson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
zavos looking to control and managing it successfully.

zavos looking to secure an arm triangle but Robinson defends it well.
zavos tries to control but Robinson wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

zavos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Robinson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
zavos is breathing heavily.
Robinson prevents zavos from moving into mount.
Robinson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but zavos has just dragged him back down to the mat.

zavos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Robinson, who protects the arm well.

zavos tries for a kimura but Robinson is defending well.

Robinson throws zavos to one side and escapes!
Dean Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson is looking to clinch.

Robinson moves into the clinch.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch up but zavos circles away and keeps his distance.
haki zavos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch there but zavos circles away.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but zavos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but zavos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Robinson moves into range and clinches up with zavos.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Robinson clinches up with zavos and pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson throws an elbow but it misses.
zavos takes an elbow to the temple.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
zavos keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
zavos swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but zavos moves out of range.

Robinson gets a clinch.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Robinson.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but zavos blocks it.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but zavos pushes him off.

Robinson rushes zavos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson misses with an elbow strike.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson tries to clinch but zavos is having none of it.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but zavos pushes him off.
zavos swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Robinson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. zavos is defending well for now.
zavos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robinson walks away with a smile on his face. zavos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Robinson pushes zavos up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but zavos avoids the damage to the body.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
zavos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Robinson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robinson.
zavos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robinson just stands there and leans against the cage.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for haki zavos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson is looking to clinch but zavos is avoiding it.
Robinson tries to clinch there but zavos circles away.

Robinson clinches up with zavos and pushes him back against the cage.
zavos jumps guard but Robinson stands there with zavos around his waist. zavos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Robinson moves into range and clinches up with zavos.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
zavos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Robinson has zavos up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
zavos jumps guard but Robinson stands there with zavos around his waist. zavos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but zavos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. zavos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson tries to clinch up but zavos circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson tries to clinch there but zavos circles away.
zavos swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.

Robinson gets a clinch.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but zavos blocks it.
zavos tries to pull guard but Robinson holds him up against the cage and eventually zavos drops back down to his feet.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robinson throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but zavos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson is looking to clinch but zavos is avoiding it.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson tries to clinch but zavos moves out of range.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but zavos pushes him off.

Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
zavos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with zavos, pushing him back against the cage.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson tries to clinch up but zavos circles away and keeps his distance.

Robinson forces zavos back against the cage and clinches.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Come on Robinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson tries to clinch there but zavos circles away.
zavos swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch there but zavos circles away.

Robinson gets a clinch.
zavos tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but zavos pushes him off.

Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
zavos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
zavos keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson tries to clinch there but zavos circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to clinch but zavos is avoiding it.

zavos tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson lands an elbow just above zavos 's eye.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by zavos.
Robinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but zavos blocks with his arms.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Robinson effectively controlling the action here.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
zavos tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson wants to clinch.

Robinson clinches up with zavos and pushes him back against the cage.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson tries to clinch but zavos is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Robinson moves in looking to clinch but zavos pushes him off.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Robinson clinches up against the cage.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
zavos avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
zavos tries to pull guard but Robinson holds him up against the cage and eventually zavos drops back down to his feet.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson tries to clinch up but zavos circles away and keeps his distance.
zavos moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Robinson wants to clinch up but zavos keeps it at a distance.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - zavos circles away.
zavos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
zavos swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.

Robinson clinches up with zavos and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
zavos fails to pull guard.
Robinson lands a nice elbow.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but zavos uses good head movement to avoid it.
zavos takes a knee right on the jaw!

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Robinson forces zavos back against the cage and clinches.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zavos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but zavos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch but zavos moves out of range.
Robinson tries to clinch there but zavos circles away.

Robinson moves into the clinch.
zavos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for haki zavos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
zavos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of zavos backwards.
A knee to the head by Robinson.
Robinson has zavos pressed against the cage.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson tries to clinch but zavos is having none of it.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but zavos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robinson leaning against his opponent.
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but zavos blocks it.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but zavos blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but zavos is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
zavos fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards zavos's brow.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
zavos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robinson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
zavos takes an elbow to the temple.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
zavos tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robinson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
zavos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but zavos avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robinson.
zavos blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but zavos blocks with his arms.
zavos fails to pull guard.
A short left from Robinson.
zavos avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
zavos dodges an elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to zavos's face.

zavos manages to pull guard.
Robinson tries to stand but zavos is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing zavos to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Robinson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - zavos pulls down on the head and he's put Robinson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). haki zavos!