PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Todd Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antar Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antar Robinson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Todd Kimble's chin.

Kimble
vs
Robinson

175 cm
24
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Kimble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antar Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimble looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Kimble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimble.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Kimble getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kimble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kimble scores with the left hand. Robinson knows he should have avoided that one.
Kimble swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kimble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robinson scores with a jab to the head.
Robinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Kimble is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimble misses with the combination.
Kimble tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kimble gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robinson slips nicely into half guard.
Robinson not doing much here.
Let's hope that Robinson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kimble really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kimble is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antar Robinson.
Kimble throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kimble won't be happy with that.
Robinson wants to control but Kimble is keeping him busy.
Kimble is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Robinson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimble wants to get back to his feet.
Kimble is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kimble is working hard here to advance position.
Kimble regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kimble lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
Robinson tries to hold on but Kimble postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kimble looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kimble content just to control the position here.
Robinson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's four 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.
Kimble trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kimble controlling his opponent.
Kimble with shots to the head and body - Robinson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson is squirming around, avoiding Kimble's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antar Robinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab from Kimble.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kimble misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimble keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimble will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Robinson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kimble to the mat! Kimble manages to get full guard.
Kimble wants to improve his position but instead Robinson has moved into half guard.
Kimble tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Kimble is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble wants to get back to full guard.
Kimble is looking to escape.
Kimble trying to control from the bottom.
Robinson slows the pace down in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kimble.
Kimble changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but Kimble manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Kimble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws out a powerful jab.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd Kimble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimble fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Kimble. No joy for Robinson on that attempt.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Kimble.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kimble at a distance.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kimble rather than just go for the knockout.
Kimble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kimble avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kimble shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kimble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson kicks off Kimble and gets to his feet.
Kimble lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Kimble.
A big right from Kimble misses.

Kimble instigates a clinch.

Kimble jumps into guard, dragging Robinson to the mat.
Kimble keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimble looking for a sweep. Not yet Kimble, not yet.
Kimble wants to get back to his feet but Robinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Kimble has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson stays in close to Kimble's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antar Robinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
Robinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kimble throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kimble with a poor takedown
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.

Kimble gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Robinson jumps guard and drags Kimble to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kimble wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Kimble controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kimble preventing the sweep.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Kimble is proving a slippery customer.

Kimble stands and steps away. Robinson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kimble throws a combination. Robinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kimble fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimble lands a jab-cross combination.
Kimble wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Kimble as he connects with a hook.
Robinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kimble tries to clinch up.
Kimble misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimble is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimble was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.

Kimble drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Kimble lands a shot to the body.

Kimble pulls guard successfully.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Kimble.
Robinson trying to control but Kimble is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Kimble has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Robinson pushes down on Kimble's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kimble works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kimble keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kimble looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Robinson is defending well. Kimble quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Robinson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kimble celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Todd Kimble!