PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robben has chosen AC/DC - For Those About To Rock as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

McCarthy
vs
Robben

174 cm
26
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Robben!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy tries to clinch there but Robben circles away.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Robben is having none of it.
John McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for McCarthy.
A left lands for McCarthy.
McCarthy checks a low kick from Robben.
Robben swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
Robben throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robben throws a chopping leg kick but McCarthy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

McCarthy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Robben to the mat! Robben manages to get full guard.

McCarthy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A punch combination from Robben misses.
Robben throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCarthy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robben sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCarthy somewhat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robben.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robben circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robben with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robben stuns McCarthy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robben lands a leg kick that knocks McCarthy off balance momentarily.
Arjen Robben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robben scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
Robben connects with a high kick.

It looks like John McCarthy has been cut.
Robben throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robben throws a head kick that McCarthy semi-blocks.
McCarthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Robben.
McCarthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robben sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Robben.
Robben throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a shot from downtown. Robben moves away and avoids it.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Robben is having none of it.
Robben throws a head kick that McCarthy semi-blocks.
McCarthy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robben lands a high kick!
Robben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robben throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Robben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCarthy.
Robben dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCarthy. That did some damage!
McCarthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Robben.
Robben scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robben throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robben, right into the meat.
Robben buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robben connects with a high kick.
Robben connects with a high kick.
McCarthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robben. Robben obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Robben lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCarthy's sensitive parts.
McCarthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robben lands a jab to McCarthy's midsection.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Robben.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCarthy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robben throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCarthy.

John McCarthy's cut is getting worse.
McCarthy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robben can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robben connects with a vicious head kick that knocks McCarthy to the floor! Robben dives in looking for the finish!

McCarthy is rocked!

Robben is looking for a kimura but McCarthy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Robben to get the leverage.
Robben controlling the action here.
Robben not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robben trying to control the action but McCarthy is working from the bottom.
McCarthy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjen Robben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John McCarthy'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.

McCarthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robben.
Robben misses with a low kick as McCarthy jumps back.
McCarthy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

McCarthy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCarthy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robben is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by McCarthy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Robben is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McCarthy punching from mount but Robben doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Robben somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
McCarthy misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a right hand that Robben ducks under and follows up with a left that Robben also avoids with ease.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Robben saw that one coming.
Robben thumps McCarthy with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McCarthy misses the target.
Robben jabs at McCarthy's body.
McCarthy works over Robben's head and body with a nice combination.
Robben throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arjen Robben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCarthy shoots for a takedown but Robben saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robben slips a jab from McCarthy.
Robben lands with a slapping head kick.
Arjen Robben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarthy misses with a double jab
and Robben counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robben. McCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy throws a hook but Robben blocks it.
McCarthy cracks Robben with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Robben saw that one coming.
McCarthy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Some wild striking there from McCarthy.
Some wild striking there from Robben.
McCarthy loads up on a big right hand but Robben slips the punch.
McCarthy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robben is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Robben shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robben just misses with a punch to the body.
Robben tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robben scoring well with a low kick there.
Robben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarthy.
Robben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCarthy.
Nice defenses there by Robben.
Robben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCarthy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robben avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robben throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Robben has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Robben.
Robben moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McCarthy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Robben.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robben thumps McCarthy with a low kick.
Robben is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCarthy rather than just go for the knockout.
Robben feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCarthy's calf.
McCarthy blocks a head kick by Robben.
Robben fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCarthy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robben lands a slapping body shot.
Robben moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robben lands a right hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robben, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robben throws a leg kick which misses McCarthy's front leg but catches the back leg as McCarthy tries to avoid it.
Robben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robben explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Robben connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjen Robben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John McCarthy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Robben lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCarthy's sensitive parts.
McCarthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robben. That's going to slow McCarthy down.
McCarthy throws a looping overhand right but Robben ducks down to avoid it.
McCarthy misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Robben lands but McCarthy takes it in his stride.
Robben misses with a body kick.
Robben goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCarthy misses with a looping right.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
McCarthy blocks a leg kick.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCarthy is defended easily by Robben.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Robben tenderised McCarthy's leg. McCarthy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robben.
McCarthy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robben counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McCarthy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McCarthy misses with a series of wild punches.
McCarthy throws a lazy head kick
and Robben counters with a good, hard body kick but McCarthy shrugs it off.
A head kick from Robben lands but McCarthy takes it in his stride.
McCarthy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Robben.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robben.
McCarthy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Robben's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Robben tries a head kick but it misses.
Robben lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robben plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

John McCarthy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Robben lands a head shot.
Robben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robben throws a nice head kick!

A head kick lands from Robben that sends McCarthy to the canvas. McCarthy tries to scramble back to his feet but Robben brings him back down into side control.
Oh McCarthy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robben works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
John McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jeez, John McCarthy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John McCarthy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arjen Robben!