PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage. Eddie Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nix
vs
Robinson

180 cm
22
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson misses the jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robinson!
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson connects with a right hand. Nix shakes it off.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Robinson tries to clinch but Nix moves out of range.
Nix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Nix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nix at a distance.
Nix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robinson tries to bum rush Nix with a series of wild strikes but Nix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nix dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on Nix's head and hops out.

Nix shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nix sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Robinson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Robinson parries the strikes from Nix easily there. Nix is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Robinson to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nix throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nix in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nix misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nix creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Robinson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nix sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Robinson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nix off and has taken his back!
Nix just looking to survive in the bad position.
Nix trying to control the position but Robinson manages to sink in the hooks.
Robinson is striking from the back but Nix escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Nix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Robinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Robinson's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson breaks Nix's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Nix's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Nix's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Robinson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson wants to stand but Nix has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nix is on top in guard.
Nix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robinson wants to stand but Nix is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddie Robinson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson throws a hook but Nix blocks it.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Nix is avoiding it.
Nix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eddie Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nix looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Nix controlling him for the moment.
Nix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nix manages to get himself to full guard.
Nix controlling Robinson's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Robinson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nix is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nix wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nix lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Nix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Eddie Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nix scores with a nice right hand.
Nix walks into a jab.
Nix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Nix misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson scores with a one two! Nix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nix.
Nix moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Eddie Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Nix.
Robinson swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Nix counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nix's guard.
Nix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Robinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Robinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nix is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eddie Robinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Robinson swings for the body but Nix moves out of range.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Nix avoids nicely.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Nix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nix.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Robinson enables Nix to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Robinson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson wants to stand but Nix is controlling the position.
Nix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nix working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nix is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robinson controlling Nix's posture.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nix.
Nix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nix with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nix.
Nix postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Nix is having none of it.
Nix throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nix is one step ahead there.
Nix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Nix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nix.
Nix postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Robinson controls Nix momentarily but Nix frees himself.
Jimmy Nix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nix thows a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robinson holds on and takes a little breather.
Nix throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Jimmy Nix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nix thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nix stands and throws Robinson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Robinson is trying to buck Nix off.
Nix lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nix.
An elbow from Nix crashes against the mat.
Nix looks up at the clock and then as Robinson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nix smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nix fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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.
Nix working the ground and pound.
Nix throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Robinson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nix.
Robinson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nix gets back to full guard.
Nix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Nix showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Robinson!