PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Robinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to N.E.R.D. - Rockstar remix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robinson
vs
Reid

188 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
190 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Reid!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reid takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Reid holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson is trying to force a seperation but Reid has the dominant position.
Reid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Robinson is trying to push Reid away but Reid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Reid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand

and Reid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reid.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Robinson tries to clinch
and Reid counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson misses with a right hand
and Reid counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reid looks gassed!
Robinson tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reid at a distance.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Robinson darts in trying to clinch
and Reid counters with a leg kick.

Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson digs a right hand underneath Reid's ribcage. Reid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Robinson slows down the pace here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid checks a low kick from Robinson.
Reid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reid walks into a straight right hand from Robinson.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Robinson moves into range and clinches up with Reid.
A frustrated look appears on Reid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid is trying to break free.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Robinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Robinson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dennis Robinson.

Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Robinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
Reid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robinson wants to clinch
and Reid counters with a one-two to the body.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Reid saw that one coming.
Robinson closes the distance but Reid moves to the side

and Reid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reid.
Robinson stalling in the clinch.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Reid jabs at Robinson's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid drops his hands momentarily and Robinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Reid throws a head kick that Robinson semi-blocks.
Dennis Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.

Reid has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robinson is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Reid is controlling him.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.

Reid takes the fight into the clinch.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Come on Robinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Reid has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid is looking to control Robinson's arms but Robinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reid has his back to the cage.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robinson as Reid tries to tie him up.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid looking to stall.
Robinson leaning against his opponent.

That's four 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.
Reid has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson is trying to force a seperation but Reid has the dominant position.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson has Reid pressed against the cage.
Reid taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson thows a leg kick but Reid checks it
and Reid counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Reid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Robinson moves to clinch but Reid breaks away
and Reid counters with an outside leg kick.
Robinson tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Reid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Reid tries to clinch up
and Robinson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Robinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reid tries to clinch but Robinson moves away

and Robinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reid slips under a jab from Robinson.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt.

Robinson rushes Reid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robinson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robinson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson is working Reid over against the cage.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Reid ducks right into an uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson moves to clinch but Reid breaks away
and Reid counters with a nice body kick.
Reid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Reid's shoulder, as Reid tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.

Robinson clinches up against the cage.
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Robinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reid lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

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