PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment II comes to the cage accompanied by Terminator 2 - Bad to the Bone. Brian Robertson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Experiment II
vs
Robertson

185 cm
29
186 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

190 cm
25
184 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson misses with an uppercut. Experiment II saw that one coming.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment II sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robertson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robertson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Experiment II is out of range.
Experiment II misses with a hook
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Experiment II misses with a hook.
Experiment II throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
Experiment II rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Experiment II throws a right hand that misses
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Experiment II looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment II swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Experiment II misses with a double jab
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robertson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment II counters with a nice uppercut.
Russian Experiment II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment II takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Experiment II lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Experiment II lands with a nice body punch.
Robertson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Experiment II counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Experiment II misses
and Experiment II takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment II throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Experiment II misses.
Robertson cracks Experiment II with a good jab.

Experiment II is rocked!
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment II's shoulder, as Experiment II tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Experiment II is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Experiment II blocks a jab.
Robertson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiment II.
Russian Experiment II seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson throws a jab when Experiment II was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment II uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Experiment II seems to have got his legs back now.
Robertson throws a poor cross that misses
and Experiment II counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Experiment II walks into a straight right hand from Robertson.
Robertson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Experiment II sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robertson somewhat.
Good leg kick by Robertson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robertson throws a sloppy body shot
and Experiment II counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Experiment II. That snapped Robertson's head back.
Robertson throws a right hand that misses
and Experiment II counters with a left to the body.
Robertson throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment II manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Experiment II is looking to wear down Robertson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Experiment II scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robertson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robertson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment II lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Experiment II will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Robertson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Experiment II misses the body punch
and Robertson counters with a right hand to the body.
Experiment II throws a shot from downtown. Robertson moves away and avoids it.
Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Experiment II.
Robertson lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment II off the cage and back into rage.
Experiment II misses with a straight right.
Experiment II misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment II throws a series of punches but Robertson avoids them all with ease.
Robertson throws a low kick but Experiment II avoids it.
Experiment II throws a poor cross that misses
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiment II counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robertson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Experiment II right on the button. Experiment II goes down! Robertson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Robertson gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Robertson!