PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes into the arena with Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robinson
vs
Jackson

183 cm
30
178 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

180 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Robinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Robinson misses with a takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robinson won't be happy with that.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Robinson tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.
Robinson is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Robinson is working hard here to advance position.
Robinson stops Jackson from passing to mount.
Jackson advances nicely into full mount.

Jackson has control of Robinson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Robinson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Robinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
Jackson tries to control but Robinson wriggling away.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson tries to control but Robinson wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a strike there. Robinson manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Robinson trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
Robinson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Robinson controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson is fighting to break Robinson's control of his arms but Robinson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.

Robinson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jackson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jackson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Robinson tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.

Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Robinson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robinson tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Robinson was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body punch

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alex Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robinson pulls his head out easily.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
Robinson is stalling here. Jackson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Robinson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jackson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Robinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Robinson trying to control here.
Robinson is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robinson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Robinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Robinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.

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.

Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Robinson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Robinson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Robinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson misses with a hook
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Robinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Robinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Robinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robinson, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robinson shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Robinson counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Robinson misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robinson misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robinson's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson shoots and misses
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson misses with the body kick
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Jackson!