PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punch Von Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Von Spar
vs
Robbins

190 cm
26
195 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

200 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Punch Von Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Von Spar's head but Von Spar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Spar misses the shot to the body.
Robbins throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Spar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Von Spar blocks the leg kick.
Robbins throws a hook but Von Spar avoids it easily.
Von Spar scores with a hook.
Von Spar avoids the body shot from Robbins.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Robbins lands with a good body shot.
Robbins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Spar misses with a looping right.
Robbins scores with a decent looking hook.
Robbins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Spar at a distance.
Robbins swinging wildly here.
Von Spar slips a straight right by Robbins.
Von Spar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robbins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robbins misses with an uppercut.
Von Spar misses with a body shot
and Robbins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robbins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Spar.
A big left from Robbins misses.
Robbins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Spar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Spar defending well as Robbins loads up on a big left hand.
Von Spar misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins scores with a punch to the head.
Robbins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Von Spar circles away quickly and effectively.
Von Spar throws out a loose jab but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mark Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbins swings for the body but Von Spar moves out of range.
Robbins avoids the body shot from Von Spar.
Robbins takes a swing at Von Spar's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins thuds his right hand into Von Spar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robbins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Spar manages to avoid it.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Von Spar swings widly with a right hand
and Robbins counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Von Spar. Those never looked like landing.
Robbins misses with an uppercut.
Robbins connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Robbins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Spar moves away.
Von Spar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Mark Robbins has been cut.
Von Spar blocks a jab.
Von Spar slips a jab and a cross from Robbins.
Robbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robbins on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robbins misses with a right hand
and Robbins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Spar misses with an uppercut.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Von Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robbins misses with an uppercut. Von Spar saw that one coming.
Robbins misses with a body shot
and Von Spar counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robbins throws a lazy uppercut
letting Von Spar counter with a right hand.
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbins punishes Von Spar's body with a nice straight punch.
Robbins throws a good cross that connects.
Von Spar misses with an uppercut
and Robbins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbins scores with a hook to the body. Von Spar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Spar.
Von Spar swats away the attempt to clinch by Robbins.
Punch Von Spar is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Robbins. Those never looked like landing.
Von Spar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robbins scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Spar. Robbins does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins misses with a double jab.
Von Spar just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robbins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Von Spar counter with a right hand.
Robbins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Spar.
Von Spar slips a straight right by Robbins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punch Von Spar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Robbins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Von Spar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Von Spar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robbins works Von Spar's body with a nice hook.
Robbins lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy left from Robbins finds it's target.
Von Spar swings widly with a right hand
and Robbins counters with a straight right hand.
Von Spar throws a lazy uppercut
and Robbins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Spar moves away.
Robbins cracks Von Spar with a good jab.
Robbins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Spar counters with a two punch combo.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Spar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Spar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robbins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robbins misses with a looping left.
Robbins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Spar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robbins thinking.
Von Spar looks to land a left hand but Robbins moved out of range nicely.
Von Spar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robbins.
Robbins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Spar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robbins.
Robbins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Spar.
Robbins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Spar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robbins can pounce on him.
Robbins misses with a hook
and Von Spar counters with a one-two to the body.
Robbins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robbins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robbins throws a series of punches but Von Spar moves out of range.
Robbins swings widly with a right hand
and Von Spar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Von Spar throws a lazy right hand but Robbins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robbins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Spar throws a hook but Robbins avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Punch Von Spar.
Well Von Spar 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punch Von Spar!