PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evgen Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Robles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Who Let The Dogs Out. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Konstantinov
vs
Robles

185 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
12 - 30 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evgen Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Robles!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Konstantinov rushes Robles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Konstantinov's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Robles moves away

and Robles counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Konstantinov pushes Robles away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Robles gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Robles wants to stand but Konstantinov is controlling his arm.
Robles fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Robles has knee on belly momentarily but Konstantinov bucks him off and regains half guard.
Robles is stalling here. Konstantinov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Robles seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Konstantinov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov working away.
Robles manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Konstantinov winds up and cracks Robles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Robles wants to get back to full guard.
Konstantinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Konstantinov decides to stand up.
Robles shoots in but Konstantinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Konstantinov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Konstantinov wants it to stay on the feet.
Robles looks gassed!
Robles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evgen Konstantinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Robles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robles shoots in but no luck this time.
Konstantinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robles keeps the fight on the outside.
Konstantinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Konstantinov pushes Robles up against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Robles has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Konstantinov scores with a nice short uppercut.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Konstantinov takes the fight into the clinch.

Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinov wants to clinch.
Robles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Konstantinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Konstantinov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Konstantinov manages to break the clinch.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up but Robles circles away and keeps his distance.
Evgen Konstantinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Konstantinov closes the distance and clinches.

Konstantinov manages to break the clinch.

Konstantinov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch.

Konstantinov clinches up with Robles and pushes him back against the cage.

Konstantinov breaks from the clinch.

Konstantinov instigates a clinch.

Konstantinov manages to break the clinch.
Evgen Konstantinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Konstantinov forces Robles back against the cage and clinches.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Robles moves out of range.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konstantinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Konstantinov pushes Robles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch.

Konstantinov closes the distance and clinches.
Robles can't break the clinch.

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

Konstantinov has taken the fight to the clinch.

Konstantinov manages to break the clinch.
Konstantinov tries to clinch there but Robles circles away.

Konstantinov clinches up with Robles and pushes him back against the cage.
Robles tries to pull guard but Konstantinov holds him up against the cage and eventually Robles drops back down to his feet.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konstantinov tries to clinch there but Robles circles away.
Konstantinov is looking to clinch.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evgen Konstantinov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Konstantinov is looking to clinch.
Konstantinov darts in trying to clinch
and Robles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robles swats away the attempt to clinch by Konstantinov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robles is defended easily by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Robles is having none of it.
Robles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Konstantinov pinned against the cage. Konstantinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Konstantinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Konstantinov instigates a clinch.
Robles is breathing heavily.
Konstantinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Konstantinov is trying to force a seperation but Robles has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Konstantinov has Robles up against the cage in a clinch.
Robles is looking to break free of the clinch but Konstantinov has double underhooks.
Konstantinov wants to break free but Robles has control.

Konstantinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Konstantinov moves into the clinch.
Konstantinov is trying to break the clinch but Robles is controlling him.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up.

Konstantinov rushes Robles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robles swats away the attempt to clinch by Konstantinov.
Robles darts in trying to clinch

and Konstantinov moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov is trying to break the clinch but Robles has him pressed against the cage.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konstantinov moves in looking to clinch but Robles pushes him off.
Evgen Konstantinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Konstantinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Konstantinov takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Konstantinov.

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

Konstantinov moves into the clinch successfully.
Konstantinov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Konstantinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konstantinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Konstantinov is looking to clinch.

Konstantinov darts in and clinches Robles up against the cage.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Robles is controlling the position.
Konstantinov is trying to break free.

Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinov fails with an attempt to clinch.

Konstantinov clinches up against the cage.
Konstantinov stalls.
Konstantinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Konstantinov is trying to force a seperation but Robles has the dominant position.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Konstantinov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov wants to clinch.
Konstantinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robles keeps the fight on the outside.

Konstantinov closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Konstantinov.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Konstantinov wants to clinch up but Robles keeps it at a distance.
Konstantinov wants to clinch.
Konstantinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konstantinov is looking to clinch but Robles is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evgen Konstantinov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Konstantinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robles has a takedown stuffed.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up but Robles circles away and keeps his distance.
Konstantinov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Konstantinov clinches up against the cage.
Robles is trying to break the clinch but Konstantinov has him pressed against the cage.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Robles is having none of it.
Robles wants to clinch.
Robles keeps the fight on the outside.
Konstantinov leaves Robles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Robles with that takedown attempt.
Evgen Konstantinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Robles.
Robles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Konstantinov closes the distance and clinches.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robles tries for a takedown but Konstantinov circles away easily

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

Konstantinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Konstantinov has Robles up against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov lands a hook to the side of the head.

Konstantinov breaks from the clinch.
Konstantinov tries to clinch there but Robles circles away.
Robles keeps the fight on the outside.

Konstantinov has Robles up against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch but Robles keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konstantinov tries to clinch there but Robles circles away.

Konstantinov closes the distance and pushes Robles back into the cage.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konstantinov is looking to clinch but Robles is avoiding it.
Evgen Konstantinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Robles moves out of range.
Konstantinov wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Konstantinov closes the distance and clinches.
Konstantinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Konstantinov has Robles up against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robles backwards.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Konstantinov moves into the clinch.

Konstantinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Konstantinov forces Robles back against the cage and clinches.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up but Robles circles away and keeps his distance.

Konstantinov clinches with his opponent.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Konstantinov gets a clinch.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Konstantinov closes the distance and pushes Robles back into the cage.
Konstantinov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Konstantinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robles backwards.

Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Robles moves out of range.
Konstantinov tries to clinch there but Robles circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov wants to clinch.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Konstantinov has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Robles moves out of range.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up.

Konstantinov pushes Robles up against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Konstantinov lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Konstantinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Konstantinov forces Robles back against the cage and clinches.
Adam Robles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evgen Konstantinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evgen Konstantinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Konstantinov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgen Konstantinov!