PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old John Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotsum Pancakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

John Robbins
vs
Pancakes

200 cm
25
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
173 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Hilo Nutrition (video proof)

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Old John Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gotsum Pancakes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pancakes looks for a takedown but Robbins sprawls well.
Robbins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robbins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Robbins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pancakes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Robbins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pancakes defends well.
Robbins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Robbins tries to get out of the position.
Robbins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pancakes is one step ahead there.
Pancakes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robbins's head.
Pancakes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robbins pushes Pancakes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Pancakes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pancakes lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pancakes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Robbins trying to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gotsum Pancakes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Robbins gets caught flat footed, as Pancakes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes landing some decent shots from guard.
Pancakes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pancakes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pancakes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Pancakes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pancakes trying to control the position from guard on top but Robbins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robbins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pancakes's corner is telling him to maintain position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gotsum Pancakes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Pancakes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Robbins was covering up waiting for the punch and Pancakes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pancakes won't allow Robbins to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robbins has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pancakes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Robbins.
You can see the frustration on Robbins's face as Pancakes controls the position.
Robbins is trying to get back to half guard.

Pancakes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pancakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Robbins as Pancakes shoots in.
Pancakes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robbins's waist but Robbins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pancakes off to one side.
Old John Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotsum Pancakes.
Pancakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pancakes looking to score a takedown here. Robbins is defending well but Pancakes drives through and ends up in Robbins's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robbins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Pancakes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robbins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pancakes has managed to get both his arms back between Robbins's legs - danger averted.
Robbins is breathing heavily.
Robbins keeping moving, preventing Pancakes from controlling successfully.

Robbins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pancakes defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pancakes preventing the sweep.
Pancakes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pancakes scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pancakes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robbins keeping moving, preventing Pancakes from controlling successfully.

Robbins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pancakes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gotsum Pancakes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pancakes tries for a takedown but Robbins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pancakes shoots in but Robbins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pancakes shoots in looking for a takedown. Robbins tries to sprawl out of it but Pancakes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robbins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Old John Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotsum Pancakes.

Robbins gets caught flat footed, as Pancakes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robbins holds on and takes a little breather.
Robbins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robbins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pancakes controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gotsum Pancakes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pancakes lands with a right hand.

Pancakes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pancakes showed some decent athleticism there.
Pancakes stalling.
Robbins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pancakes looking to pass the guard.
Pancakes trying to control the position from guard on top but Robbins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gotsum Pancakes.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Robbins enables Pancakes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Robbins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Robbins being controlled here, momentarily.
Pancakes tries to free his leg and advance position but Robbins is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pancakes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gotsum Pancakes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pancakes controls from within his opponent's guard.

Robbins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pancakes slips nicely into half guard.
Pancakes is thwarting Robbins's attempts to control the position.
Pancakes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Robbins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pancakes on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pancakes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pancakes misses with a takedown

and Robbins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pancakes's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pancakes is adopting a defensive guard.
Pancakes wants to sweep but no luck.
Robbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Pancakes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pancakes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robbins manages to get himself to full guard.
Robbins looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gotsum Pancakes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Horrible takedown by Pancakes or perhaps it was just good defense by Robbins which made him look bad.

Pancakes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Pancakes decides to stand back up. Pancakes steps back and let's Robbins get back to his feet.
Pancakes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robbins as he jumps to the side.
Pancakes scores with a three punch combo!

Pancakes gets a double leg takedown into Robbins's guard.
Pancakes trying to control but Robbins is working from the bottom.
Robbins trying to keep a closed guard but Pancakes is proving a slippery customer.
Pancakes preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Robbins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pancakes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pancakes passes Robbins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancakes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pancakes landing punches.
Robbins flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pancakes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pancakes controlling the pace for now.
Pancakes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes controlling from the full mount.
Pancakes looking to control but Robbins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pancakes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Robbins holds of for dear life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pancakes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gotsum Pancakes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pancakes controlling the pace for now.
Robbins tries to hold on but Pancakes postures up.
Pancakes controlling his opponent.
Robbins is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pancakes controlling from mount.
Pancakes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pancakes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pancakes lands a heavy elbow.
Pancakes controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gotsum Pancakes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pancakes 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Gotsum Pancakes!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Gotsum Pancakes!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Gotsum Pancakes!

Gotsum Pancakes wins by unanimous decision!
Gotsum Pancakes made sure to mention his sponsor, Crippler's Corner in his post fight interview.