PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Sall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders Robson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sall
vs
Robson

160 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
282 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Sall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Robson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sall blocks a low kick nicely.
Sall swinging wildly here.
Robson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sall tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Robson finds it's target.
Sall shoots and misses
and Robson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Sall.
A combination from Sall does no damage.
Sall misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
Sall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sall shoots and misses
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sall shoots and misses

and Robson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sall won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Sall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Robson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson scores with punches from side control.
Robson working the head with strikes.
Sall is breathing heavily.
Sall is looking to reverse the position.
Robson lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson wants to control but Sall is keeping him busy.
Robson working the ground and pound from side control.
Robson lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson is putting a hurting on Sall here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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.
Robson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Robson working the ground and pound.
Sall tries to buck Robson off but Robson is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Sall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson working the ground and pound.

Sall is rocked!
Robson lands a strong strike to the head of Sall. That's dazed him! Robson looking to finish here. Sall is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Robson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Robson!
During a confident post fight interview, Anders Robson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.