PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lannister
vs
Robinson

167 cm
24
150 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
158 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson works the jab nicely.
Robinson looks to land a right hand but Lannister moved out of range.
Lannister defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Lannister misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Robinson slips under a jab from Lannister.
Robinson looks to land a right hand but Lannister moved out of range.

Lannister fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robinson sprawls well initially but Lannister persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Lannister is controlling well.
Lannister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lannister is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lannister.
Lannister missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lannister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lannister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lannister is trying to control. Robinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robinson is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lannister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lannister at a distance.
Lannister lands a glancing blow to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson clobbers Lannister with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lannister misses with a head kick.
Lannister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lannister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Lannister.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lannister. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lannister. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lannister is defended easily by Robinson.
Lannister shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lannister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Robinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lannister.
Lannister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Robinson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lannister throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlton Robinson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lannister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lannister.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.

Lannister shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lannister lands with a punch from half guard.
Lannister wants to pass to mount but Robinson is defending the position.
Robinson is refusing to be controlled, as Lannister sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control from Robinson's half guard. Robinson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Lannister has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lannister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson trying to control the position here.
Lannister looking to sit in guard and control but Robinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
Lannister throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to hold on but Lannister pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lannister punching from mount but Robinson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lannister wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
Robinson can't escape the position.
Lannister misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lannister.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Lannister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Lannister takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lannister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lannister rather than just go for the knockout.
Lannister takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lannister moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lannister lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lannister.
Robinson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lannister checks it well.
Lannister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Robinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Carlton Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Lannister, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lannister scores with a decent looking hook.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
Lannister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robinson is fending him off so far but Lannister persists. Nope, Robinson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Carlton Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson lands with an overhand left.
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Lannister shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
Robinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Lannister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lannister swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Lannister's body.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Robinson misses the body punch
and Lannister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robinson thinking.
Lannister lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lannister feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lannister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lannister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Lannister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lannister trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister throws an elbow that misses. Robinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lannister's guard. Nice move by Robinson!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Robinson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lannister, up you get!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Robinson!
Carlton Robinson very nearly forgot to thank [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.