PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson comes to the cage accompanied by The Proclaimers - 500 Miles. Couture comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama said knock you out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Trevor Robertson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Robertson
vs
Couture

170 cm
29
144 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

175 cm
28
156 lbs
24 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Robertson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Couture's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
A nice leg kick lands there from Couture.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Couture lands a front kick.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Couture moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture lands a right hook to the body.
Couture turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Couture - just one landing.
Nice body kick from Couture.
Robertson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robertson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Robertson.

Couture has managed to clinch.
A short right from Couture.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couture.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Couture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Couture lands an uppercut.
Robertson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Couture lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.
A hook to the body from Couture.

Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Couture paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Couture as he connects with a hook.
Robertson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robertson takes one on the button.

Robertson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oh Robertson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Couture feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Robertson sprawling to the canvas! Robertson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Couture finish him?!
A solid leg kick lands there for Couture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Couture.
Couture cracks Robertson with a hook to the temple - Robertson is on wobbly legs here! Couture swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Robertson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Couture wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Couture!
Brandon Couture is the new featherweight champion!
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