PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmett Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Kamikaze Kush- Gestapo. Robinson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Billy Robinson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Robinson
vs
Cole

180 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmett Cole!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Cole has a takedown stuffed.

Cole closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Robinson's guard.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Cole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cole controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cole lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Robinson tries to get out of the position.
Cole seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cole with a nice head shot there.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cole controls the pace.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Cole sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Cole 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.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cole distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cole stands up over Robinson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robinson wants to stand but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole connects with a couple of short punches.
Cole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cole is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cole slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cole wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Cole working the ground and pound.
Robinson being controlled for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmett Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmett Cole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some wild striking there from Cole.
Billy Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Robinson to the ground. Cole is now in Robinson's guard.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole connects with a couple of short punches.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cole wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Robinson is trying to keep Cole in close.
Emmett Cole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson being controlled here, momentarily.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cole's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Emmett Cole has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cole shoots for a double leg takedown but Robinson sprawls well. He's pushed Cole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.

Robinson tries to sprawl but Cole drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cole winds up and cracks Robinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands with a punch from half guard.
Cole keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cole.
Robinson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cole 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.
Cole winds up and cracks Robinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Cole is nestled in close to Robinson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cole thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Robinson is rocked!
Cole is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
Cole controlling the pace.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Robinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cole working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cole thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cole.
Cole works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmett Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emmett Cole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cole.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Cole closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Robinson's guard.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Cole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cole's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cole trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Cole stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cole postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Cole lands a couple of digs.
Cole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Cole stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
Emmett Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cole is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cole.
Cole slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Billy Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emmett Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cole 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmett Cole!
An out of breath Emmett Cole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.