PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Misual Lal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rocky Theme Song. On his way into the cage it seems that Misual Lal has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Misual Lal seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lal
vs
Robertson

185 cm
24
179 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ultimate Fighting Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misual Lal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robertson moves into the clinch.
Lal managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Robertson lands with a right to the head.
Lal tries to break the clinch but Robertson is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robertson.
Robertson effectively controlling the action here.
Robertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lal is defending well for now.
Robertson lands an elbow just above Lal 's eye.
Nice elbow from Robertson.

It looks like Misual Lal has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lal misses with some punches.
Lal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robertson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lal backwards.
Robertson lands an elbow that stopped Lal in his tracks for a moment.
Robertson lands an elbow that stopped Lal in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lal managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Robertson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robertson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lal backwards.
Robertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lal is defending well for now.
Robertson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lal is trying to push Robertson away but Robertson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robertson lands an elbow just above Lal 's eye.
Lal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lal decides to pull guard.

Robertson stands up from Lal's guard - Robertson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Robertson forces Lal back against the cage and clinches.
Robertson stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Robertson.
Lal takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson missing with knees to the body.
Robertson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lal wants to break free but Robertson has control.
Robertson just leaning against Lal, taking a breather.
Robertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robertson has Lal pressed against the cage, preventing Lal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Robertson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robertson missing with knees to the body.
Robertson lands a damaging elbow.
Lal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Robertson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misual Lal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robertson.
Robertson has Lal pushed against the cage.
Robertson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lal.
Robertson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robertson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lal avoids it.
Robertson lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lal wants to get back to striking at distance but Robertson won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Robertson.
Robertson lands an elbow that stopped Lal in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Robertson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lal tries to pull guard but Robertson won't allow it.
Robertson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lal won't want to take too many of those.
Lal is breathing heavily.
Robertson lands an elbow inside that Lal shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Robertson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misual Lal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Robertson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Robertson closes the distance and clinches.
Lal looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robertson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robertson.
Lal tries to pull guard but Robertson won't allow it.
Lal takes an elbow to the temple.
Robertson lands a left hand.

Lal is rocked!
A frustrated look appears on Lal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oh Lal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robertson lands a damaging elbow.
Robertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James Robertson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robertson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misual Lal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robertson tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lal seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robertson tries to clinch
letting Lal counter with a right hand.

Lal tries to keep at a distance but Robertson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lal being controlled against the cage.
Robertson landing knees to the body.
Robertson lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Robertson.
Lal misses with the head strike.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lal avoids the damage to the body.
Lal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robertson.
Robertson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robertson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lal jumps guard but Robertson stands there with Lal around his waist. Lal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robertson.
Robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lal's defenses.
Lal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robertson missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robertson.
A bit of stalling here from Robertson.
Robertson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robertson lands a nice elbow.
Robertson just leaning against Lal, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lal takes an elbow to the temple.
Robertson lands an elbow inside that Lal shrugs off.
A short right from Robertson on the inside.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lal avoids it.
Lal goes for a takedown attempt but Robertson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lal swats away the attempt to clinch by Robertson.

Lal tries to keep at a distance but Robertson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robertson pushes Lal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lal managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Robertson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands an elbow inside that Lal shrugs off.
Lal managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Lal wants to get back to striking at distance but Robertson won't allow it.
Robertson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lal avoiding damage as Robertson throws knees to the body.
Lal takes an elbow to the temple.
Robertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robertson just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robertson.
Robertson crunches a lovely knee into Lal's ribcage.
Robertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson lands an elbow inside that Lal shrugs off.

Misual Lal's cut is getting worse.
Lal is trying to pull guard but Robertson has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robertson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Misual Lal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Robertson gets a clinch.
Robertson lands a left hand.
Robertson crunches a lovely knee into Lal's ribcage.
Robertson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lal takes an elbow to the temple.
Robertson creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Lal! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Robertson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Robertson!
James Robertson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.