PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sue Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Robben might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Champions Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Robben
vs
Jin

182 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arjen Robben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sue Jin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robben gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jin moves into the clinch.
Robben has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robben is working for takedown but Jin is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjen Robben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robben drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jin gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Jin pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jin pulls Robben in close to prevent any damage.
Jin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robben. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jin managing to control the position.
Jin working a defensive guard here.
Jin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sue Jin.
Robben closes the distance and clinches up with Jin, looking for a takedown. Robben pushes Jin against the cage but Jin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robben did well to prevent Jin getting side control.
Robben gets full guard.
Jin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Robben throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jin wants to control from the top but Robben keeps moving.
Jin stays in close to Robben's body and controls the position.
Jin works over Robben with some ground and pound from guard.
Robben can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jin controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jin stands up over Robben, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jin lands a couple of elbows.

Robben throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jin uses it to pass to side control.
Robben tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robben bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Robben postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Robben, into his guard.

Robben looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Robben is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jin wants to control from the top but Robben keeps moving.
Jin tries to free his leg and advance position but Robben is retaining full guard.
Jin is looking to work some ground and pound but Robben has wrist control.
Jin wants to control from the top but Robben keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sue Jin.

Jin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Jin decides to stand back up. Jin steps back and let's Robben get back to his feet.

Jin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robben is trying to defend but Jin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!

Jin is looking for a kimura here.

Robben actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Robben actively working from the bottom here.

Robben looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sue Jin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Robben closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jin circles away.

Jin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robben manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jin wants to stand up but Robben has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Robben gets full guard.
Jin tries to stand but Robben is controlling from the bottom.
Jin throwing strikes but missing.
Jin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jin is breathing heavily.
Jin scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin wants to control from the top but Robben keeps moving.

Robben working for a triangle but Jin defends it easily.

Robben looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Robben's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jin trying to control but Robben is working from the bottom.

Robben has his foot on Jin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jin works his way back into a safe position though.
Jin tries to stand but Robben is controlling from the bottom.

Robben escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robben has an active guard here but Jin has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Robben is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jin pulls his head out easily.
Jin wants to take a breather but Robben is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robben has hold of Jin's hands but Jin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jin works his way into side control.
Robben is looking to regain half guard here but Jin keeps moving and retains side control.
Robben gets back to half guard.
Jin thows a huge punch but Robben dodges it nicely.
Robben slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Robben is looking for a triangle but Jin pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Robben working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jin trying to control but Robben is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjen Robben dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Robben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jin counters with a single leg into guard. Robben didn't expect that.
Jin trying to control the position from guard on top but Robben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Robben has an active guard here but Jin has managed to pass into half guard.
Jin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Robben!
Jin controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robben is desperately trying to improve his position but Jin has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Jin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jin tries to control but Robben wriggling away.
Robben tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jin looking to secure an arm triangle but Robben defends it well.
Robben is trying to escape the mount.
Robben slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robben actively working from the bottom here.
Jin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Robben controls his leg.

Robben looking for submissions off his back.

Robben is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jin pulls his head out easily.

Jin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Robben to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robben fails with the takedown

and Jin counters with a takedown into side control.

Jin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jin tries for a kimura but Robben is defending well.
Robben manages to get back to half guard.
Jin controlling the action here.

Robben looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jin is looking to take a break and control but Robben is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robben is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jin pulls his head out easily.
Robben tries to roll over but Jin keeps him under control.

Robben actively working from the bottom here.
Robben is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jin tries to pass to full mount but Robben defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jin is looking for a kimura here.
Jin wants to pass to mount but Robben is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sue Jin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jin 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sue Jin!