PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Robins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Strippekikk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Knight
vs
Robins

179 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Osama Robins!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robins scores with a kick to the body.
Knight looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Robins throws a head kick that misses.
Knight closes the distance and clinches up with Robins, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes Robins against the ropes but Robins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Robins has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Robins trying to land knees to the body.
Knight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robins lands a damaging elbow.
Robins lands an elbow inside.
Robins misses with a knee strike.
Robins missing with knees to the body.
Robins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robins lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
Robins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Robins.
Knight avoiding damage as Robins throws knees to the body.
Robins tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Robins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knight tries to pull guard but Robins won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robins lands a nice elbow.
Robins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robins lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Robins lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
Robins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robins lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robins misses with a knee strike.
Robins lands an elbow that stopped Knight in his tracks for a moment.
Robins lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Robins.
Robins misses with a knee to the head.
Robins trying to land knees to the body.
Robins scores with a shoulder strike.
Robins scores with a hook to the body.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robins trying to land knees to the body.
Robins tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Robins digs a right hand into Knight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knight's gas tank.
Knight looking to slow down the pace here.
Robins trying to land knees to the body.
Robins throws an elbow but it misses.
Robins tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Robins gets underhooks to prevent Knight's takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robins lands an elbow inside.
Robins lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Robins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knight is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Robins.
Robins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Robins with a knee to the head.
Robins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knight's face.
Knight tries to pull guard but Robins holds him up against the ropes and eventually Knight drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Robins.
Robins lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
Robins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knight avoiding damage as Robins throws knees to the body.
Robins cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Robins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robins pushes Knight back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Robins lands an elbow inside.
Robins tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Knight can't get the takedown.
Robins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knight looking for a takedown.
Robins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight jumps guard but Robins stands there with Knight around his waist. Knight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knight is trying to stall.
Robins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Robins.
Robins trying to land knees to the body.
Robins crunches a lovely knee into Knight's ribcage.
Robins throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Robins.
Robins lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Knight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robins tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Robins tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Robins trying to land knees to the body.
Robins gets underhooks to prevent Knight's takedown attempt.
Robins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knight blocks it with crossed arms.
Robins lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.

Knight pulls guard.
Knight keeping full guard, as Robins tries to pass.
Knight looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Knight is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knight is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Robins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knight has hold of Robins's hands but Robins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robins wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Knight taking some punishment here, with Robins in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Robins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Knight walks forward, straight into a front kick from Robins.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robins, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Robins.

Robins moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Robins lands a knee to the body.
Robins lands a damaging elbow.
Robins lands an elbow inside.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
Robins missing with knees to the body.
Robins trying to land knees to the body.
Robins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
Robins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Robins.
Robins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Robins.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robins lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
Robins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight tries to pull guard but Robins won't allow it.
Robins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robins lands an elbow that stopped Knight in his tracks for a moment.
Robins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robins misses with a knee strike.
Knight fails to pull guard.
Robins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robins lands a damaging elbow.
Knight tries to pull guard but Robins holds him up against the ropes and eventually Knight drops back down to his feet.
Knight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robins smiles and moves away.
Jack Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight blocks a head kick by Robins.
Osama Robins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knight has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Robins.

Robins darts in and clinches Knight up against the ropes.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Robins.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Robins won't allow it.
Robins misses with a knee to the head.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
Robins missing with knees to the body.
Robins misses with a knee strike.
Robins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knight blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Robins as the two fighters clinch.
Knight tries to score a body lock takedown but Robins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robins lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Robins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knight fails to pull guard.
Knight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robins smiles and moves away.
Robins lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robins gets the takedown into side control.
Robins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Robins is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Knight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Robins is putting a hurting on Knight here, landing some big shots from side control.
Knight takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Robins works to advance to full mount. Knight defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Knight working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knight looks a forlorn figure.
Robins lands a big shot there that rocks Knight but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knight wants to hold on but Robins pushes him away.
Robins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Robins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Robins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knight looks a forlorn figure.
Robins with good strikes from the mount here!
Robins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Knight is desperately trying to improve his position but Robins has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Robins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fighters circle momentarily. Robins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robins throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Robins scores with a hook.
A jab from Robins misses.
Robins throws a head kick that Knight semi-blocks.
Robins scores with a kick to the body.
Robins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight tries for a takedown but Robins circles away easily

and Robins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robins.
Robins lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Robins tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Robins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robins misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robins lands an elbow that stopped Knight in his tracks for a moment.
Robins tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knight blocks it with crossed arms.
Robins lands a nice elbow.
Knight is working for takedown but Robins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robins misses with a knee strike.
Robins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Robins lands a knee to the body.

Knight jumps guard and drags Robins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Robins is in close to Knight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robins passes Knight's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Robins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knight's head.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robins.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Robins throws a right and a left that both miss.

Robins gets a clinch.
Robins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Robins.
Robins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knight's brow.
Robins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knight will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Knight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robins tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Robins tries to land a knee to the head but Knight blocks with his arms.
Robins misses with a knee strike.
Knight fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Robins.
Robins missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Robins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robins looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Robins lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
Robins lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Robins lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Knight avoiding damage as Robins throws knees to the body.
Robins lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Knight stalling in the clinch but Robins improves position.
Knight fails to pull guard.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight avoiding damage as Robins throws knees to the body.
Knight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Robins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Knight rushes Robins and presses him up against the ropes.
Robins lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Robins.
Robins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Robins keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robins connects with a knee to the head.
Robins tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Robins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robins.

Knight manages to break the clinch.

Robins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the ropes.
Robins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robins lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robins.
Robins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robins.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robins misses with a knee strike.
Knight is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jack Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robins tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Robins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robins 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Robins!