PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Si Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Si Robertson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaakko Kolloo's chin.

Robertson
vs
Kolloo

178 cm
32
167 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
167 lbs
13 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

Perkele!

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 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Si Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolloo scores with a nice right hand.
Robertson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses.
Robertson checks a low kick from Kolloo.
Nice body kick there by Kolloo.
Robertson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kolloo scores with a spinning back kick!
Kolloo scores with a body shot.
Robertson cracks Kolloo with a good jab.

It looks like Jaakko Kolloo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolloo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kolloo throws a hook but Robertson avoids it easily.
Kolloo is looking to score with low kicks.
Kolloo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kolloo throws a hook but Robertson avoids it easily.
Kolloo lands with a right hand.
Robertson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kolloos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo is looking to land body kicks.
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Kolloo's shoulder, as Kolloo tries to avoid the shot.
Kolloo throws a body kick that misses.
Kolloo throws the kick towards the body but Robertson avoids it.
A head kick misses from Robertson.
Danga de danga de dang - Robertson scores with a four punch combination!
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolloo is just out of range.
Kolloo avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Robertson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robertson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kolloo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robertson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kolloo misses the body punch
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kolloo throws a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolloo tries to land a front kick but Robertson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kolloo moves away.
Nice cross by Kolloo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kolloo can pounce on him.
Robertson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Kolloo.
Robertson throws the left hand but Kolloo avoids the punch easily.
Robertson misses with a hook.
Kolloo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kolloo misses with a body kick.
Kolloo scoring well with a low kick there.
Kolloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robertson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kolloo looks to throw a body kick
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robertson throws a leg kick
and Kolloo counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kolloo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a straight left.
Robertson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robertson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Robertson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kolloo throws a big shot that misses.
Robertson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kolloo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kolloo.
Robertson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robertson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robertson lands the left hand.
Robertson connects with a body shot that sends Kolloo's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolloo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kolloo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robertson if he has to take too many more of those.
It looks like Robertson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo cracks a nice hook into Robertson's ribs.
Kolloo lands with a right hand.
Robertson moves out of range as Kolloo throws a body kick.
Robertson throws a looping overhand right but Kolloo ducks down to avoid it.
Kolloo fakes the leg kick and cracks Robertson in the body.
Kolloo scoring well with a low kick there.
Kolloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robertson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kolloo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kolloo.
Robertson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolloo throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolloo throws a series of punches but Robertson moves out of range.
Kolloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kolloo does it's job there.
Kolloo looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jaakko Kolloo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Kolloo's cut.
That's time! Robertson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robertson scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy body kick from Kolloo
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kolloo swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Kolloo lands a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Kolloo.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Kolloo avoids nicely.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolloo lands with a hook. Robertson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robertson swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kolloo to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolloo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kolloo slips under a jab.
Robertson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robertson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robertson lunges at Kolloo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kolloo's hand.
Kolloo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robertson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a hook but Robertson blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Robertson.
Kolloo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Robertson clobbers Kolloo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kolloo moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolloo connects with a leg kick. Robertson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robertson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kolloo avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Kolloo staying out of range there.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolloo misses the shot to the body.
Robertson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kolloo.
Robertson lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robertson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robertson throws a head kick but Kolloo moves out of range.
Robertson lands with a shot to the body.
Kolloo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robertson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Robertson lands a head kick!
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kolloo.
Kolloo scores with a leg kick.
Robertson misses with a hook. Kolloo ducked under it nicely.
Kolloo punishes Robertson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Robertson.
Kolloo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Kolloo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kolloo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kolloo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kolloo is looking to slow Robertson down with leg kicks.
Robertson lands with a shot to the body.
Robertson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Nice body punch from Kolloo.
Kolloo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kolloo misses with a body kick.
Kolloo lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kolloo.
Kolloo blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kolloo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Robertson really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kolloo, right into the meat.
Kolloo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Robertson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Robertson is predictable there
enabling Kolloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kolloo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robertson.
Robertson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kolloo lands a glancing blow to the side of Robertson's head.
Kolloo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kolloo throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolloo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robertson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolloo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robertson doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kolloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Kolloo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick from Kolloo.
Robertson connects with a single shot there.
Kolloo tries to land a front kick but Robertson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kolloo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Kolloo moved out of range nicely.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses.
Kolloo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robertson.
Kolloo fakes the leg kick and cracks Robertson in the body.
Kolloo cracks the inside of Robertson's front leg.
Kolloo looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Kolloo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kolloo avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Kolloo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kolloo missing with a left hand there. Robertson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robertson misses with a leg kick
and Kolloo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kolloo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robertson misses with a straight left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kolloo.
Robertson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kolloo lands a leg kick that knocks Robertson off balance momentarily.
Robertson checks a leg kick nicely.
Robertson cracks Kolloo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kolloo misses with a low kick.
Kolloo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kolloo at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a shot to the body
and Kolloo counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kolloo. That's going to slow Robertson down.
Robertson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kolloo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kolloo cracks Robertson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kolloo takes a swing at Robertson's ribcage but misses.
Kolloo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kolloo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kolloo looks for the body kick but Robertson saw that one coming.
Kolloo swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Kolloo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robertson.
Kolloo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robertson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robertson lands with a hook. Kolloo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Robertson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robertson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kolloo jabs Robertson right on the nose. Robertson blinks but takes it well.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kolloo moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kolloo!
Kolloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robertson lands a high kick!
Kolloo throws a leg kick that misses.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson throws a hook but Kolloo avoids it easily.
Kolloo lands with a straight right. Robertson didn't see that one coming.
Kolloo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robertson takes a step back to recover.
Kolloo jabs Robertson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Si Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kolloo connects with a right hand. Robertson shakes it off.
Kolloo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kolloo thuds his shin into the meat of Robertson's side.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Jaakko Kolloo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kolloo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kolloo throws a right hand that misses
and Robertson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kolloo lands a head shot.
Kolloo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kolloo.
Kolloo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kolloo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robertson at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Kolloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kolloo 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Kolloo!
Jaakko Kolloo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Perkele! for their support in the buildup to the fight.