PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Robinson's choice of entrance music: Redemption!!! from the movie Rocky II. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kawasati
vs
Robinson

175 cm
37
143 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

180 cm
30
146 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

KAISER
Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasati pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kawasati shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kawasati.
Kawasati gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Kawasati.
Kawasati will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robinson throws a right hand that Kawasati ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawasati also avoids with ease.
Kawasati throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kawasati will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawasati misses with a head kick.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kawasati, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Robinson showed some decent athleticism there.
Robinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kawasati is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kawasati wants to control but Robinson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kawasati gets full guard.
Kawasati looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawasati swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kawasati looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robinson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Robinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kawasati looking for submissions off his back.
Kawasati is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Robinson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Kawasati has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Robinson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Robinson!
Robinson scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Kawasati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kawasati on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Robinson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kawasati tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
Robinson scoring with punches and elbows.

Kawasati is rocked!
Kawasati is trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Kawasati is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawasati is working to avoid the ground and pound but Robinson connects with a decent elbow.
Robinson working the ground and pound.
Robinson taking a breather here.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep.
Robinson trying to control the position but Kawasati is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes a little break here. Kawasati wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Let's hope that Robinson 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.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Kawasati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawasati seems to have got his legs back now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roy Robinson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Kawasati shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuuto Kawasati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasati shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kawasati uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Kawasati lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Robinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Kawasati connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawasati will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kawasati will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawasati misses with a body shot.
Kawasati throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Kawasati.
Horrible takedown by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kawasati which made him look bad.
Robinson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kawasati checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kawasati throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Robinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Robinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robinson scores with punches from side control.
Kawasati is not content to let Robinson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Robinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kawasati fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kawasati punishes Robinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kawasati swivels and escapes.
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Kawasati's front leg but catches the back leg as Kawasati tries to avoid it.
Kawasati stuffs the takedown.
Yuuto Kawasati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Robinson.
Kawasati throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robinson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Kawasati counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Robinson enables Kawasati to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Robinson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kawasati makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Kawasati thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Kawasati tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Kawasati loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roy Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Kawasati is having none of it.

Kawasati drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kawasati jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kawasati drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Robinson dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kawasati keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.

Kawasati has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Robinson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kawasati.
Robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawasati keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Robinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Robinson cracks Kawasati with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Robinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Robinson wants to control but Kawasati is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawasati is looking to reverse the position.
Robinson wants to control but Kawasati is keeping him busy.
Kawasati is trying to get back to half guard.
Robinson trying to control the action but Kawasati is working from the bottom.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson taking a breather here.
Kawasati tries to improve position but can't.
Kawasati can't do much from the bottom here.
Kawasati tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
Robinson lands a few punches from side control.
Kawasati is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Kawasati tries to buck Robinson off but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson is putting a hurting on Kawasati here, landing some big shots from side control.
Robinson controls the position.
Robinson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kawasati tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawasati keeps working.

Robinson decides to stand back up. Robinson steps back and let's Kawasati get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasati throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robinson.
Kawasati shoots in looking for a takedown but Robinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kawasati's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kawasati throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Kawasati takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robinson throws a combination. Kawasati tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kawasati swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Kawasati stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Robinson is on him like rabid pit bull! Kawasati slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Robinson!
A very excited looking Roy Robinson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.