PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Toron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennie Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robinson
vs
Toron

162 cm
24
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bennie Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jones Toron!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Toron there.
Robinson tried to score with a low kick but Toron checks it.
Toron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Toron has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Toron drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robinson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Toron drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Toron looking for a takedown.
Robinson trying to stall but Toron improves his position.

Toron ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Toron no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Toron wants to sweep but no luck.
Toron wants to improve his position but instead Robinson has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Robinson seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toron wants to get back to full guard.
Toron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robinson.
Robinson prevents Toron from improving his position.
It looks like Robinson is going to stand back up.
Toron makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toron.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toron can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Toron keeps moving.
Toron wants to sweep but no luck.
Robinson wants to stand but Toron is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson is positioning himself well to prevent Toron advancing to mount.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Toron is controlling well.
Toron is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson tries to kick Toron off but Toron keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toron slips a nice elbow through Robinson's hands, connecting with Robinson's forehead.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.
Toron lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Robinson is in trouble now - Toron has advanced to mount!
Toron lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Bennie Robinson has been cut.
Toron raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Toron putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Toron cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Robinson is rocked!

Toron jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Robinson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Oh Robinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toron has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Robinson!
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Toron with shots to the head and body - Robinson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toron postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Robinson looks a forlorn figure.
Robinson tries to lock up and control but Toron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Toron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toron lands a big shot there that rocks Robinson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Toron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Toron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robinson is looking to escape.
Toron working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toron cracks Robinson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Toron cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Toron working the ground and pound effectively.
Robinson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Toron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bennie Robinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Toron gets a takedown into half guard.

Toron looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Toron lands with a punch from half guard.
Robinson moves into full guard.

Robinson working for a triangle but Toron defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toron pushing down on Robinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Toron seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.
Robinson is staying active underneath Toron, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Toron connects with a nice short shot to Robinson's temple.
Toron trying to control from Robinson's half guard. Robinson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Toron postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Toron trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toron throws a big elbow that misses.
Robinson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toron being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Toron tries to pass.
Toron won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toron landing some decent shots from guard.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Toron tries to pass.
Toron throws a strike but Robinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Toron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robinson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Toron lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to control but Toron is having none of it.
Toron landing shots from mount.
Toron working Robinson over with strikes here.
Toron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toron can't control as he wanted to and Robinson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toron is just content to waste time from the top position. Robinson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Toron trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Toron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bennie Robinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Toron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Toron blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Toron counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robinson's guard now.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Toron tries to pass.
Toron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toron controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robinson throwing short punches from the bottom.
Toron lands a couple of digs.
Toron wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Toron pushing down on Robinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Robinson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Toron escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Toron!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Robinson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Toron tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Toron has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones Toron has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toron trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Toron sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Robinson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Toron works to advance to full mount. Robinson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Toron with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toron lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Toron lands a big elbow.
Toron lands a nice shot to the head.
Toron lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toron is landing with some decent strikes but Robinson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Robinson tries to hold on but Toron pushes him away.
Toron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toron scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robinson?
Robinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson working to try and regain half guard.
Toron raining down shots from the mount!
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.
Jones Toron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Toron looking to finish Robinson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Robinson!
Toron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Toron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to improve his position but Toron isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Toron 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 bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bennie Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Toron.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Toron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toron 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Toron!
A very excited looking Jones Toron 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.