PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delmar Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Robbins
vs
Green

223 cm
23
162 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delmar Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Green!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in and drives through. Robbins sprawls well.
Robbins moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Robbins shoots in but no luck this time.
Green throws a head kick but Robbins moves out of range.
Robbins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Robbins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Robbins darts in looking for a takedown but Green gets double underhooks and turns Robbins into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delmar Robbins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robbins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Green gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Green landing knees to the body.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robbins blocks a head kick by Green.
Green fails with the takedown.
Green falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robbins counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Green closes the distance and clinches.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Robbins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Robbins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robbins but Robbins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robbins moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green shoots for a takedown but Robbins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green looks winded!

Robbins moves into the clinch.
Green tries for a takedown but Robbins manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins looking for a takedown.
Green is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Robbins is defending well.
Robbins can't get the takedown.
Robbins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Green prevents it.
Green wants to break free but Robbins has control.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.

Robbins drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green wants to stand but Robbins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Robbins keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Robbins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robbins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robbins wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Robbins throwing strikes but missing.
Robbins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
Green looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Robbins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green pulls Robbins in close to his closed guard and prevents Robbins from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Robbins is proving a slippery customer.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Green wasn't active enough on the ground.
Robbins fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws a sloppy head kick
and Robbins counters with a three punch combo that has Green backing up. Green nods at Robbins to acknowledge the strikes.
Robbins throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Delmar Robbins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbins swats him away and circles back towards the center.

It looks like John Green has been cut.
Green shoots in for a double leg but Robbins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robbins throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Delmar Robbins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbins tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Robbins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robbins gets slowly back to his feet.
Green throws a wild body kick that Robbins sees coming a mile off.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown but Robbins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Green's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Delmar Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Green.
Robbins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins fails in his attempt to clinch.

Robbins rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Green misses with a body punch.

Robbins jumps into guard, dragging Green to the mat.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robbins swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Green got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robbins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Green has managed to get both his arms back between Robbins's legs - danger averted.
Green postures up in Robbins's guard and throws a big left but Robbins blocks it.
Green slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green preventing the sweep.
Green tries to stand but Robbins is controlling from the bottom.

Robbins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Green defends it easily.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robbins is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to control from the top but Robbins keeps moving.
Robbins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Green wasn't active enough on the ground.
Green tries to score with a low kick but Robbins moves his leg out of the way.
Green checks a leg kick.
Robbins dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Robbins's head and hops out.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Robbins moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Robbins shoots in for a double leg but Green sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Robbins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Green is breathing heavily.
Robbins goes for a double leg but Green avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Green continues to drive forward.
Green drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green jumps guard but Robbins stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Robbins is controlling him.
Robbins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Green has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Robbins uses from the top position.
Green wants to sweep here but Robbins controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Green's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robbins counters with a body kick.
Robbins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robbins goes for a double leg but Green avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Green continues to drive forward.

Robbins breaks from the clinch.
Green dives in for a single leg takedown but Robbins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Robbins has him pressed against the cage.

Green breaks the clinch.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Green closes the distance and pushes Robbins back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robbins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robbins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green wants to control from the top but Robbins keeps moving.
Robbins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Green controls the pace.
Robbins tries to strike from the bottom.
Robbins wants to sweep but no luck.
Robbins trying to control the position here.

John Green has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robbins sprawls well. Robbins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Delmar Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Green.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robbins is defended easily by Green.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Robbins on that attempt.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.

Green darts in and clinches Robbins up against the cage.
Green is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robbins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Green pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robbins goes for a double leg but Green avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Green continues to drive forward.
Green fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Green.

Green gets control of Robbins's arms and successfully pulls guard. Green will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Robbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robbins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green keeping moving, preventing Robbins from controlling successfully.
Green wants to sweep here but Robbins controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins looking to sit in guard and control but Green gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Green.
I think Green has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Green!