PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burgess
vs
Robertson

190 cm
33
196 lbs
24 - 16 - 3

192 cm
27
202 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

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 24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jase Robertson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess looks to land a left hand but Robertson moved out of range nicely.
Burgess misses with a low kick as Robertson jumps back.
Burgess moves out of range as Robertson throws a body kick.
Robertson thows a body shot but no joy.
Burgess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgess.
Robertson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burgess lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robertson moves out of range as Burgess strikes.
Robertson throws a hook but Burgess blocks it.
Burgess slips under a jab.
Burgess sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Robertson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Robertson misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robertson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Burgess. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess tries to bum rush Robertson with a series of wild strikes but Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burgess lands a body shot.
Robertson scores with a kick to the body.
Burgess is breathing heavily.
Robertson throws a jab when Burgess was well out of range.
Burgess ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robertson blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Robertson misses.
Robertson lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson is looking to land body kicks.
Robertson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jase Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson throws a hook but Burgess avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robertson.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Burgess checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robertson misses with a hook. Burgess ducked under it nicely.
Robertson misses with a hook. Burgess ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Robertson.
Burgess scores with a jab. Robertson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burgess ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson throws a solid leg kick but Burgess takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robertson.
Robertson thumps Burgess with a low kick.
A head kick from Robertson lands but Burgess takes it in his stride.
Robertson moves forwards but Burgess connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robertson misses with a hook.
Burgess looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burgess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson throws a hook but Burgess avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Burgess there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Burgess lands a jab to Robertson's midsection.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
Robertson scores with a spinning back kick!
Burgess lands a nice hook to Robertson's body. Robertson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burgess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
A left lands for Robertson.
Burgess slips under a jab.
Robertson looks for the body kick but Burgess saw that one coming.
Burgess misses with a low kick.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burgess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robertson manages to avoid it.
Burgess displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robertson throws out the jab.
Robertson lands a leg kick that knocks Burgess off balance momentarily.
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 throws the left hand but Burgess avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Robertson.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Burgess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robertson.
Robertson throws a hook but Burgess avoids it easily.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgess was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
Burgess staying out of range there.
Burgess scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Robertson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burgess bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robertson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burgess has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burgess and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burgess throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robertson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jase Robertson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Robertson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burgess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robertson manages to avoid it.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgess throws a hook but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson throws a combination that misses
and Burgess counters with a good low kick that Robertson was not able to check.
Burgess scores with a shot to the body.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Burgess moved away.
Burgess throws a nice looking combination but Robertson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgess throws a big shot that misses.
Robertson throws a hook but Burgess avoids it easily.
Burgess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robertson digs a good hook to Burgess's body.
Robertson jabs Burgess to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robertson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burgess looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Robertson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgess. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burgess staying out of range there.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robertson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgess.
Robertson lands with a nice body punch.
Burgess takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burgess dodges the punch combination from Robertson.
Nice shot lands for Burgess.
Burgess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Burgess uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Burgess lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burgess fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson slips a jab from Burgess.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Burgess.
Burgess fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robertson checks it well.
Burgess throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burgess ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgess moves away.
Burgess looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Robertson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burgess's calf.
Burgess slips a jab and a cross from Robertson.
Burgess avoids the head kick by Robertson.
Robertson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Burgess scores with a hook.
Burgess misses with a two punch combination.
Robertson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robertson.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Burgess avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Burgess.
A head kick misses from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a looping right.
Robertson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robertson throws a head kick but Burgess moves out of range.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Robertson tries to land a front kick but Burgess steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Robertson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robertson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robertson missing with a left hand there. Burgess was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robertson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burgess with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson misses with a straight right.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Burgess cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burgess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robertson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burgess has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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 takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robertson slips a straight right by Burgess.
Robertson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burgess.
Robertson checks a low kick from Burgess.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jase Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

No joy there for Burgess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robertson tries a low kick but Burgess avoids it.
Burgess scores with a jab. Robertson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burgess misses with a low kick.
Burgess pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burgess uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Nice defenses there by Burgess.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burgess might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Burgess tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robertson is able to avoid easily.
Robertson misses with a hook.
Burgess lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Robertson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jase Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robertson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robertson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burgess circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Robertson.
Robertson throws a lazy right hand but Burgess sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a straight left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Robertson!
Burgess fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robertson.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Burgess moved out of range nicely.
Robertson misses with a looping right.
Robertson works the jab nicely.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Burgess.
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burgess takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robertson scores with a nice strike.
Burgess throws a combination. Robertson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burgess blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgess ducks right into an uppercut from Robertson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries a low kick but Burgess avoids it.
Burgess scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robertson misses with an uppercut. Burgess saw that one coming.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burgess cracks a nice hook into Robertson's ribs.
Robertson misses with a leg kick.
Donk. Burgess catches Robertson right on the button with a cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Robertson. Burgess shrugs it off though.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson throws a combination. Burgess tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Burgess is rocked!
Robertson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burgess on the side of the head.
Oh Burgess is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burgess connects with the punch.
Robertson looks for the body kick but Burgess saw that one coming.
Burgess loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robertson has time to react.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burgess seems to have got his legs back now.
Robertson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burgess fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burgess misses with a double jab.
Burgess lands a nice looking body shot.
Robertson tries to land a front kick but Burgess steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anthony Burgess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgess uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robertson.
Robertson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgess.
Burgess just misses with a punch to the body.
Burgess misses with a hook.
Burgess bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robertson's head.
Burgess uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Burgess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a straight right.
Burgess slips under a jab from Robertson.
A combination from Robertson does no damage.
Robertson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burgess scores with a jab.
Burgess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Robertson misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Robertson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
Burgess scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgess throws a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgess scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgess.
Robertson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jase Robertson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robertson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Robertson!
Jase Robertson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.