PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wade Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade Dew had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dew
vs
Robertson

169 cm
24
164 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

178 cm
33
167 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wade Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Si Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Dew misses
and Robertson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robertson scores with a head kick. Dew tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Wade Dew has been cut.
Dew lunges at Robertson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robertson's hand.
A jab lands there for Dew.
Robertson with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robertson.
Dew swinging wildly here.
Robertson moves away from the strike by Dew.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Dew.
Dew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dew forces Robertson back against the cage and clinches.
Dew misses with a knee to the head.
Robertson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dew misses the shot to the body.
Dew lands a jab to the head.
Robertson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dew's head.
Dew connects with the punch.
Robertson swings for the body but Dew moves out of range.
Dew misses with a double jab.
Dew misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robertson counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Robertson finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Dew.
Wade Dew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dew throws a body punch but Robertson moves out of range.

Dew darts in and clinches Robertson up against the cage.
Dew is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Dew lands a body shot.

Robertson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robertson moves out of range as Dew strikes.
Dew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robertson.
Dew catches Robertson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Dew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Dew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robertson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dew misses with a two punch combination.

Robertson gets tackled into the cage by Dew. Dew maintains the clinch.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Robertson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robertson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robertson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dew's head.
Dew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robertson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Dew throws a hook but Robertson avoids it easily.
Dew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dew takes the fight into the clinch.
Dew misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Dew has Robertson pressed against the cage, preventing Robertson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robertson tries to circle away but Dew has him pinned against the cage.
Dew can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.

Robertson manages to break the clinch.
Dew swings widly with a right hand
and Robertson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dew swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Dew cracks a nice hook into Robertson's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dew thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
Dew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robertson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Dew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Dew's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Robertson misses with a head kick.
Robertson tries a low kick but Dew avoids it.
Robertson connects with a solid leg kick.
Dew throws a looping overhand right but Robertson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Dew.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robertson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dew lands a jab to the head.

Dew gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dew misses with a body shot.
Dew swings widly with a right hand
and Robertson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Robertson slams his shin into Dew's torso.
Dew doesn't manage to clinch there - Robertson circles away.
Nice body punch from Dew.
Robertson lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Dew misses.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robertson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Robertson moves away from the strike by Dew.
Dew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robertson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dew.
Dew misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew blocks a head kick by Robertson.
Dew moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
Robertson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dew.
Robertson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Dew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robertson doesn't seem phased though.
Dew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Dew misses.
Dew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Robertson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
A left lands for Robertson.
Dew moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
Dew moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Dew.
Robertson connects with a solid leg kick.
Dew moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.

Dew instigates a clinch.

Dew breaks the clinch.
Dew tries to close the distance and clinch but Robertson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dew misses with a straight left.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a head kick but Dew moves out of range.
Robertson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dew is out of range and Robertson settles back down.

Dew darts in and clinches Robertson up against the cage.
Dew taking a breather.
Dew blocks a body shot from Robertson.
Dew throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robertson blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Robertson.
Robertson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dew lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Robertson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dew misses with a left hand
and Robertson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dew is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robertson throws a leg kick which misses Dew's front leg but catches the back leg as Dew tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wade Dew's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dew clinches with his opponent.
Robertson pushes Dew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dew tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Robertson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dew lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick.

Dew forces Robertson back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dew can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

Robertson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dew wants to clinch
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson scores with a shot to the body.
Robertson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dew misses with the combination.
Dew takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dew throws out a loose jab but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dew throws a lazy right hand but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dew throws the kick towards the body but Robertson avoids it.
Dew darts in trying to clinch
and Robertson counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew doesn't manage to clinch there - Robertson circles away.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dew.
Dew darts in trying to clinch
and Robertson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Robertson lands a nice hook to Dew's body. Dew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dew closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dew lands a right hook to the body.
Dew looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Dew tries to close the distance and clinch but Robertson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dew tries to clinch but Robertson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Dew.
Robertson slips a straight right by Dew.
Robertson throws a body kick that misses.
Dew doesn't manage to clinch there - Robertson circles away.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dew was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
Dew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robertson.
Robertson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dew is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dew cracks Robertson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dew avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dew.
Robertson jabs Dew to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew tries to clinch up but Robertson circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Dew misses.
Robertson connects with a crisp jab.
Dew takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Dew does no damage.
Dew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dew misses with a wild body shot.
Robertson thuds his right hand into Dew's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Si Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dew tries to clinch but Robertson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dew is looking to clinch.
Dew has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robertson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dew's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Si Robertson.
I think Robertson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Si Robertson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!