PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Federick Buckingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckingham comes into the arena with I'm Shipping of to Boston blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Buckingham
vs
Robinson

175 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Federick Buckingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson wants to clinch up but Buckingham keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Buckingham shoots in.
Buckingham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
Robinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Buckingham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Federick Buckingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Buckingham.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Buckingham circles away and keeps his distance.

Buckingham moves into the clinch.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buckingham is breathing heavily.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckingham avoids a wild elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson working Buckingham over with knees to the body.
Buckingham takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buckingham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckingham is trying to pull guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Buckingham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckingham won't want to take too many of those.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckingham's face.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson.
Buckingham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckingham's face.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson misses with an elbow strike.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
Buckingham lands a shot to the body.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Buckingham trying to stall but Robinson improves his position.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckingham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckingham's brow.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckingham.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Buckingham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Buckingham controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Buckingham is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Robinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Buckingham throws a leg kick

and Robinson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Buckingham managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
Buckingham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buckingham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckingham.
Buckingham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Buckingham is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckingham avoids it.
Buckingham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buckingham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buckingham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buckingham or not.
Richard Robinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Buckingham's ribcage.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckingham won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham tries to pull guard but Robinson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Federick Buckingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buckingham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckingham's face.
Buckingham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robinson obliges.
Robinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckingham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Robinson.
Robinson landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robinson working Buckingham over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Robinson.
Robinson lands a nice knee to the body.

Buckingham jumps guard and drags Robinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Buckingham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Buckingham looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buckingham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Buckingham.
Buckingham is looking to sweep but instead, Robinson has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Buckingham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robinson.
Buckingham shoots in for a double leg but Robinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Robinson instigates a clinch.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buckingham's elbow.
Buckingham is trying to break free.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckingham avoids the damage to the body.
Buckingham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Robinson.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson working Buckingham over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckingham is trying to break free.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckingham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckingham's face.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Buckingham fails to pull guard.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Buckingham's ribcage.
Buckingham prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buckingham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Buckingham looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Robinson.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckingham avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buckingham is working for takedown but Robinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Federick Buckingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckingham won't want to take too many of those.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckingham's face.
Buckingham is trying to break free.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buckingham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckingham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robinson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Robinson.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Buckingham tries to pull guard but Robinson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buckingham jumps guard but Robinson stands there with Buckingham around his waist. Buckingham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckingham can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Robinson.
Federick Buckingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckingham won't want to take too many of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Robinson!
After winning the bout, Richard Robinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.