PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Crusoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Crusoe
vs
Rollins

180 cm
28
215 lbs
17 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
254 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robinson Crusoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusoe moves away from the strike by Rollins.
A big left from Rollins misses.

Crusoe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins is trying to get back to full guard.
Crusoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Crusoe is working for a submission of some sort.
Rollins gets back to full guard.
Crusoe forces his way into half guard.
Crusoe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rollins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crusoe.
Rollins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Crusoe with the ground and pound but Rollins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rollins is controlling Crusoe's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusoe looking to pass the guard.
Crusoe throws a big right hand that misses.
Crusoe looking to sit in guard and control but Rollins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rollins stopping the sweep attempt from Crusoe.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crusoe holds on and takes a little breather.
Rollins forces his way into half guard.
Crusoe trying to control but Rollins postures up.
Rollins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crusoe's head.
Crusoe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rollins scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crusoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rollins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've been hearing good reports from Crusoe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusoe is looking to improve his position.
Crusoe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rollins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rollins's back!
Crusoe throwing sloppy strikes.
Crusoe doesn't have the hooks in and Rollins manages to turn into his guard.

Crusoe is looking for a triangle but Rollins pushes his legs off easily.

Crusoe looking for a guillotine here but Rollins defends easily.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Crusoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crusoe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crusoe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rollins.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Crusoe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crusoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rollins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rollins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rollins throws a big right hand that misses.
Rollins scoring with some ground and pound.

Crusoe working for a triangle but Rollins defends it easily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is stalling in the full guard.
Crusoe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rollins's guard.

Crusoe is sitting in close to Rollins's body. Rollins has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Crusoe is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Crusoe is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rollins.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Castor Rollins!
Castor Rollins made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.