PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Deems
vs
Robinson

170 cm
23
151 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

168 cm
26
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deems tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Mingo Deems has been cut.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Deems saw that one coming.
Deems uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson stalks Deems and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Deems's face. Deems staggers backwards, shaken.
Deems is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson thuds his right hand into Deems's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robinson takes a swing at Deems's ribcage but misses.
Robinson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Deems counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deems tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Deems.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Deems.
Deems has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Deems is looking to clinch.

Deems darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Robinson has his hands clasped together around Deems's back. He's all about the action.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Deems is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to control but Deems is keeping busy.
Robinson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Deems is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Deems is thwarting Robinson's attempts to control the position.

Deems is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Deems has control of the leg.
Deems seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
Robinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Deems scores with a couple of nice shots.
Robinson is controlling Deems's trapped leg to prevent Deems from advancing to side control.
Robinson is looking to control Deems's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robinson avoid being mounted?

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sean Robinson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Robinson moves into the clinch.
Deems looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Deems wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deems tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.
Robinson prevents Deems from breaking the clinch.
Deems tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deems's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Deems throws an elbow but it misses.

Deems breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deems shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deems will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Deems is defended easily by Robinson.
Robinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deems is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.

Deems clinches up with Robinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deems wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Deems jumps guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mingo Deems. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deems wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Deems.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Robinson.

Deems breaks the clinch.
Deems tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Deems takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deems was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deems manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deems sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deems tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Deems tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deems tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Deems throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deems off to one side.
Robinson with a nice cross.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mingo Deems's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Deems steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Deems fails with the takedown.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Deems moved out of range nicely.
Deems throws a leg kick but Robinson checks it.
Deems takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Deems throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deems has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deems is trying to pull guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Deems is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Deems backwards.
Deems creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deems tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson is working Deems over against the cage.
Deems tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robinson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mingo Deems. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deems just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deems.
Robinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deems backwards.

Robinson drops Deems onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Deems is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Deems is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deems is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh Deems is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robinson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Deems with a big uppercut! Deems tries to clinch up but Robinson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Deems to the mat! Deems covers up and Robinson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Robinson!
After winning the bout, Sean Robinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.