PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samko Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Robertson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Of Wolf And Man-Metallica. Kahric has chosen BHF as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Robertson
vs
Kahric

190 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

193 cm
24
201 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samko Kahric!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.

Robertson instigates a clinch.

Robertson drags the fight down to the ground.
Kahric trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robertson trying to control the position here.
Robertson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kahric prevents Robertson from getting back to his feet.
Robertson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahric loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Robertson kicks Kahric off and gets to his feet.

Kahric bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Robertson sneaks back into half guard.
Kahric trying to mount his opponent but Robertson defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric is thwarting Robertson's attempts to control the position.
Kahric wants to free his trapped foot but Robertson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Robertson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Robertson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robertson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Kahric uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

Robertson stands up from Kahric's guard - Robertson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Robertson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Robertson.

Robertson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kahric manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robertson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robertson decides to return to a standing position.
Robertson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kahric tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robertson swivels and escapes.

Robertson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kahric!
Kahric is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robertson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kahric is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Robertson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson raining down shots from the mount!
Kahric tries to reverse the position but Robertson maintains control.
Robertson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Robertson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Robertson with the ground and pound from mount.
Kahric is looking to improve his position but Robertson isn't that keen on the idea.
Robertson with shots to the head and body - Kahric looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Robertson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Robertson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Kahric looking for a kimura from the bottom but Robertson passes into side control!
Robertson working the body and head with strikes.
Kahric is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Robertson decides to stand back up. Robertson steps back and let's Kahric get back to his feet.

Robertson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Robertson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kahric regains guard immediately.
Kahric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robertson is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson is stalling in the full guard.
Robertson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Robertson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Robertson stands up and waves to Kahric to follow him.
Robertson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Robertson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kahric looking for submissions off his back.
Kahric is looking for a sweep. Robertson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kahric trying to get back to full guard but Robertson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Robertson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Robertson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Scott Robertson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robertson lands a heavy elbow.
Robertson looking to control but Kahric is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Robertson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kahric is surviving well by controlling Robertson's body position as best he can.
Robertson wants to control the pace but Kahric is squirming around nicely.
Kahric can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Robertson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Robertson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kahric needs to keep his hands up - Robertson had a free shot at his head there.

Kahric takes the fight into the clinch.

Kahric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kahric looks for a takedown but Robertson sprawls well.
Robertson fails with the takedown
and Kahric makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Robertson really felt that one!

Robertson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Robertson gets to his feet - Kahric follows without any prompting.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robertson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Robertson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kahric manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertson working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kahric has wrist control.
Robertson slips nicely into half guard.
Robertson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahric defending well though.

Robertson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kahric is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kahric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robertson working over Kahric with some ground and pound. Kahric looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Robertson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kahric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robertson in particular looking to stall.
Robertson working the head and body with strikes.
Robertson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robertson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric wants to get back to his feet.
Robertson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Robertson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Robertson controlling from mount.
Scott Robertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robertson lands a nice shot to the head.
Robertson controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Robertson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robertson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Robertson!