PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla comes to the cage accompanied by Sobota - Do góry łeb. Michal Materla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Materla
vs
Robinson

182 cm
29
193 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

190 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson looks to land a body kick but Materla moved away.
Michael Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson misses with a double jab

so Materla counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robinson controlling the position.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Materla from controlling successfully.
Robinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Materla trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Oooooh!!! Robinson has knocked Materla down with a huge combo! Robinson steps away and waves a wobbly Materla back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
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!
Materla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Materla is breathing heavily.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Robinson drops Materla with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Materla looks back up at him and smiles so Robinson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Materla is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oh Materla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Materla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Materla closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
Materla seems to have got his legs back now.
Materla blocks the body kick.
Robinson misses with a leg kick.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Materla avoids nicely.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robinson misses with a combination

and Materla counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Materla stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Robinson pulls Materla in close to his closed guard and prevents Materla from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Materla is controlling him.
Robinson controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Robinson is working an open guard so Materla takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Materla shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Materla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Materla shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Materla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Materla avoids it well.
Materla shoots in but no luck this time.
Materla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Robinson.

Michal Materla's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Materla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Materla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Materla off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a looping left.

Materla shoots in and gets a takedown into Robinson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Materla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Materla looking to sit in guard and control but Robinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Materla being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Materla is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Robinson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Materla on that attempt.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson throws a right hand that Materla ducks under and follows up with a left that Materla also avoids with ease.
Materla shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Materla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Materla's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Robinson lands a left and a right that send Materla crashing to the mat, dazed. Robinson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Materla dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Materla circles away quickly and effectively.
Materla slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Robinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Materla's head backwards.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Materla avoids nicely.
Materla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Robinson.

Michal Materla's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Robinson gets caught flat footed, as Materla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Materla tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Materla throws a big right hand that misses.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Robinson pulls Materla in close to prevent any damage.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Robinson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Materla misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robinson!
A lazy left from Robinson finds it's target.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Materla avoids them all with ease.
Robinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robinson throws a body punch but Materla moves out of range.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Materla.
Robinson misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Materla moves out of range.
Robinson throws a head kick but Materla moves out of range.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson throws a right hand that Materla ducks under and follows up with a left that Materla also avoids with ease.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Materla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Materla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson lands a front kick.
Materla tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Materla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Materla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but Materla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson lands with a straight right. Materla didn't see that one coming.
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Materla backs up against the cage.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Materla.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Materla should have avoided that one.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Materla avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Materla tries to move into range but Robinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Materla has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Materla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Materla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Materla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Materla shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Materla avoids them all with ease.
Robinson throws a right hand that Materla ducks under and follows up with a left that Materla also avoids with ease.
Michael Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materla manages to avoid it.
Robinson looks to land a body kick but Materla moved away.

Materla closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Materla getting side control.
Robinson trying to control from the bottom.

Materla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robinson defends it well.
Materla tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Materla is controlling well.
Robinson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Materla is working for a kimura but Robinson is defending it quite comfortably.
Materla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Materla wants to take a breather but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson is positioning himself well to prevent Materla advancing to mount.
Robinson 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson manages to get to full guard.
Materla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Materla is working hard here to advance position.
Materla pushes down on Robinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Michal Materla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Materla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Materla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Robinson!