PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jo Roblin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Roblin
vs
Evans

185 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jo Roblin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Evans!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roblin looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans tries to clinch up but Roblin circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Roblin misses the target.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Roblin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Roblin drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Roblin keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roblin.
Roblin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans trying to stall but Roblin improves his position.
Evans is trying to break free.
Roblin is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roblin down to the mat. Roblin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jo Roblin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roblin shoots in but no luck this time.

Evans gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roblin is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans trying to control the position.
Evans pulls Roblin in close to prevent any damage.
Roblin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roblin just content to control the position.

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.
Roblin working away.
Evans is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Roblin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Evans bucks up and tries to throw Roblin off but instead Roblin has got his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control but not successfully.
Roblin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Evans's body.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evans just trying to survive but Roblin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I would not like to be Evans right now.
Evans told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Evans covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be Evans right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jo Roblin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roblin lands with a right hand.
Roblin keeps the fight on the outside.
Roblin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roblin scores with a three punch combo!

Roblin pushes Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
Roblin blocks the elbow strike.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Roblin has the dominant position.
Evans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Evans stalling in the clinch but Roblin improves position.
Roblin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Roblin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roblin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.

Evans gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roblin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Evans is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roblin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roblin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roblin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Roblin taking a breather here.
Roblin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roblin is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Evans's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roblin is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roblin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Evans's legs.

Evans throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Roblin has taken the fight to the clinch.

Evans manages to break the clinch.

Roblin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evans did well to prevent Roblin getting side control.
Roblin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roblin wants to pass the guard but Evans is defending well.
Evans is looking to control Roblin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evans avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roblin tries to pass to full mount but Evans defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roblin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jo Roblin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Evans leaves Roblin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roblin doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.

Evans closes the distance and pushes Roblin back into the cage.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.

Roblin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Evans manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jo Roblin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roblin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Evans throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roblin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roblin postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roblin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roblin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Evans for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Roblin feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, Roblin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roblin postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roblin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roblin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Evans working a defensive guard but Roblin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Roblin taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roblin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Roblin controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Roblin moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roblin managing to block the knees to the body from Evans.
Roblin misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evans can't get the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roblin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
Jo Roblin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Roblin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Evans gets caught flat footed, as Roblin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jo Roblin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roblin 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jo Roblin!
A very excited looking Jo Roblin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.