PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Timothy Robinson enters the cage!

Gatsby
vs
Robinson

175 cm
27
172 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

173 cm
24
169 lbs
16 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gatsby knocks Robinson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Timothy Robinson has been cut.
Robinson tries to buck Gatsby off but Gatsby is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatsby advances to full mount.
Robinson is trying desperately to improve position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby landing shots from mount.
Gatsby landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've been hearing that Gatsby has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gatsby lands with some strikes.
Gatsby connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Robinson is rocked!
Gatsby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robinson is still in real trouble! Can Gatsby finish him?
Robinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatsby raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robinson?
Gatsby avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
Gatsby lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Robinson is working to get back to half guard.
Gatsby controlling his opponent.
Robinson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Gatsby is controlling well.

Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gatsby is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Robinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Robinson wants to control but Gatsby is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Gatsby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby not doing much here.
Gatsby working the head and body with strikes.
Gatsby frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatsby landing strikes from the mount and Robinson is in trouble!
Robinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robinson regains half guard.

Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gatsby is controlling the pace.

Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gatsby pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson looking for submissions off his back.

Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gatsby pulls his head out easily.

Robinson looking for submissions off his back.

Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gatsby pulls his head out easily.
Gatsby landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gatsby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Robinson looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Robinson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gatsby throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatsby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gatsby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Gatsby lands a slapping body shot.
Gatsby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Gatsby's ribs.
Robinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gatsby - that will leave a mark!
Gatsby looks to land a body kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gatsby with a body shot.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.

Gatsby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robinson is trying to defend but Gatsby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsby wants to free his trapped foot but Robinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gatsby trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away.

Robinson looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away.
Gatsby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gatsby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.

Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gatsby pulls his head out easily.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Robinson wants to control but Gatsby is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two 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.
Gatsby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Gatsby is taking a breather. Robinson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Robinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Gatsby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gatsby is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
Gatsby is really struggling to control Robinson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gatsby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Gatsby has control of the leg.
Robinson punching from the bottom.
Robinson trying to control but Gatsby postures up.

Robinson looking for submissions off his back.

Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gatsby pulls his head out easily.
Gatsby wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gatsby misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Robinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robinson.
Robinson stuns Gatsby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Gatsby has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsby.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Robinson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gatsby walks away with a smile on his face. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gatsby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gatsby misses with a body kick.
Robinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson jabs at Gatsby's body.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Gatsby cracks Robinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gatsby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gatsby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Robinson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Robinson lands with a right hand.
Gatsby scores with a push kick.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Gatsby! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jay Gatsby!
An intense looking Jay Gatsby took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.