PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Az Tenochtitlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tenochtitlan
vs
Robinson

178 cm
27
177 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

179 cm
27
183 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenochtitlan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenochtitlan was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Tenochtitlan blocks the body kick.
Tenochtitlan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Tenochtitlan gets tackled into the ropes by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
Tenochtitlan just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
Robinson working Tenochtitlan over with knees to the body.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks with his arms.
Robinson stalling against the ropes.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tenochtitlan avoids a wild elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Tenochtitlan.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks with his arms.
Robinson pushes Tenochtitlan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenochtitlan slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tenochtitlan's face.

It looks like Az Tenochtitlan has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tenochtitlan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinsons head.
Tenochtitlan tries to stall but Robinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks it.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks it.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Tenochtitlan is blocking nicely.
Tenochtitlan struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tenochtitlan's brow.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Tenochtitlan is blocking nicely.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenochtitlan wants to break free but Robinson has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tenochtitlan is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Tenochtitlan into the ropes.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tenochtitlan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tenochtitlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tenochtitlan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Robinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tenochtitlan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tenochtitlan throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenochtitlan is just out of range.
Robinson swings for the body but Tenochtitlan moves out of range.
A cross from Tenochtitlan lands.
Robinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tenochtitlan.
The crowd cheers as Tenochtitlan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robinson doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Tenochtitlan's body. Tenochtitlan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tenochtitlan misses with a body kick.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by Robinson. Beautiful body shot.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick.
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!

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tenochtitlan taking a breather.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tenochtitlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tenochtitlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tenochtitlan is defending well for now.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tenochtitlan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Tenochtitlan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson wants to stall.
Robinson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tenochtitlan blocks an elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tenochtitlan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tenochtitlan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A combination from Tenochtitlan does no damage.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tenochtitlan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tenochtitlan throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson swings for the body but Tenochtitlan moves out of range.
Robinson misses with a body punch
enabling Tenochtitlan to counter with a crisp jab.
Tenochtitlan throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenochtitlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Tenochtitlan's body.
Robinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Tenochtitlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Az Tenochtitlan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tenochtitlan digs a good body shot into Robinson's ribs.
Tenochtitlan throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Tenochtitlan digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Tenochtitlan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Robinson slips a straight right by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan lands a jab to the nose.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenochtitlan misses the shot to the body.
Tenochtitlan cracks Robinson with a good jab.
Tenochtitlan lands a right hook to the body.
Tenochtitlan misses with the combination.
Robinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan checks a leg kick.
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!
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Tenochtitlan is out of range.
Tenochtitlan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tenochtitlan looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
Tenochtitlan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan slips under a jab from Robinson.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson takes a swing at Tenochtitlan's ribcage but misses.
Tenochtitlan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good shot there by Tenochtitlan.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Tenochtitlan scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson throws a body punch but Tenochtitlan moves out of range.
It looked like Tenochtitlan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Robinson rushes Tenochtitlan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Az Tenochtitlan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tenochtitlan tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson stalks Tenochtitlan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tenochtitlan's face. Tenochtitlan staggers backwards, shaken.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tenochtitlan misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson throws a body punch but Tenochtitlan moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Tenochtitlan.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tenochtitlan misses.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tenochtitlan.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Tenochtitlan.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses
and Tenochtitlan counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tenochtitlan lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson punishes Tenochtitlan's body with a nice straight punch.
Tenochtitlan lands with a cross.
Tenochtitlan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tenochtitlan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tenochtitlan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Tenochtitlan misses.
Tenochtitlan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Tenochtitlan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tenochtitlan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tenochtitlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenochtitlan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws a body punch but Tenochtitlan moves out of range.
Tenochtitlan throwing a counter right hand but Robinson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tenochtitlan tries to land a leg kick but Robinson saw it coming and moves away.
Robinson swings for the body but Tenochtitlan moves out of range.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Tenochtitlan.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tenochtitlan.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tenochtitlan manages to avoid it.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tenochtitlan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson slips under a jab from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan lands with an uppercut that bounces Robinson off the ropes and back into range.
Tenochtitlan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Az Tenochtitlan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tenochtitlan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Robinson misses with a body shot
and Tenochtitlan counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson scores with a jab to the body.
Tenochtitlan throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Tenochtitlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson misses with the combination.
As Robinson looks to move away, Tenochtitlan throws a big counter combo but Robinson just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson works Tenochtitlan's body with a nice hook.
Tenochtitlan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tenochtitlan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Tenochtitlan catches Robinson right on the button with a cross.
Tenochtitlan throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Tenochtitlan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tenochtitlan with a jab.
Robinson swings for the body but Tenochtitlan moves out of range.
Tenochtitlan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenochtitlan moves away.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenochtitlan throws out the jab.
Tenochtitlan lands a lovely overhand right.
Tenochtitlan clobbers Robinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tenochtitlan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tenochtitlan is out of range and Robinson settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tenochtitlan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRobinson.

Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tenochtitlan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tenochtitlan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tenochtitlan tries to stall but Robinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Robinson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tenochtitlan looking to slow down the pace here.
Tenochtitlan tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Az Tenochtitlan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tenochtitlan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Az Tenochtitlan!