PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Red Robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tim Red Robin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Red Robin
vs
Cage

175 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Victory! Sports Nutrition
Versus

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Red Robin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Robin moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Red Robin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cage goes for a double leg but Red Robin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Red Robin continues to drive forward.
Cage tries to clinch but Red Robin moves away
and Red Robin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Red Robin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Red Robin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Red Robin throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Red Robin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Red Robin misses with a wild body shot.
Red Robin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
A combination from Red Robin does no damage.
Cage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red Robin.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Red Robin misses with a wild body shot.
Cage cracks Red Robin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Red Robin defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
Red Robin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cage backs up against the cage.
Red Robin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cage.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Red Robin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cage throws out a counter right but Red Robin avoids it with no problem.
Cage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Red Robin.
Red Robin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red Robin misses the jab.
Red Robin cracks Cage with a good jab.
Cage walks into a left hand.

Cage scores with a takedown into Red Robin's guard.
Red Robin keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.
Cage keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage 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.
Let's hope that Cage has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Red Robin is looking to stand up but Cage isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Red Robin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Red Robin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cage.
Tim Red Robin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red Robin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red Robin takes one on the button.
Red Robin with a jab.
Red Robin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Red Robin scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Robin. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red Robin slips a jab from Cage.
Cage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Red Robin circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Red Robin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red Robin misses the shot to the body.
Cage connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red Robin misses with a hook.
Red Robin swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Red Robin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Red Robin lands with a cross.
Cage has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Red Robin misses with a straight left.
Cage walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Red Robin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Red Robin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Red Robin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Red Robin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Cage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cage cracks Red Robin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Red Robin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Red Robin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Red Robin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Red Robin throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cage does it's job there.
Cage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Red Robin finds it's way round the side to connect with Cage's head.
Red Robin swings widly with a right hand

and Cage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Robin.
A nice left hand lands by Red Robin.

Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage slips a jab from Red Robin.
Cage looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cage moves into range and clinches up with Red Robin.
Red Robin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cage keeps control of Red Robin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Red Robin fails to land.
Red Robin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Red Robin fails to land.
Cage tries a body shot but Red Robin blocks it.
Cage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Red Robin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Robin misses with a short punch on the inside.

Cage manages to break the clinch.
Red Robin lands with a nice combination. Cage backs away looking to recover.
Red Robin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Red Robin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage cracks Red Robin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Red Robin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Red Robin.
A slow jab from Red Robin misses its intended target.
A jab from Red Robin misses.
Red Robin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Red Robin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Red Robin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red Robin.
Nice shot by Cage.
Red Robin throws a one two combo.
Red Robin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Red Robin cracks Cage with an open hand slap.
Cage lands a head shot.
Red Robin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Red Robin misses.
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red Robin.
A nice side step and Cage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a body punch but Red Robin moves out of range.
Red Robin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red Robin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Red Robin misses with a wild body shot.
Red Robin lands with a nice combination. Cage backs away looking to recover.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage walks into a straight right hand from Red Robin.
Red Robin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage lands a really nice looking cross but Red Robin seems unphased.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red Robin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Red Robin.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red Robin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Red Robin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cage on the side of the head.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Red Robin's hands.
Cage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red Robin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cage blocks a jab.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Robin misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Red Robin, as that shot connected.
Red Robin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red Robin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Red Robin lands with an overhand left.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt - Red Robin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Red Robin throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red Robin looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red Robin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Red Robin misses the jab.
Red Robin keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Red Robin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Red Robin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cage cracks Red Robin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red Robin throws out the jab.
Cage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Red Robin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage takes one to the side of the head.
Red Robin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cage can do to turn this around?
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red Robin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Red Robin misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
Red Robin lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
Red Robin lands a head shot.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Red Robin.
Nice shot by Red Robin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red Robin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tim Red Robin is winning the standup battle so far.
Red Robin scores with a body shot.
Red Robin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage throws a right hand that Red Robin ducks under and follows up with a left that Red Robin also avoids with ease.
Red Robin works Cage's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Robin lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
Cage tries to clinch but Red Robin is having none of it.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cage moves away from the strike by Red Robin.
Cage slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Red Robin misses the target.
Red Robin misses with a looping right.
Red Robin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Red Robin slips a straight right by Cage.
Red Robin throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Red Robin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage wants to counter the offense by Red Robin and move into the clinch position.
Red Robin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Cage misses.
Red Robin looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Robin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Red Robin misses with an uppercut.
Cage thuds his right hand into Red Robin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Red Robin moved out of range.
Cage blocks a jab.
Red Robin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Red Robin misses with an uppercut.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Red Robin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Red Robin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyler Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Red Robin lands with a hook. Cage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Red Robin slips a jab from Cage.
Cage lands with a right hand.
Red Robin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Red Robin swings widly with a right hand
letting Cage counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands with a cross.
Cage is looking to clinch.
Cage darts in looking for a takedown but Red Robin gets double underhooks and turns Cage into the cage.
Red Robin lunges at Cage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cage's hand.
Red Robin misses with a straight right.
Red Robin takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Red Robin scores with a nice strike.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Red Robin.
Tim Red Robin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cage throws a poor cross that misses
letting Red Robin counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Red Robin.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage slips under a jab from Red Robin.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red Robin moves away.
Cage slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Red Robin cracks Cage with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Red Robin moves away and avoids it.
Red Robin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Cage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Red Robin to score with a decent uppercut.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Red Robin slips the punch.
Cage sizes up Red Robin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cage moves away from the strike by Red Robin.
Red Robin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cage.
Cage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red Robin loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
Donk. Red Robin catches Cage right on the button with a cross.
Cage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Red Robin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Red Robin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Red Robin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Red Robin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tim Red Robin waved his t-shirt featuring Versus's logo in front of the cameras.