PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Janus
vs
Robinson

162 cm
36
167 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

173 cm
28
169 lbs
20 - 14 - 2

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

Hellbent
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Janus takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Janus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Janus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Janus tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Janus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Robinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Janus scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robinson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus has Robinson pushed against the cage.
Janus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janus is stalling here.
Janus misses with the head strike.
Robinson slows down the pace here.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Janus won't allow it.

Robinson pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to control but Janus passes easily into half guard.
Robinson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Robinson actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson trying to control from the bottom.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Janus is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Janus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Janus's back!
Robinson punches the canvas rather than the man.

Janus is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Robinson struggling to land strikes to the head as Janus covers up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Robinson working for a choke but Janus is defending well.
Robinson keeps control of the position as Janus tries to break free.
Robinson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Janus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Janus preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Robinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Janus tries to clinch up.
Robinson tries a quick counter leg kick but Janus is wise to it.
Robinson feints and then cracks Janus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Janus down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Robinson.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Janus.

Janus drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Janus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Janus has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Janus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Robinson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Janus uses from the top position.
Robinson controls Janus momentarily but Janus frees himself.
Robinson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Janus from controlling successfully.
Janus stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
Robinson is trying to keep Janus in close.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Janus from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Janus defends easily.
Janus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Janus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson is looking to score with low kicks.
Janus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Janus is out of range and Robinson settles back down.
Janus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robinson goes for a double leg but Janus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Janus continues to drive forward.

Janus clinches.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Janus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Janus moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Robinson lands a nice looking body kick.
Robinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Janus is able to avoid easily.

Janus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Janus landing knees to the body.
Janus has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Janus fails to land.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Janus works on Robinson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Janus up against the cage.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hugh Janus will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Janus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Janus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janus misses with a wild body shot.
Janus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robinson scores with a leg kick.
Robinson throws a leg kick but Janus checks it.
Janus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Janus.
Hugh Janus 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.
Janus misses with a head kick.
Robinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Robinson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Robinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Robinson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson is pushing down on Janus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Janus is fighting to maintain full guard but Robinson has managed to sneak the leg through.

Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Janus taking some punishment here, with Robinson in his half guard.
Janus is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Timothy Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janus is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robinson is thwarting Janus's attempts to control the position.
Janus wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Robinson prevents Janus from standing back up.
Robinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Janus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Robinson controlling from mount.
Robinson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Robinson lands a heavy elbow.
Robinson wants to control but Janus has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Robinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus is trying to maintain the position but Robinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Janus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Janus tries to kick Robinson off but Robinson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Janus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Janus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Robinson seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson is keen to just control but Janus is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Robinson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Timothy Robinson thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).