PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirby Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Furball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robbins
vs
Furball

213 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirby Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Furball!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robbins clinches with his opponent.

Robbins decides to pull guard.
Furball trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Furball content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Furball passes into half guard.
Furball is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Robbins tries to get to full guard but Furball has control of the leg.

Furball is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furball is looking to take a break and control but Robbins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robbins moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furball wants to pass the guard but Robbins is keeping the position.
Furball trying to control the position from guard on top but Robbins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furball missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furball is pushing down on Robbins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Robbins is fighting to maintain full guard but Furball has managed to sneak the leg through.

Furball wants to work for an arm triangle but Robbins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robbins is trying to get back to full guard.
Furball winds up and cracks Robbins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furball wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robbins keeps working.
Furball throwing shots but Robbins is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furball is trying to control the action in half guard but Robbins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Robbins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robbins keeping moving, preventing Furball from controlling successfully.
Robbins keeping full guard, as Furball tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Furball's guard.

Robbins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Furball is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Robbins wants to get back to full guard but Furball has mounted him!
Furball connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Furball with the ground and pound from mount.
Furball landing shots from mount.

Furball moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Robbins has worked his arm free - good work by Robbins!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Furball goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Robbins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Furball but great work by Robbins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Robbins working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furball defending against the ground and pound.
Furball seems a little lost for a moment, as Robbins dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fred Furball will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Furball fails with the takedown

and Robbins counters with a takedown into side control.
Robbins staying calm.
Robbins wants to control but Furball is keeping him busy.
Furball connects with an elbow from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins wants to control but Furball is keeping him busy.
Robbins scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furball gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nice strikes from Robbins there.
Robbins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robbins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Furball works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robbins lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Furball pushes Robbins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Robbins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robbins shoots in for a double leg but Furball sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furball tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robbins defends well and Furball ends up having to push Robbins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Furball. No joy for Robbins on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirby Robbins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Robbins takes the fight into the clinch.

Furball gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furball throws a big right hand that misses.
Robbins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Furball postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furball works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Furball seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robbins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Robbins is pressing down on Furball's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furball postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robbins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furball forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Furball wants to work for an arm triangle but Robbins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Furball is working for a submission of some sort.
Furball has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robbins moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robbins keeping moving, preventing Furball from controlling successfully.
Furball pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robbins is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Furball accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furball 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 stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Furball showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robbins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Furball walks away with a smile on his face. Robbins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Furball shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robbins sprawls well. Robbins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Furball gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Robbins clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins is trying to pull guard but Furball has him pressed against the cage.
Furball looking to slow down the pace here.
Furball has had enough of the clinch but Robbins keeps him there for the moment.
Furball is trying to drag Robbins to the mat but Robbins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Robbins decides to pull guard.
Furball looking to pass the guard.
Robbins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Furball preventing the sweep.
Fred Furball has got the better of the ground game so far.
Furball tries to free his leg and advance position but Robbins is retaining full guard.
Robbins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Robbins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furball keeping moving, preventing Robbins from controlling successfully.
Robbins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Furball is trying to keep Robbins in close.
Furball wants to sweep here but Robbins controlling him for the moment.
Robbins looking to sit in guard and control but Furball gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Furball preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Furball postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Robbins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Furball, into his guard.

Robbins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robbins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Robbins postures up.
Robbins throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a big elbow that misses.
Robbins stays in close to Furball's body and controls the position.
Robbins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Furball is proving hard to escape from.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robbins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fred Furball is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Furball clinches up against the cage.
Robbins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Furball walks away with a smile on his face. Robbins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirby Robbins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Furball or perhaps it was just good defense by Robbins, which made it look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirby Robbins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Furball 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Furball!