PBP Commentary

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

Robbins
vs
Burger

213 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
231 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 3 - 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, Filipe Burger!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Burger.
Robbins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Burger tries to bum rush Robbins with a series of wild strikes but Robbins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robbins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Burger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Robbins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Burger is in Robbins's guard.

Robbins has his feet on Burger's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Robbins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Robbins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robbins working away.
Burger is looking for a sweep.
Burger struggling a bit here.
Burger is trying to improve his position.
Robbins cracks Burger with a big right hand but Burger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robbins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Burger is looking for a sweep.
Robbins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Robbins wants to control but Burger is keeping him busy.
Burger is looking to regain half guard here but Robbins keeps moving and retains side control.
Robbins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burger keeps working.
Burger tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Robbins presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Burger taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger is trying desperately to improve position.
Robbins lands a big elbow.
Robbins landing shots from mount.
Burger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Burger is trying to maintain the position but Robbins is very close to passing his half guard.
Burger tries to roll over but Robbins keeps him under control.
Burger wants to get back to his feet.
Robbins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Robbins prevents Burger from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burger kicks Robbins off and gets back to his feet.

Robbins takes the fight into the clinch.

Robbins pulls guard.
Burger throws an elbow that misses. Robbins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burger's guard. Nice move by Robbins!

Burger lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Robbins trying to control but Burger is working from the bottom.
Robbins sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Burger has his foot on Robbins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robbins works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins preventing the sweep.
Robbins postures up and lands a big shot to Burger's brow.

Robbins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Burger is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Burger has escaped and now he's on top!

Robbins throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Burger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burger works over Robbins with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins looking for a sweep. Not yet Robbins, not yet.
Robbins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burger controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirby Robbins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Robbins to the mat! Robbins manages to get full guard.
Robbins keeping moving, preventing Burger from controlling successfully.
Burger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robbins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger is working Robbins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robbins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger trying to move into half guard but instead Robbins has managed to sweep!

Robbins with a nice head shot there.
Burger wants to improve his position but instead Robbins has moved into half guard.
Burger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Robbins.
Burger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Burger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burger thows a huge punch but Robbins dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Burger looking for a submission but Robbins manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

Burger 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 Burger, into his guard.

Burger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Burger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Burger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robbins is working Burger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Robbins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burger looking for a sweep. Not yet Burger, not yet.
Robbins postures up and lands a big shot to Burger's brow.
Kirby Robbins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Burger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robbins defends well.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Robbins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four 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.
Robbins 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.

Burger working for submissions but it's allowed Robbins to get to half guard.
Burger wants to improve his position but Robbins is controlling well.
Burger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robbins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robbins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burger keeping moving, preventing Robbins from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Filipe Burger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Burger tries to sprawl but Robbins drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Burger kicks off Robbins and gets to his feet.

Burger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robbins is in close to Burger's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Burger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robbins defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Burger has his foot on Robbins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robbins works his way back into a safe position though.
Burger wants to sweep here but Robbins controlling him for the moment.

Burger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robbins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robbins distracts Burger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Burger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robbins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burger is one step ahead there.
Burger passes Robbins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins landing strikes from the bottom.
Burger wants to take a breather but Robbins is having none of it.
Burger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burger trying to control from Robbins's half guard. Robbins has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burger trying to control but Robbins is working from the bottom.

Burger stands up from Robbins's guard - Burger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robbins circles away.
Robbins is looking to counter the offense by Burger and move into the clinch.
Burger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robbins swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger shoots in for a double leg but Robbins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kirby Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipe Burger.

Robbins clinches up against the cage.

Robbins successfully pulls guard.

Burger stands up and waves to Robbins to follow him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Robbins pulls guard successfully.
Burger works over Robbins with some ground and pound from guard.
Robbins wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger stops Robbins from standing up.
Burger trying to control but Robbins is working from the bottom.
Robbins wants to sweep here but Burger controlling him for the moment.
Robbins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burger controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burger prevents Robbins from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Burger has gone for a leg lock! Robbins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burger's guard.

Burger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robbins defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirby Robbins.
Well Robbins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirby Robbins!