PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Granville Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebrontario Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Myers
vs
Robinson

193 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

201 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Granville Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lebrontario Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Myers is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Myers circles away and we're back to standing.
Lebrontario Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Robinson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robinson lands in his opponent's guard.
Robinson postures up in Myers's guard and throws a big left but Myers blocks it.

Robinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Myers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Myers gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
Robinson is trying to push Myers away but Myers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robinson.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Myers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Robinson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Myers blocking some punches.
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myers.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Myers has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myers.
Myers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robinson walks away with a smile on his face. Myers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Myers gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
Robinson wants a takedown but no success here.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Myers tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers avoids the elbow strike from Robinson, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers is working for takedown but Robinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Granville Myers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson tries to work over Myers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Myers, pushing him back against the cage.

Myers drags the fight down to the ground.
Myers has his hands on Robinson's head, controlling the position.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Myers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Robinson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Myers is breathing heavily.
Robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Robinson stands up from Myers's guard - Robinson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Robinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robinson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Myers blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to break free but Myers pushes him back against the cage.
Myers tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.

Robinson wants the takedown. Myers is fighting it off but Robinson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Myers's guard against the cage.

Myers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Myers defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Myers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Myers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson tries to circle away but Myers has him pinned against the cage.
Robinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lebrontario Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Granville Myers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Myers, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson lands an elbow inside that Myers shrugs off.
Myers tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.
A short left from Robinson.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Myers's takedown attempt.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lebrontario Robinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Myers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Granville Myers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Myers tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.

Myers is rocked!
Robinson has Myers pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Myers is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Robinson - that's hurt Myers badly! Oh, another knee lands and Myers is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Myers doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lebrontario Robinson!
After the fight, Lebrontario Robinson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.