PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heng Jiang (ranked 2291 p4p, 249 weight class) and Timothy Robinson (ranked 2385 p4p, 255 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jiang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Volbeat - A Warrior's Call. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Timothy Robinson enters the cage!

Jiang
vs
Robinson

174 cm
26
161 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

173 cm
31
169 lbs
23 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heng Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Jiang. Jiang maintains the clinch.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jiang or not.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiang is trying to pull guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robinson has Jiang pushed against the cage.
Robinson avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Jiang throws a push kick but Robinson slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson lands a big head kick that sends Jiang tumbling to the mat! Robinson takes a step backwards and waves Jiang back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Heng Jiang has been cut.
Robinson moves out of range as Jiang throws a body kick.
Robinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Jiang keeps Robinson at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson walks into a left hand.
Jiang missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice shot lands for Jiang.
Jiang misses with a looping right.
Jiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jiang lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
Jiang misses with the combination.
Jiang is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jiang gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Jiang taking a bit of punishment here - Robinson scoring with strikes.
Jiang is not content to let Robinson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jiang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jiang keeps working.
Jiang can't do much from the bottom here.
Robinson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Robinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jiang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Robinson working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang defending against the ground and pound.
Jiang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Robinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jiang is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jiang is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heng Jiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heng Jiang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Robinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jiang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jiang throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Heng Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Jiang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crunch! Robinson slams his shin into Jiang's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson with the counter takedown but Jiang avoids it easily.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Jiang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jiang.
Jiang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jiang lands a head shot.
No joy there for Jiang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jiang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Jiang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Jiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jiang fakes the leg kick and cracks Robinson in the body.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jiang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Robinson really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Jiang.
A slow jab from Jiang misses its intended target.
Jiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jiang defends it well.
Jiang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jiang defends it well.
Robinson slips under a jab from Jiang.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robinson with a poor takedown
and Jiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiang stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
A combination from Jiang does no damage.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jiang throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robinson throws the kick towards the body but Jiang avoids it.
Jiang blocks a leg kick.
Robinson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jiang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jiang lands with an uppercut that bounces Robinson off the cage and back into range.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson thumps Jiang with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heng Jiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heng Jiang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiang misses the target.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jiang. Jiang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jiang throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That kick from Robinson tenderised Jiang's leg. Jiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A leg kick checked by Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang cracks the inside of Robinson's front leg.
Jiang moves out of range as Robinson throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Robinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Jiang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jiang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jiang cracks Robinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Jiang tenderised Robinson's leg. Robinson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robinson throws a leg kick
and Jiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heng Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson throws a leg kick

and Jiang counters with a crisp one two that drops Robinson! Jiang thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Robinson to his feet! Robinson is in big trouble!

Robinson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiang finish him?
Robinson slips under a jab.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Jiang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jiang misses with a hook
and Robinson counters with a good low kick that Jiang was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang scores with a nice head shot.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jiang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robinson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Robinson throws a head kick that half lands.
Heng Jiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jiang.
Heng Jiang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Robinson moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Jiang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Robinson wants to slow Jiang down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Jiang misses its target.
Jiang lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
Robinson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jiang.
Jiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robinson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jiang counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jiang pinned against the cage. Jiang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heng Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jiang, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heng Jiang!
Heng Jiang decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.