PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 3118 p4p, 291 weight class) and Timothy Robinson (ranked 3259 p4p, 303 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bilous
vs
Robinson

171 cm
28
167 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

173 cm
32
169 lbs
23 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pavlo Bilous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson with the counter takedown but Bilous avoids it easily.
Bilous lands a nice shot to the body.
Bilous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Robinson blocks the leg kick.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bilous connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bilous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bilous tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.
Bilous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a leg kick.
Robinson tries a quick counter leg kick but Bilous is wise to it.
Bilous chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bilous.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Bilous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bilous misses with a wild body shot.
Bilous checks a leg kick.
Robinson slips a straight right by Bilous.
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bilous uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robinson has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson throws a low kick but Bilous moves out of range easily.
Bilous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bilous swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Bilous.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bilous.
Bilous throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson misses with a leg kick
and Bilous makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pavlo Bilous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilous throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Bilous lands but Robinson takes it in his stride.
Pavlo Bilous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bilous throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bilous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Bilous loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Bilous.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robinson tries to land a front kick but Bilous steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bilous appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bilous scores with a leg kick.
Bilous throws a poor cross that misses

and Robinson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bilous's guard.
Robinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bilous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bilous working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bilous looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Robinson landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavlo Bilous dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bilous scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robinson in his tracks.
Bilous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bilous looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Bilous takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bilous throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robinson with the counter takedown but Bilous avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bilous throws out the jab.
Bilous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Bilous.
Robinson scores with a jab. Bilous acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robinson cracks Bilous with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bilous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bilous misses with a low kick.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bilous misses.
And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Bilous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bilous goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bilous misses with a straight left.
Bilous fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Bilous's body.
Bilous misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bilous blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bilous misses the target.
Bilous is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous misses with an uppercut.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bilous finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
A left lands for Bilous.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bilous. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Bilous throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Nice shot by Bilous.
Bilous scores with a head kick. Robinson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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.

Bilous clinches up against the cage.
Bilous is trying to pull guard but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Bilous is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Robinson to keep the fight standing.
Bilous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bilous prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Bilous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robinson is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Bilous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bilous 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. Bilous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavlo Bilous dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bilous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Bilous paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robinson.
Bilous misses with a straight right.
Bilous throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bilous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bilous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bilous tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Bilous pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Robinson is predictable there

and Bilous counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robinson won't be happy with that.
Bilous tries to advance to mount but Robinson denies him.
Robinson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bilous working away.
Robinson tries to buck Bilous off but Bilous is having none of it.
Robinson manages to get back to half guard.
Robinson is pressing down on Bilous's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bilous stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson is pulling down on Bilous's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timothy Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bilous throws a big right hand that misses.
Bilous postures up.
Bilous distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Robinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bilous preventing the sweep.
Robinson pulls Bilous in close to prevent any damage.
Bilous landing with the ground and pound.
Bilous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous working some strikes from top position.
Bilous with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Bilous slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilous preventing the sweep.
Robinson seems keen to control Bilous's posture.

Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bilous doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Robinson is tightening it up a little... Bilous has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bilous reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bilous taps out! Nice BJJ there by Robinson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). 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).
In defeat, Pavlo Bilous stepped up to the mic, saying 'Should have stayed away from that rave last night ugh I had a great time and got laid so atleast I have that '.