PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danton Robinson (ranked 24075 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thao Pho (ranked 8455 p4p, 0 weight class). Thao Pho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robinson
vs
Pho

195 cm
19
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
266 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danton Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thao Pho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses the jab.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Pho avoids them all with ease.
Pho slips under a jab.
Pho is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Pho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pho counters with a nice leg kick.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pho counters with a head kick.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Pho only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pho counters with a head kick. That will keep Robinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pho counters with a nice kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Pho raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pho ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Pho is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Pho shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pho's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pho staying out of range there.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pho feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Robinson misses
and Pho counters with an inside leg kick.
Pho staying out of range there.
Pho raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Pho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pho counters with an outside leg kick.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Pho counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings for the body but Pho moves out of range.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Pho counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Robinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pho counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson misses with a hook
and Pho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robinson misses with a left hand
and Pho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robinson.

It looks like Thao Pho has been cut.
Pho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Pho flicks out a counter leg kick but Robinson steps away.
Pho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Pho is trying to counter with his kicks.

Robinson sends Pho crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Robinson is motioning to the referee to let Pho up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses the body punch
and Pho counters with a head kick. That will keep Robinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pho tries a quick counter leg kick but Robinson is wise to it.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pho.
Pho shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pho replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robinson blocks it well.
Robinson misses with a left hand
and Pho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Pho tries a quick counter leg kick but Robinson is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Pho tries a quick counter leg kick but Robinson is wise to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pho counters with a head kick. That will keep Robinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Pho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Pho is out of range.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Pho counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pho throws a big counter head kick but Robinson avoids it with no problem.
Pho slips a jab from Robinson.
Pho throws a big counter head kick but Robinson avoids it with no problem.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Pho ducks down to avoid it.
Pho raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pho.
Pho slips a jab from Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Danton Robinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thao Pho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pho counters with a head kick. That will keep Robinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Pho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robinson's knee momentarily.
Robinson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Robinson drops Pho with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pho looks back up at him and smiles so Robinson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Pho is rocked!
Pho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pho at a distance.
Robinson throws a jab when Pho was well out of range.
Pho is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pho defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Pho is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Robinson misses with a body punch
and Pho counters with a head kick. That will keep Robinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robinson connects with a single shot there.
Robinson finds Pho's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Pho flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Robinson lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Pho will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danton Robinson!
Our winner, Danton Robinson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.