PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox comes to the cage accompanied by This Life. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lennox
vs
Robertson

195 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lennox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Lennox looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Robertson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robertson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Lennox drops back looking for a leg! Robertson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robertson manages to kick Lennox off! Lennox jumps back into Robertson's guard.

Lennox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lennox is breathing heavily.

Lennox drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lennox jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Robertson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lennox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robertson is looking for a triangle but Lennox pushes his legs off easily.

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

Lennox drops back looking for a leg! Robertson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robertson manages to kick Lennox off! Lennox jumps back into Robertson's guard.

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

Robertson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lennox should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Robertson has tightened it up now! Lennox should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rob Robertson!