PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brother Druther (ranked 4960 p4p, 487 weight class) and Kenneth Robertson (ranked 5416 p4p, 514 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Druther
vs
Robertson

180 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brother Druther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Robertson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson shoots for a double leg takedown but Druther sprawls well. He's pushed Robertson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Druther fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Robertson to the ground. Druther is now in Robertson's guard.
Druther trying to move into half guard but instead Robertson has managed to sweep!

Druther has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robertson postures up in Druther's guard and throws a big left but Druther blocks it.
Druther is trying to control the position but Robertson postures up.
Robertson trying to control the position from guard on top but Druther is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Druther wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Robertson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Robertson tries to clinch up but Druther circles away and keeps his distance.
Robertson slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Druther defends well and Robertson ends up having to push Druther into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robertson tries to clinch but Druther moves out of range.
Brother Druther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Robertson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Druther to the mat! Druther manages to get full guard.
Druther is controlling Robertson's posture.
Robertson trying to control but Druther is working from the bottom.
Robertson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Druther is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Druther keeps moving.
Druther looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robertson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson trying to control but Druther is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Druther has his hands on Robertson's head, controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Robertson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Druther defends well and Robertson ends up having to push Druther into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brother Druther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Robertson.

Druther shoots in and gets a takedown into Robertson's guard.
Druther throws an elbow that misses. Robertson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Druther's guard. Nice move by Robertson!

Robertson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Druther looking for a sweep. Not yet Druther, not yet.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Druther keeps moving.
Robertson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Druther is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robertson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Druther, up you get!

Druther closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Robertson's guard.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet but Druther passes into half guard.

Druther throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Robertson to regain full guard.
Robertson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Druther chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Druther accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robertson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Druther postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druther stands up over Robertson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Druther throws a big elbow that misses.
Druther controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've been informed that Robertson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Druther landing some decent shots from guard.
Druther throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Druther accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Druther in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robertson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Druther throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Brother Druther will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Druther lands a jab to the head.
Druther stuffs the takedown.

Druther looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Druther from controlling successfully.
Druther throwing strikes but missing.
Robertson is trying to keep Druther in close.
Druther trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robertson can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Druther cracks Robertson with a solid left hand.
Druther throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Druther working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druther throwing strikes but missing.
Druther stands up over Robertson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brother Druther overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Druther working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Druther wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Druther with a flurry of punches that miss.
Druther wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Druther tries to free his leg and advance position but Robertson is retaining full guard.
Druther is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Druther loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robertson is pulling down on Druther's head to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robertson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Robertson.
Robertson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Robertson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Druther is trying to control Robertson's posture but Robertson avoids it.
Robertson controlling the position from side mount.
Robertson trying to control the position but Druther is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druther is letting Robertson control him for a moment.
Druther struggling a bit here.
Druther gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Druther is looking for a sweep. Robertson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robertson thows a huge punch but Druther dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robertson is taking a breather. Druther says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Robertson trying to control from half guard but Druther is working away.
Druther controlling the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Druther looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Druther throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Druther wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robertson keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robertson wants to improve his position but Druther is controlling well.
Druther trying to control the action but Robertson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brother Druther dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Robertson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Robertson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Druther tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Robertson is in Druther's guard.
Druther looking for a sweep. Not yet Druther, not yet.
Druther is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Robertson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Robertson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Druther avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robertson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Druther is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robertson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson stands up over Druther, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robertson trying to control but Druther is working from the bottom.
Robertson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Druther swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Druther pulls Robertson in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Druther closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robertson circles away.

Robertson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Druther is trying to defend but Robertson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Robertson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Druther has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robertson is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druther tries to get to full guard but Robertson has control of the leg.
Robertson trying to control the pace.
Druther is refusing to be controlled, as Robertson sits in half guard.
Robertson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brother Druther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice shot lands for Druther.

Druther dives in and scores a takedown into Robertson's guard.
Druther trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Druther cracks Robertson with a solid left hand.
Druther postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
Druther is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druther postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Druther wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Robertson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Druther manages to get himself to full guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robertson looking to pass the guard.
Kenneth Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Druther seems keen to control Robertson's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Robertson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Druther has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brother Druther!
A very excited looking Brother Druther made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.