PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilari Hurma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hurma's choice of entrance music: Yello - Oh Yeah. Rick Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robinson
vs
Hurma

183 cm
25
178 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
181 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ilari Hurma!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a body kick.
Robinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Hurma.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Hurma.
Hurma moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Robinson takes a swing at Hurma's ribcage but misses.
Hurma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurma throws out the jab.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hurma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Robinson - the referee stops the clock and Hurma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Robinson. Hurma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurma misses the jab.
Robinson cracks the inside of Hurma's front leg.
Robinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hurma looks gassed!
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Hurma's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurma tries to avoid it.
Hurma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Ilari Hurma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson is looking to slow Hurma down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Robinson.
Hurma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hurma should have avoided that one.
Robinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Hurma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Hurma's ribs.
Hurma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson feints and then cracks Hurma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurma down.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Robinson.
Hurma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robinson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robinson.
Robinson cracks the inside of Hurma's front leg.
Nice shot by Robinson.
Robinson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hurma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hurma tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robinson presses Hurma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hurma misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurma.
Hurma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurma.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurma's face.

Hurma is rocked!
Robinson lands a big knee! That's hurt Hurma! Oh, he's all over the place! Robinson lands another knee that sends Hurma to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Robinson!