PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Fortune (ranked 1564 p4p, 224 weight class) and CJ Robinson (ranked 1159 p4p, 174 weight class). Richie Fortune is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Fortune
vs
Robinson

190 cm
27
220 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richie Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, CJ Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Robinson.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Fortune.
Robinson throws a fast counter high kick but Fortune manages to duck under it in time.
Fortune throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
Fortune throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
CJ Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Fortune misses the target.
Fortune stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robinson.
Fortune seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fortune looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Robinson misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a high kick!
Fortune misses with a looping left.
Fortune throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Fortune swings widly with a right hand
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortune throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortune takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Robinson swings for the body but Fortune moves out of range.
Robinson lands a slapping body shot.
Fortune throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Fortune throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortune misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Fortune.
Fortune cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fortune takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fortune misses the shot to the body.
Robinson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fortune misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson defending well as Fortune loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Fortune throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fortune is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fortune rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Fortune misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Robinson dominated that 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.

Fortune throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Fortune pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson feints a jab promting Fortune to slip. Robinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fortune slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fortune thinking.
Fortune takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a jab.
Fortune throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Robinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortune.
Fortune takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fortune misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortune throwing a counter right hand but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Fortune looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
CJ Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Fortune throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a nice body kick.
Fortune throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortune throws out the jab.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortune.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson throws a head kick but Fortune moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes a swing at Fortune's ribcage but misses.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Fortune.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Fortune's ribs.
Robinson lands with a nice body kick.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortune.
An attempted straight right counter from Fortune misses the target.
Robinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortune.
Robinson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fortune takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fortune rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters with a good low kick that Fortune was not able to check.
Fortune on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robinson scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson scores with a head kick. Fortune tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fortune throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Fortune rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fortune tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fortune takes one to the chin there.

Robinson darts in and clinches Fortune up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Robinson.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Fortune.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune misses with a wild body shot.
Fortune throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Fortune moves out of range easily.
Robinson lands a jab to Fortune's midsection.
Fortune throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Fortune.
Robinson connects with a body shot that sends Fortune's belly button to the back.
Richie Fortune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
CJ Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortune manages to avoid it.
It looked like Fortune was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Robinson.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fortune misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Robinson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fortune if he has to take too many more of those.
Fortune misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Fortune.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortune swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fortune thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortune misses the target.
Robinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robinson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fortune takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortune will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Robinson throws a nice head kick!
Fortune misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Fortune lands a big uppercut and Robinson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Robinson looks OK. Fortune waves Robinson back to his feet!

Robinson is rocked!

It looks like CJ Robinson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Fortune moves out of range easily.
Fortune cracks Robinson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Robinson falls backwards against the cage. Fortune follows up with more strikes that drop Robinson to his knees. Fortune keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Robinson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Fortune!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Richie Fortune waved his t-shirt featuring UnderGround Clothing Co.'s logo in front of the cameras.