PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Robinson (ranked 590 p4p, 76 weight class) and Javier Pinales (ranked 859 p4p, 109 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Robinson
vs
Pinales

180 cm
26
184 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

The Glue Factory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Robinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Javier Pinales!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pinales is trying to defend but Robinson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Robinson looking for a submission but Pinales manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Robinson advances position into side control!
Robinson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pinales's shoulder. That is not cool.

Robinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pinales has escaped the position, nice work there.
Robinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson trying to control the position but Pinales is working away.
Pinales is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Pinales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson advances to full mount.
Robinson tries to control but Pinales wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robinson is really struggling to control Pinales but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson wants to take Pinales's back but he can't do it this time.
Robinson controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Robinson tries to control but Pinales wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Robinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Robinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pinales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Pinales keeps moving.
Pinales keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson passes Pinales's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.

Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson controlling the pace.

Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson trying to control from Pinales's half guard. Pinales has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Pinales is keeping the position.

Pinales has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinales keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.

Pinales working for a triangle but Robinson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Robinson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Robinson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robinson trying to control but Pinales is working from the bottom.
Robinson stands and throws Pinales's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinales gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Robinson is looking to work his way around to Pinales's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Pinales is having none of it.
Robinson controlling from mount.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinales can do to turn this around?
Pinales working to try and regain half guard.

Robinson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pinales has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pinales!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinales tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.

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

Robinson is looking for a triangle but Pinales pushes his legs off easily.
Robinson can't keep his opponent in guard - Pinales advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Pinales is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinales.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pinales is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Robinson clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Robinson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pinales's guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Pinales keeps moving.

Pinales looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.

Pinales is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robinson defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson stands and throws Pinales's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pinales gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson controlling from mount.
Robinson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Pinales is holding on tight.
Pinales is squirming around, avoiding Robinson's attempts to control the action.
Pinales sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Pinales looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson is trying to control. Pinales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Pinales is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Robinson had his way with Javier Pinales in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Robinson shoots in and bounces Pinales off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Pinales keeps moving.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Pinales is keeping the position.
Robinson trying to control but Pinales is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson content to stall in guard here.
Pinales keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson passes Pinales's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robinson is pressing down on Pinales's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pinales is holding on for now.
Robinson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pinales is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robinson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Robinson looking to control but Pinales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson content just to control the position here.
Robinson wants to take his opponent's back but Pinales doesn't allow it.
Javier Pinales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson wants to control the pace but Pinales is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson blocks Pinales's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ken Robinson!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Ken Robinson!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ken Robinson!

Ken Robinson wins by unanimous decision!
Ken Robinson retains his welterweight title!
Ken Robinson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Javier Pinales had this to say: 'I demand a rematch!!! This faggot was running his index finger up my anus every chance that he got! Do you understand how good that felt ... and how distracting it was??? NO HOMO!'.