PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CJ Robinson (ranked 1112 p4p, 1150 weight class) and Jack Number (ranked 156 p4p, 163 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Number's choice of entrance music: This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Robinson
vs
Number

190 cm
29
211
13 - 7 - 0

150 cm
34
205
24 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Core Combat

Altitude Clothing

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, CJ Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Number closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Number misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Number.
Number tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Number looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Number.
Robinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Number misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Number fails with an attempt to clinch.
Number just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRobinson.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Number.
Number looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Number doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson throws a nice head kick!

Number fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Number tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robinson obliges.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Number wants to clinch.
Robinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Number looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Number fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Number fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson tried to counter with a leg kick but Number avoided it.

Number gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robinson blocking some punches.
Number can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Number.
Number tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Number back against the cage.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Number.

Number gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Number is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Number has managed to clinch.
Robinson stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Number throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Number is just out of range.
Number on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Number closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Number.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Number working aggressively here.
Number misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Number working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Number has managed to clinch.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Number tries to clinch up.

Number clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robinson.
Number lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Number tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
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 CJ Robinson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Number fails in his attempt to clinch.
Number wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Number closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick lands for Robinson.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Number moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.

Number clinches up with Robinson and pushes him back against the cage.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Number is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Number tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a head kick.
Number tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Number wants to clinch
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Number closes the distance and clinches.
Jack Number seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Number can do to turn this around?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Robinson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Robinson controlling the action here for a moment.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Number lands a shot to the body.
Number lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Number.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Number gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the cage.
Robinson working Number over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Number has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Number swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson is trying to push Number away but Number has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Number misses with a punch on the inside.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Number misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Number - that landed with a thud.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson is stalling here.
Number tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Number back against the cage.
Number misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Robinson.
Number has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Number tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Number back against the cage.
Number tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Number wants to clinch.
And Robinson counters with a quick kick to the body but Number blocks it.
Robinson throws a nice head kick!
Number misses with a two punch combination.
Number avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Number clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Number tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Number tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Number tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.

Number moves into the clinch.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Number tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Number looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Number tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Number's knee momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Number rushes Robinson and presses him up against the cage.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Robinson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Number falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.

Number moves into the clinch.
Number tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Number doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Number misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Number tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Number lands a shot to the body.
Number can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Robinson wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Number misses with a short punch on the inside.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Number swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Number gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Number fails to land.
Number fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Number misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson tries a body shot but Number blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Number fails to land.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Number fails in his attempt to clinch.
Number wants to clinch.

Robinson instigates a clinch.
CJ Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Number.
A head punch on the inside from Number fails to land.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Number misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Number.
Number lands a shoulder strike.
Number misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Number has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Number misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Number misses with some punches.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Number moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Number thinking.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Number.

Number has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Number tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Number tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Number misses with a body punch.
Number tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson is working Number over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Number.
Number doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Number tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Number has managed to clinch.
Number working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Number controls his hands.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack Number has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Number has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Number comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Robinson!