PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Rahamies (ranked 1437 p4p, 1284 weight class) and DeShawn Robinson (ranked 148 p4p, 134 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rahamies
vs
Robinson

175 cm
27
145
7 - 3 - 0

174 cm
23
149
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn Robinson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rahamies, pushing him back against the cage.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies presses Robinson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahamies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rahamies blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Rahamies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Rahamies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson is working Rahamies over against the cage.
Rahamies tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Rahamies back against the cage.
Rahamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Rahamies lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Rahamies can't break the clinch.
Rahamies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahamies pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Rahamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Rahamies's head.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Rahamies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.

Rahamies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahamies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Robinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Rahamies slips the punch.
Rahamies appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Robinson - just one landing.
Rahamies slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Robinson connects with the punch.
Robinson is looking to slow Rahamies down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
Rahamies blocks a jab.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Robinson backs away, Rahamies returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rahamies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahamies moves away.
Rahamies is looking to counter punch.
Robinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Robinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Rahamies.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahamies.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Rahamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahamies appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rahamies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahamies throws out the jab.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahamies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Rahamies circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson cracks Rahamies with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rahamies takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
A short right from Robinson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahamies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rahamies fails to land.
Rahamies blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Rahamies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Rahamies lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robinson.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Rahamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahamies.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Rahamies blocking some punches.
Rahamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShawn 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.

Robinson looks to land a right hand but Rahamies moved out of range.
Rahamies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson misses with a left hand
and Rahamies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rahamies throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeShawn Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahamies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robinson's sensitive parts.
DeShawn Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahamies moves away.
Robinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Rahamies.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson scores with the left hand. Rahamies knows he should have avoided that one.
Robinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rahamies on the side of the head.
Rahamies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Rahamies has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Rahamies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahamies struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Rahamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
Robinson lands an uppercut.

Rahamies manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Rahamies misses
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Robinson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahamies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rahamies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
As Robinson backs away, Rahamies returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robinson tries to move into range but Rahamies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robinson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Robinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson lands a head shot.
Rahamies avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Rahamies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robinson.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
A cross from Robinson lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Rahamies was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson throws a hook but Rahamies avoids it easily.

Rahamies takes the fight into the clinch.
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahamies lands with a short shot to the head.
Rahamies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
Rahamies lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rahamies breaks the clinch.
Robinson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson throws a body punch but Rahamies moves out of range.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rahamies circles away.
Rahamies was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahamies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rahamies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Robinson.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahamies was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Rahamies is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
DeShawn Robinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahamies is leaning against Robinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahamies's elbow.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahamies working aggressively here.

Rahamies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rahamies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShawn Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Robinson cracks Rahamies with a good jab.
Ilari Rahamies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rahamies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rahamies blocks a jab.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rahamies circles away quickly and effectively.
Rahamies misses with a hook.
Robinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rahamies's sensitive parts.
Rahamies moves out of range of the strikes.

Rahamies moves into the clinch.
Rahamies lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies misses with some punches.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.

Rahamies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Rahamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahamies is looking to counter punch.
Rahamies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Robinson.
Rahamies shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rahamies tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Robinson.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahamies wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rahamies lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahamies throws a head kick that misses.
Rahamies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pushes Rahamies away with a front kick.

Rahamies moves into range and clinches up with Robinson.
Rahamies throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson is working Rahamies over against the cage.
Rahamies has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahamies.
Rahamies digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rahamies looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rahamies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rahamies.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rahamies fails to land.

Rahamies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahamies keeps the fight on the outside.
Rahamies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Robinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rahamies doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson misses with a right hand
enabling Rahamies to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahamies throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Robinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robinson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rahamies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Rahamies ducks down to avoid it.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Rahamies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rahamies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Rahamies coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Rahamies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rahamies momentarily.
Robinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rahamies throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Rahamies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rahamies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rahamies takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeShawn Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeShawn Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

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