PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Fredrich (ranked 3027 p4p, 2720 weight class) and Howie Robinson (ranked 388 p4p, 357 weight class). Howie Robinson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fredrich
vs
Robinson

174 cm
20
180
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
180
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Fredrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Howie Robinson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Robinson gets control of Fredrich's arms and successfully pulls guard. Robinson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fredrich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fredrich lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Fredrich defends easily.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Fredrich from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Robinson has his foot on Fredrich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fredrich works his way back into a safe position though.
Fredrich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fredrich postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Fredrich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Robinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Fredrich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Robinson working for a triangle but Fredrich defends it easily.
Fredrich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrich scoring with some ground and pound.
Fredrich wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Fredrich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Fredrich tries to pass.
Fredrich controlling from the top position.
Fredrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Robinson has his foot on Fredrich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fredrich works his way back into a safe position though.
Fredrich connects with a couple of short punches.
Fredrich lands a couple of elbows.
Fredrich pushes down on Robinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Fredrich has control of the leg.
Fredrich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Fredrich there.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Fredrich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Fredrich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fredrich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fredrich wants to take a breather but Robinson is having none of it.

Fredrich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fredrich is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fredrich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Robinson actively working from the bottom here.
Fredrich is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson is defending against the submission attempts here by Fredrich.
Robinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fredrich wants to take a breather but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Fredrich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fredrich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fredrich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fredrich winds up and cracks Robinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fredrich lands a nice short elbow.
Robinson is in trouble now - Fredrich has advanced to mount!
Robinson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Robinson gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fredrich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.

Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fredrich defends it easily.
Fredrich working some strikes from top position.
Fredrich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fredrich trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Fredrich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fredrich trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fredrich lands a couple of digs.

Fredrich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fredrich scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Fredrich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Robinson pushes Fredrich up against the cage in a clinch.

Fredrich is fighting off a takedown attempt but Robinson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fredrich to the mat. Fredrich regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
CJ Fredrich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fredrich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredrich controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robinson is in close to Fredrich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robinson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fredrich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Robinson trying to control the action but Fredrich is working from the bottom.
Fredrich regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson advances to half guard.
Fredrich is looking to improve his position.

Robinson is looking for a kimura here.
Fredrich is trying to get back to full guard.
Fredrich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Robinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Robinson's back!
Fredrich lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Robinson.
Fredrich keeps control of the position as Robinson tries to break free.
Robinson is trapped and Fredrich is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fredrich lands punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to escape the position.
Fredrich trying to control.

Fredrich working for the choke.
Fredrich scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fredrich working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fredrich is landing with strikes. Robinson can't take much more of this.

Fredrich tightening his grip on Robinson, looking for the choke.
Fredrich keeps control of the position as Robinson tries to break free.

Fredrich has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fredrich trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Fredrich looking for the choke from the back.
Robinson trying to control the hands but Fredrich won't let him.
A lull in the action here.
Robinson is in bad spot here.
Robinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Fredrich looking for the RNC.
Fredrich is hanging on to Robinson's back as he tries to escape.
Fredrich controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fredrich working for the choke.
Fredrich lands a shot to the head.
Robinson wants to escape the position.
Fredrich scores with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fredrich lands strikes to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredrich has good solid back control here.
Fredrich throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Robinson!
Robinson tries to escape the position.

Fredrich is looking for the choke from the back position but Robinson is controlling his hands well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Fredrich dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Robinson with a poor takedown

and Fredrich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fredrich is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Fredrich is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Fredrich is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fredrich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fredrich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fredrich pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrich slips a nice elbow through Robinson's hands, connecting with Robinson's forehead.
Fredrich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Robinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fredrich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Robinson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fredrich lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson controls Fredrich momentarily but Fredrich frees himself.
Fredrich working some strikes from top position.

Fredrich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fredrich connects with a couple of short punches.
Fredrich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fredrich content to stall in guard here.

Robinson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fredrich has passed into half guard!

Fredrich is trying to work for a kimura but Robinson is defending well.

Robinson actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fredrich lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fredrich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Fredrich wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Fredrich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fredrich defends it easily.
Fredrich trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.

Robinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fredrich with a nice head shot there.
Howie Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrich distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Fredrich from controlling successfully.
Fredrich cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Fredrich lands a couple of elbows.

Robinson working for a triangle but Fredrich defends it easily.

Robinson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fredrich escapes and throws Robinson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robinson is not content to let Fredrich control the position.
Fredrich tries to advance to mount but Robinson denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fredrich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Robinson, who protects the arm well.
Robinson is trying to improve his position.
Fredrich cracks Robinson with a big right hand but Robinson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fredrich trying to control the position but Robinson is working away.
Fredrich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard.

Fredrich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
CJ Fredrich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Fredrich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fredrich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

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