PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 791 p4p, 3122 weight class) and Robbie Auston (ranked 114 p4p, 433 weight class). Miet Cleever has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cleever
vs
Auston

190 cm
22
210
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
215
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Auston!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleever.
Auston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleever swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Cleever misses its target.
Auston throws out a loose jab but Cleever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleever swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Auston throws a low kick but Cleever avoids it.
As Auston looks to move away, Cleever throws a big counter combo but Auston just gets out of the way.

Auston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cleever has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Still in the clinch, Auston scores with a nice short uppercut.

Cleever breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleever. Auston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Auston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cleever. That did some damage!
Auston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auston misses with a low kick as Cleever jumps back.
Cleever just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever takes a swing at Auston's ribcage but misses.
Robbie Auston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Auston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a hook.
Cleever throws a poor cross that misses
and Auston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Auston tries to work over Cleever's front leg with a kick but Cleever checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cleever darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Robbie Auston has been cut.
Cleever throws a leg kick that misses.
Cleever throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Auston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Auston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Auston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Auston is looking to chop away at Cleever's legs.
Auston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Cleever tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleever just misses with a punch to the body.
Auston has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Auston is looking to chop away at Cleever's legs.
Cleever misses with a lunging right hand
and Auston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Auston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Auston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Auston tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cleever.
Auston tries a low kick but Cleever avoids it.
Cleever throws a nice looking combination but Auston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Auston lands a slapping body shot.
Auston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Auston misses with a low kick.
Cleever checks a leg kick.
Auston throws a body shot but no joy.
Cleever punishes Auston's body with a nice straight punch.
Cleever blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cleever. That did some damage!
Cleever throws a hook but Auston blocks it.
Cleever throws a body punch but Auston moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Auston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cleever blocks a jab.
A big left from Auston misses.
Auston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Auston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cleever was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cleever throws out a loose jab but Auston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Auston lands with a good body shot.
Good work by Cleever as he checks the leg kick.
Auston slips under a jab from Cleever.
Auston with the inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Auston looks to land a left hand but Cleever moved out of range nicely.
Auston moves in looking to clinch but Cleever pushes him off.
Cleever seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cleever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Auston throws out the jab.
Auston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleever swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick lands for Auston.
Auston tries to clinch up but Cleever circles away and keeps his distance.
Auston misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Auston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Auston misses with a low kick as Cleever jumps back.
Auston blocks a jab.
Auston feints a counter leg kick.
Auston scores with a jab.
Auston throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Auston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Auston misses with a leg kick.
Cleever swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Auston throws a low kick, looking for Cleever's leg but Cleever calmly moves out of range.
Auston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cleever ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Auston.

Auston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleever.
Cleever lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cleever.
Auston lands an uppercut.
Cleever lands a left hand that snaps the head of Auston backwards.

Cleever breaks from the clinch.
Auston misses with a leg kick
and Cleever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Cleever blocks the low kick.
Nice jab there from Auston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever lands with an uppercut that bounces Auston off the cage and back into range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Auston.
Auston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cleever blocks a jab.
It looked like Cleever was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Auston.
Auston looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Auston.
A low kick lands for Auston.
Cleever just misses with a punch to the body.
Auston lands a leg kick that knocks Cleever off balance momentarily.
Auston moves away from the strike by Cleever.
Cleever is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cleever scores with a jab. Auston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That has opened up Robbie Auston's cut even more.
Cleever blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Auston with a nice calf kick.
Auston lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Auston moves out of range easily.
Auston misses with a lunging right hand
and Cleever cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Auston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Auston misses with a low kick.
Cleever's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Auston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cleever scrambles back to his feet.
Auston looks to clinch
and Cleever counters with a good, hard body kick but Auston shrugs it off.
Cleever throws the left hand but Auston avoids the punch easily.
Auston lands with a kick to the temple. Cleever shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleever. Auston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Auston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cleever listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cleever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Auston moves away.
Nice cross by Cleever.

The cut above Robbie Auston's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Auston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cleever's sensitive parts.
Auston looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
As Auston looks to move away, Cleever throws a big counter combo but Auston just gets out of the way.
Auston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cleever.
Cleever pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick from Auston, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbie Auston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Auston wants to clinch but Cleever slips to the side
and Cleever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Auston throws a leg kick but Cleever moved away.
Cleever swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleever avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cleever is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Robbie Auston's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
BOOM! Cleever lands a beautiful left hook that drops Auston. Auston tries to recover but Cleever is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Auston lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miet Cleever!
Miet Cleever retains his light heavyweight title!
Miet Cleever seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.