PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kickass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antwain Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kickass has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Antwain Robinson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Kickass
vs
Robinson

185 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Kickass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antwain Robinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickass is looking to clinch.
Robinson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Robinson forces Kickass back against the cage and clinches.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kickass.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kickass is pressed up against the cage. Robinson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kickass down to the mat. Kickass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kickass clinches but Robinson breaks the clinch

and Robinson moves into the clinch.
Kickass stalling.
Kickass is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson jumps guard but Kickass stands there with Robinson around his waist. Robinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robinson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Kickass pulls guard successfully.
Kickass trying to control the position.
Kickass wants to stand and escape but Robinson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kickass looks to land a body kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson tries to land a front kick but Kickass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Robinson.
Kickass wants to get back to his feet but Robinson drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kickass is looking to get back to his feet here but Robinson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kickass's back.
Kickass just trying to survive but Robinson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kickass is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Robinson lands shots from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is controlling the position but Kickass somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Kickass is looking to get back to is feet but Robinson passes into side control.
Kickass is trying to control Robinson's posture but Robinson avoids it.
Robinson prevents Kickass from escaping the position.
Kickass is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickass is trying to buck Robinson off.

Robinson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kickass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack Kickass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antwain Robinson.
Kickass looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Kickass avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Robinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Kickass.

Robinson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kickass wants to stand and escape but Robinson is having none of it.

Robinson gets to his feet - Kickass follows without any prompting.
Kickass throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kickass checks a low kick from Robinson.
Kickass closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side

and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Robinson stalling in the clinch but Kickass improves position.
Kickass works on Robinson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kickass with a knee to the head.

Kickass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kickass throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kickass clinches but Robinson breaks the clinch
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Kickass.
Kickass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robinson throws a chopping leg kick but Kickass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kickass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kickass misses with a takedown

and Robinson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kickass avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kickass avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antwain 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 closes the distance and clinches.
Kickass stalling in the clinch but Robinson improves position.
Kickass jumps guard but Robinson stands there with Kickass around his waist. Kickass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kickass's elbow.
Robinson is stalling here.
Kickass tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.

Robinson gets caught flat footed, as Kickass shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Kickass controlling him for the moment.

Kickass stands up and waves to Robinson to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson closes the distance but Kickass moves to the side
and Kickass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kickass throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Kickass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickass tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.

Kickass tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Robinson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kickass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kickass looks like he's trying to stand up.
Robinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kickass is trying to get back to full guard.
Kickass pushes Robinson off looking to stand but Robinson dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson decides to return to a standing position.
Robinson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kickass.

Robinson has Kickass up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Kickass manages to get underhooks.
Robinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kickass smiles and moves away.
Jack Kickass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kickass darts in and clinches Robinson up against the cage.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Robinson.
Kickass lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson slows down the pace here.
Robinson gets through Kickass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson is working for takedown but Kickass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack Kickass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antwain Robinson.
Kickass lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Kickass managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.

Robinson pulls guard successfully.
Robinson with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Kickass can't handle though.
Kickass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kickass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson is wriggling around but Kickass manages to pass to half guard.
Robinson gets back to full guard.
Kickass wanted to stand there but Robinson had control of the position.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Kickass isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kickass stands and steps away. Robinson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kickass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kickass is looking to land body kicks.

Robinson moves into range and clinches up with Kickass.
Robinson avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.

Robinson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Robinson manages to end up in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kickass is looking for a sweep.
Robinson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kickass is looking to regain half guard here but Robinson keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antwain Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kickass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kickass keeps Robinson at a distance using the push kick.
Kickass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robinson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kickass throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kickass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kickass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.

Robinson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kickass makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kickass.
Kickass is looking to sweep but instead, Robinson has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson stands up out of the half guard.
Kickass closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side

and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kickass's guard now.
Robinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
Robinson prevents Kickass from getting back to his feet.

Robinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Kickass avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Kickass 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Robinson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kickass's guard.
Robinson stays in close to Kickass's body and controls the position.
Kickass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Robinson stands and steps away. Kickass gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kickass misses with a takedown

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kickass won't be happy with that.

Robinson stands up and beckons Kickass to his feet.

Robinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kickass gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kickass is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kickass throws a head kick that misses

and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robinson.
Robinson cracks Kickass with a nice body shot.

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

Kickass clinches with his opponent.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kickass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson can't get the takedown.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kickasss head.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson leaning against his opponent.
Kickass managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Kickass closes the distance looking to clinch

and Robinson counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kickass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kickass fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kickass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kickass throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson tries to clinch

and Kickass counters by moving into the clinch.
Robinson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kickass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson stalling in the clinch.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kickass blocks it with crossed arms.
Kickass looking to slow down the pace here.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Kickass wants to stall.
The referee calls for Robinson to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kickass.
Jack Kickass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Robinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kickass prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antwain 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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