PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Robson (ranked 2046 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Harbin Casbon (ranked 268 p4p, 327 weight class). Neal Robson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harbin Casbon's chin.

Robson
vs
Casbon

182 cm
21
216
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
215
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Neal Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harbin Casbon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casbon.
Robson cracks Casbon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Casbon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robson fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Casbon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robson connects with a body shot.

Casbon moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
Casbon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Casbon lands a hook that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Casbon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casbon presses Robson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robson is breathing heavily.
Casbon throws a head punch that misses.
Casbon lands with a right to the head.
Casbon lands with a left to the head.
Robson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Casbon keeps control of Robson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casbon tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Casbon misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Casbon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Casbon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casbon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Casbon.
Casbon presses Robson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Casbon lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Casbon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casbon tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Casbon blocks an uppercut.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casbon working aggressively here.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Casbon.
Casbon blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casbon lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casbon cracks Robson with a nice body shot.
Casbon misses with a punch to the body.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Casbon.
Casbon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casbon throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.

Robson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robson slips a jab from Casbon.
Robson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Casbon counters with a huge left! Robson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Casbon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Robson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Casbon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harbin Casbon!