PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reece Robertson (ranked 1082 p4p, 1622 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 151 p4p, 227 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Janowski's choice of entrance music: Going Down. Reece Robertson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Robertson
vs
Janowski

185 cm
26
183
12 - 13 - 0

172 cm
24
176
10 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski slips a jab from Robertson.
Janowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robertson's head backwards.
Stevie Janowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janowski misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Janowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robertson momentarily.
Janowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robertson to score with a decent uppercut.
Janowski scores with a nice body kick.
Janowski cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Janowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Janowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Robertson in the body.
Robertson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Janowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Janowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robertson is looking for a counter combo.
Janowski throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Robertson. Janowski shrugs it off though.
Robertson works Janowski's body with a nice hook.
Janowski misses with a body kick.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Janowski.
Janowski misses with a combination
and Janowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robertson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Janowski scores with a hook to the body. Robertson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Janowski throws a looping overhand right but Robertson ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Robertson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robertson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Janowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Robertson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Robertson.
Robertson throws a big counter combination but Janowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski misses with a low kick.
Janowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janowski misses with a jab to the body
and Robertson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robertson misses with a body shot.

Janowski gets a clinch.
Janowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson avoids a wild elbow strike from Janowski.
Robertson lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janowski throws an elbow but misses.
Robertson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robertson throws an elbow but misses.
Janowski misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
Janowski dodges an elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Janowski lands an elbow that stopped Robertson in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robertson.
Robertson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Janowski as the two fighters clinch.
Janowski avoids the elbow strike from Robertson, against the cage.
Robertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robertson avoids the elbow strike from Janowski, against the cage.
Janowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robertson connects with a knee to the head.
Robertson lands an elbow just above Janowski 's eye.
Janowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Reece Robertson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the head but Janowski blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Janowski avoids the damage to the body.
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robertson's brow.
Janowski misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Janowski.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janowski working aggressively here.
Robertson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robertson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Janowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janowski blocks an elbow strike from Robertson.
Janowski lands an elbow inside that Robertson shrugs off.
Janowski can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Janowski.
Janowski scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janowski misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Janowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reece Robertson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Robertson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Janowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robertson scrambles back to his feet.
Janowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janowski is looking to chop away at Robertson's legs.
Janowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robertson counters with a leg kick.
Robertson thumps Janowski with a low kick.
Janowski misses with a head kick.
Robertson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Janowski is out of range.
Janowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Janowski lands a leg kick that knocks Robertson off balance momentarily.
Stevie Janowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski digs a good hook to Robertson's body.

Janowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janowski.
Janowski misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski prevents a body shot from Robertson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Janowski's brow.
Janowski misses with the head strike.
Janowski prevents a body shot from Robertson.
Janowski lands a shot to the body.
Janowski lands an uppercut.
Janowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janowski lands with a right to the head.
Janowski works on Robertson's body with a couple of short punches.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Robertson trying to land knees to the body.
Robertson misses with a punch to the body.
Stevie Janowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Janowski.
Robertson blocks an elbow strike from Janowski.
Janowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robertson's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robertson.
Janowski tries a body shot but Robertson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Janowski tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson throws an elbow that misses.
Janowski tries a body shot but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janowski misses with a body punch.
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janowski avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janowski misses with an elbow strike.
Janowski lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Robertson takes a shot to the head.
Janowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janowski dodges an elbow strike from Robertson.
Janowski blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Janowski.
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Janowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski blocks the elbow strike.
Janowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Janowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Janowski avoids the damage to the body.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Janowski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Janowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janowski tries to throw a body punch but Robertson avoids it by throwing Janowski back against the cage.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Janowski lands with a right to the head.
Janowski lands with a left to the head.
Janowski tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Janowski.
Robertson avoids the elbow strike from Janowski, against the cage.
Janowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.
Janowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robertson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Janowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Janowski.
Janowski lands with a right to the head.
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!
Janowski lands a body shot.
Janowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Janowski managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Janowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Janowski.
Janowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Janowski.

Robertson is rocked!
Janowski pushes Robertson against the cage. Janowski is working some dirty boxing. Janowski pushes off with a quick right hook! Robertson goes down! Robertson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Janowski moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Janowski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stevie Janowski waved his t-shirt featuring 30th Century Beer Store's logo in front of the cameras.