PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Fudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki Fudo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robson
vs
Fudo

175 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hideki Fudo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudo throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
Robson doesn't manage to clinch there - Fudo circles away.
Fudo tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fudo darts in trying to clinch

and Robson counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Robson lands a damaging elbow.
Robson controlling the action here for a moment.
Robson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fudo's face.
Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robson.
Robson with a knee to the head.
Fudo trying to stall but Robson improves his position.
Fudo looks gassed!
Robson lands a good knee to the midsection. Fudo won't want to take too many of those.
Robson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fudo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robson lands a knee to the head.
Fudo takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hideki Fudo has been cut.
Robson stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robson.
Robson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Fudo is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fudo is still on wobbly legs! Can Robson finish him?
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fudo's face.
Robson landing knees to the body.
Robson has Fudo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Fudo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Robson - that's hurt Fudo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Fudo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Fudo doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sam Robson!