PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Robida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robida has chosen Walk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pall
vs
Robida

185 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

198 cm
25
208 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Pall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Robida!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pall is controlling him.
Pall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Robida is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pall has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robida throws a head kick that misses.
Robida looks gassed!
Robida misses with a takedown attempt
and Pall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Pall pushes Robida up against the cage in a clinch.
Pall tries to circle away but Robida has him pinned against the cage.
Robida can't get the takedown.
Jon Pall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Robida.
Pall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robida walks away with a smile on his face. Pall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danny Robida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pall doesn't manage to clinch there - Robida circles away.

Pall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Robida!
Pall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pall thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Robida really wants to buck Pall off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robida is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Pall gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Pall shoots in for a double leg but Robida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robida tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robida trying to land knees to the body.
Robida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pall prevents a takedown attempt there.

Pall breaks the clinch.
Robida throws a hook but Pall blocks it.
Pall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robida darts in trying to clinch
and Pall counters with a three punch combo that has Robida backing up. Robida nods at Pall to acknowledge the strikes.

Pall clinches.
Robida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pall jumps guard but Robida stands there with Pall around his waist. Pall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robida tries to land knees in the clinch but Pall avoids the damage to the body.
Robida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robida backwards.
Robida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Robida is trying to trip Pall. He has hold of a leg but Pall is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Robida persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Robida wants to stand but Pall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pall is trying to keep Robida in close.

Robida stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robida shoots and misses

and Pall counters with a takedown into side control.
Pall is looking to take a break and control but Robida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Robida explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robida shoots in and drives through. Pall sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Robida.
Pall is looking to clinch but Robida is avoiding it.
Pall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pall counters with a low kick, right behind Robida 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robida throws a sloppy head kick

and Pall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robida's guard.
Robida wants to get back to his feet but Pall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Pall dominated that round.
That's time! Pall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robida doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robida won't be happy with that.
Pall is looking to take a break and control but Robida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robida is trying to get back to his feet.
Jon Pall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Pall as Robida shoots in.
Pall misses with a takedown attempt - Robida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robida clinches up against the cage.
Robida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robida misses with the head strike.
Robida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pall.
Pall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jon Pall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Robida.
Robida goes for a takedown attempt but Pall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pall slips a jab and a cross from Robida.
Jon Pall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robida shoots in and drives through. Pall sprawls well.
Pall shoots in for a double leg but Robida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robida falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pall.

Robida is trying to trip Pall. He has hold of a leg but Pall is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Robida persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pall is trying to control the position but Robida postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robida decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Robida with a poor takedown

and Pall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robida's guard.
Pall won't allow Robida to get back to his feet.

Robida is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robida can't get the takedown.
Robida lands a knee to the head.

Robida is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pall can't fight it off and eventually Robida manages to take the fight to the floor. Pall looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Robida gets to his feet - Pall follows without any prompting.
Robida blocks a head kick by Pall.

Robida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robida lands in his opponent's guard.
Robida wants to stand and escape but instead Pall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robida keeping moving, preventing Pall from controlling successfully.

Robida has his feet on Pall's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Robida.
Robida with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Robida manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Robida closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Robida tries for a takedown but Pall manages to get underhooks.
Pall gets underhooks to prevent Robida's takedown attempt.
Robida lands an uppercut.
Pall blocks the elbow strike.
Robida can't find room to land a body shot as Pall controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robida.
Robida prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robida blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robida.
Robida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pall backwards.
Pall goes for a takedown attempt but Robida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Robida pushes Pall up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robida tries to land knees in the clinch but Pall avoids the damage to the body.

Robida works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pall is working an open guard so Robida takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danny Robida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pall won't allow Robida to get back to his feet.

Robida scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Pall moves into the clinch.
Robida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pall gets underhooks to prevent Robida's takedown attempt.
Robida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pall's efforts to push away.
Pall prevents a takedown attempt there.

Robida has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pall clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Will Robida go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pall can't escape the position.
Will Robida go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Despite being in the dominant position, Danny Robida just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robida tries to clinch up

so Pall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robida is looking to stand up but Pall isn't so interested in that idea.
Pall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robida is keeping the position for now.

Robida scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Robida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jon Pall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Robida.
Pall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robida tries to clinch but Pall moves away

and Pall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Robida pushes Pall off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robida tries to avoid it but Pall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robida to the ground. Robida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robida moves in looking to clinch but Pall pushes him off.
Pall fails with the takedown.
Pall tries to clinch but Robida moves out of range.
Pall avoids the head kick by Robida.
Robida throws the left hand but Pall avoids the punch easily.
Pall fails with a takedown attempt.
Robida fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robida tries to clinch up.
Robida with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pall counters with a single leg into guard. Robida didn't expect that.

Robida uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Robida shoots in for a takedown but Pall shows good takedown defense.
Pall shoots in looking for a takedown. Robida tries to sprawl out of it but Pall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robida throws a looping overhand right but Pall ducks down to avoid it.
Robida shoots in looking for a takedown. Pall tries to sprawl out of it but Robida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pall slips a jab and a cross from Robida.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robida is trying to defend but Pall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Robida pushes Pall off looking to stand but Pall dives back in and keeps control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Pall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Pall!