PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Robinson

180 cm
25
187 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

183 cm
29
178 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Robinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson stands up and beckons Robinson to his feet.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson checks a low kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Johnson shoots in and bounces Robinson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Robinson had control of the position.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Robinson is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.

Robinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Robinson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Robinson up and slammed him! Robinson can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!

Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robinson, right into the meat.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Johnson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Rick Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Robinson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Robinson misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Robinson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Robinson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Robinson.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robinson wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Robinson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Robinson slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Robinson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Robinson cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robinson throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson scores with a nice right hand.
Robinson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Robinson throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Robinson lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robinson tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
Robinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robinson tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Robinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Robinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Jamal Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Robinson.
Robinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robinson can pounce on him.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robinson pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson lands a nice looking body kick.
Robinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Robinson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Robinson tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson controls the position.
Robinson wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson prevents Robinson from moving into mount.

Robinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.

Robinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Robinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Jamal Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson is pushing Robinson's head away, looking to escape. Robinson manages to hold on to the position though.
Rick Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Robinson's best efforts.
Robinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

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