PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piki Hoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piki Hoki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Robinson
vs
Hoki

225 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bradley Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piki Hoki!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoki is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.

Oooooh!!! Robinson has knocked Hoki down with a huge combo! Robinson steps away and waves a wobbly Hoki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Piki Hoki has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Hoki.
Hoki throws a leg kick which misses Robinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robinson tries to avoid it.
Hoki tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
Robinson throws a right hand that Hoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoki also avoids with ease.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hoki.
Hoki tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robinson is defended easily by Hoki.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoki.
Bradley Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piki Hoki.
Hoki looks gassed!
Robinson tries to clinch but Hoki moves out of range.
Hoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson has Hoki up against the cage in a clinch.

Hoki breaks the clinch.

Robinson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoki's head.
Hoki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robinson.
Hoki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robinson distracts Hoki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hoki pushes Robinson off and gets back to his feet.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoki.

Hoki moves into the clinch.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hoki is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Robinson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoki is trying to buck Robinson off.
Robinson trying to control the action but Hoki is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoki taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piki Hoki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A decent looking body kick lands there for Hoki.
Hoki shoots and misses

so Robinson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hoki controlling the position.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoki has wrist control.

Robinson has gone for a leg lock! Hoki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Robinson's guard.

Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoki defends it easily.
Hoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Robinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robinson pulls Hoki in to control the position.
Bradley Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoki wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Hoki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robinson's guard.
Hoki throwing shots but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Hoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoki.
Robinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoki on the ground.

Robinson actively working from the bottom here.
Hoki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoki is trying to control. Robinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robinson's head.
Hoki thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Hoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Robinson is trying to control but can't.
Hoki moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hoki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Robinson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Hoki advances to mount.

Hoki has hold of Robinson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Robinson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hoki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoki looking to ground and pound but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Hoki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Robinson tries to lock up and control but Hoki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hoki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Robinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound.
Hoki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hoki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoki unloads with some shots from mount but Robinson bucks and avoids them well.
Robinson is looking to get to half guard.
Hoki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Robinson because Hoki loaded up on that one.
Hoki punching from mount but Robinson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hoki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hoki punching from mount but Robinson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hoki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hoki looking to finish with strikes here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Robinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piki Hoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piki Hoki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hoki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Hoki tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Hoki lands a right hook to the body.
Hoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Hoki.
Bradley Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoki dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Hoki wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson lands with a nice combination. Hoki backs away looking to recover.
Hoki is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoki.
Hoki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Piki Hoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hoki has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoki has a takedown stuffed.
Hoki misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Hoki lands a two punch combo.
Hoki wants to clinch.
Robinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Robinson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoki. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Hoki misses with a body kick.
That kick from Hoki tenderised Robinson's leg. Robinson is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoki tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Hoki wants to slow Robinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Hoki swinging wildly here.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoki circles away.
Hoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Bradley Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piki Hoki.
Hoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Hoki.
Hoki scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoki misses with a head kick.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hoki has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robinson defends it nicely.
Hoki shoots for a double leg takedown but Robinson sprawls well. He's pushed Hoki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piki Hoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piki Hoki!
Piki Hoki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.