PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Robertson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Proclaimers - 500 Miles kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

White
vs
Robertson

182 cm
30
158 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

170 cm
30
144 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.

White pushes Robertson up against the cage in a clinch.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robertson lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Robertson throws a punch but it's blocked by White.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for White.
Robertson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robertson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by White.
Robertson leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robertson tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robertson to the ground. Robertson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr White. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a front kick that sends Robertson stumbling back into the cage.

White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robertson did well to prevent White getting side control.
Robertson gets back to full guard.
Robertson wants to sweep but no luck.
Robertson is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Robertson keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White landing with the ground and pound.
Robertson wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robertson's guard.
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!
White is trying to control. Robertson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robertson trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White thows a huge punch but Robertson dodges it nicely.
Robertson manages to get to full guard.
Robertson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Robertson wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White throwing strikes from guard but Robertson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertson wants to sweep but no luck.
White has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
White wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
White with a nice head shot there.
Robertson keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
Robertson working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Robertson looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robertson holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robertson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robertson is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
White lands with some strikes.
White with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White cracks Robertson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by White.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the attempt from Robertson to control.
Robertson is trying desperately to improve position.
White postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Robertson looks a forlorn figure.

Robertson is rocked!
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robertson is looking to escape.
White landing shots from mount.
Robertson is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
White working away from the top, dropping strikes.
White unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson tries to lock up and control but White gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Robertson is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.

White looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Robertson misses with a looping right.
Robertson seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick by Robertson misses
and White counters with a big head kick but Robertson shrugs it off.
Robertson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White throws a combination. Robertson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Robertson.
Robertson walks into a straight right hand from White.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robertson scores with a push kick.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from White.

White gets caught flat footed, as Robertson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Robertson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Robertson.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robertson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robertson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
White is looking to take a break and control but Robertson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Robertson down.
Check out the look on White's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White working the ground and pound.

White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Robertson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Robertson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on White's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Robertson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Robertson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Robertson is retaining full guard.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
Robertson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White forces his way into half guard.

White is looking for a kimura but Robertson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
White trying to control the action but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Robertson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
White wants to take a breather but Robertson is having none of it.
Robertson regains full guard. Nicely done.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robertson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robertson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robertson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr White dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White missing with a left hand there. Robertson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robertson throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robertson misses with a straight right.
Trevor Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Robertson misses.
White lands a head kick!
White avoids the head kick by Robertson.
Robertson throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws a right and a left that Robertson avoids nicely.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White dives in and grabs Robertson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robertson pushes down on White's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White lands with a hook. Robertson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch lands to the side of Robertson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robertson blocks a head kick by White.

White shoots in and gets a takedown into Robertson's guard.
Robertson working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robertson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Robertson tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Trevor Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White wants to control but Robertson is keeping busy.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Robertson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Robertson's back!
White lands a shot to the body.
White lands shots from the back.
White lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robertson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get White off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
White throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
White controlling well, preventing Robertson from escaping the position.
Robertson breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
White keeping full guard, as Robertson tries to pass.
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Robertson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing White to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Robertson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - White pulls down on the head and he's put Robertson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mr White!
Mr White made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.