PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Roblin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meech comes to the cage accompanied by shear it maybe. The key to victory for Patches Meech has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Meech
vs
Roblin

183 cm
33
190 lbs
13 - 25 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jo Roblin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roblin fails with a takedown attempt.
Meech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roblin throws a nice looking combination but Meech bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roblin lands with an overhand left.

Roblin closes the distance and clinches.
Roblin content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Roblin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Roblin instigates a clinch.

Roblin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roblin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roblin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meech moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roblin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meech's waist but Meech gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roblin off to one side.
Roblin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Meech is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Roblin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meech.
Meech misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Meech. Those never looked like landing.
Meech misses with an uppercut. Roblin saw that one coming.

Roblin darts in and clinches Meech up against the cage.
Meech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roblin jumps into guard, dragging Meech to the mat.
Meech stopping the sweep attempt from Roblin.
Roblin working a defensive guard here.

Roblin has his feet on Meech's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Meech misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roblin staying out of range there.
Meech throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meech throws a jab but it's blocked by Roblin.

Roblin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Meech manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Meech on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meech tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meech keeping moving, preventing Roblin from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roblin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Roblin looking to pass the guard.
Roblin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roblin trying to control but Meech is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roblin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Meech is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Roblin dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meech stops Roblin from passing to mount.
Meech is not content to let Roblin control the position.
Roblin controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Roblin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Roblin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jo Roblin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Roblin shoots in but Meech avoids the takedown attempt easily.

It looks like Patches Meech has been cut.
Meech displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roblin.
An attempted straight right counter from Meech misses the target.
Patches Meech is winning the standup battle so far.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Meech misses with the combination.
Roblin throws a nice looking combination but Meech bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meech went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Roblin moves into the clinch.
Roblin jumps guard but Meech turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patches Meech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo Roblin.
Nice elbow from Roblin.
A frustrated look appears on Meech's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meech has had enough of the clinch but Roblin keeps him there for the moment.
Roblin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Roblin has clasped his hands together around Meech's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Roblin staying calm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech pushes Roblin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Roblin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Roblin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meech keeps working.
Roblin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Meech is avoiding damage well.

That's two 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.
Roblin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Meech scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roblin lands a jab to the head.
Meech throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Roblin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Meech was covering up waiting for the punch and Roblin finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roblin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Meech wants to stand but Roblin is controlling the position.
Roblin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roblin prevents Meech from escaping the position.

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.
Roblin is looking to take a break and control but Meech is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Roblin stands up.
Roblin misses with a wild body shot.

Roblin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roblin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Roblin jumps into guard, dragging Meech to the mat.
Roblin has Meech pulled in close to control his posture.
Roblin wants to sweep here but Meech controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jo Roblin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patches Meech'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Meech avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meech tries to bum rush Roblin with a series of wild strikes but Roblin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meech misses with a double jab
and Roblin counters with a left to the body.

Roblin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Roblin breaks the clinch.
Meech throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roblin on the side of the head.
Meech misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meech misses with a looping right.

Roblin closes the distance and clinches.

Roblin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roblin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roblin throws a head kick but Meech moves out of range.
Meech swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Roblin lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roblin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roblin lands in his opponent's guard.
Jo Roblin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meech being controlled here, momentarily.
Roblin won't allow Meech to get back to his feet.
Roblin controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roblin is controlling him.
Roblin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roblin trying to control but Meech is working from the bottom.
Roblin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meech walks into a left hand.

Roblin gets a clinch.
Roblin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meech takes an elbow to the forehead.

Roblin tightens his grip and picks Meech up, before dumping him to the ground. Meech manages to land in guard.
Roblin content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roblin looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jo Roblin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roblin 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jo Roblin!
Jo Roblin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.