PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Mackowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkadiusz Mackowicz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Robinson
vs
Mackowicz

189 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Conquer

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dane Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arkadiusz Mackowicz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mackowicz clinches.
Mackowicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mackowicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mackowicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz stalling the fight.
Mackowicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackowicz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mackowicz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Mackowicz tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mackowicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Dane Robinson has been cut.
Mackowicz is pushing Robinson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mackowicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Mackowicz.
Robinson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mackowicz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz is struggling to control the position.
Mackowicz is struggling to control the position.
Mackowicz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mackowicz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Robinson darts in and clinches Mackowicz up against the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.
Mackowicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Mackowicz blocks with his arms.
Mackowicz leaning against his opponent.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Mackowicz lands a damaging elbow.
Robinson letting Mackowicz take a breather here.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mackowicz throws an elbow but misses.
Mackowicz leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Mackowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Robinson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mackowicz moves into range and clinches up with Robinson.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
The referee calls for Mackowicz to work.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Mackowicz closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Mackowicz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackowicz slowing the pace effectively.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackowicz avoids it.
Mackowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Mackowicz blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackowicz avoids it.
Mackowicz controlling the action here for a moment.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside.
Mackowicz taking a breather.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mackowicz.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mackowicz is pushing Robinson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mackowicz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Mackowicz controlling the action here for a moment.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Mackowicz gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
Mackowicz has Robinson pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Mackowicz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Mackowicz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Mackowicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Mackowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dane Robinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Robinson moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mackowicz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mackowicz.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robinson's defenses.
Mackowicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz taking a breather.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Mackowicz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackowicz throws an elbow that misses.
Mackowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Mackowicz, against the cage.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mackowicz leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Robinson pushes Mackowicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Mackowicz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mackowicz throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Mackowicz, against the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside.
Mackowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Dane Robinson's cut is getting worse.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mackowicz avoiding damage.
Mackowicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz effectively controlling the action here.
Mackowicz just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackowicz.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackowicz.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Mackowicz. Mackowicz maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Mackowicz to work.
Mackowicz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside.
Mackowicz is struggling to control the position.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.
Dane Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mackowicz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arkadiusz Mackowicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mackowicz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadiusz Mackowicz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Arkadiusz Mackowicz waved his t-shirt featuring Farm of Muscle's logo in front of the cameras.