PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Lara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shawn Robinson enters the cage!

Lara
vs
Robinson

220 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seymour Lara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Lara shoots in.
Robinson wants to counter with a clinch but Lara pushes him away.

Lara bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Robinson is letting Lara control him for a moment.
Robinson is looking to reverse the position.

Lara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Robinson, who protects the arm well.
Robinson is trying to control Lara's posture but Lara avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara controls the position.
Robinson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lara in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Robinson tries to bench press Lara off him but Lara keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lara is working Robinson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Robinson seems a little lost for a moment, as Lara dominates the positioning.
Lara 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.
Lara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robinson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Well, if Lara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lara drops an elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Lara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lara is taking a breather. Robinson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lara scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Lara is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Lara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Robinson has hold of Lara's hands but Lara slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lara controlling the action here.
Lara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lara drops an elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson taking some punishment here, with Lara in his half guard.
Lara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lara drops an elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lara performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Lara is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lara content to control rather than advance.
Lara winds up and cracks Robinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seymour Lara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Robinson to the mat! Robinson manages to get full guard.
Lara sitting in guard here, content to control.

Lara stands up and waves to Robinson to follow him.
Lara fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick

and Lara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lara pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Lara keeps moving.
Robinson trying to move into half guard but instead Lara has managed to sweep!

Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robinson 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.
Lara landing some decent shots from guard.
Lara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Lara works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lara with a nice head shot there.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Lara lands a couple of digs.
Lara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lara prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.

Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lara landing some decent shots from guard.
Lara connects with a couple of short punches.
Lara chips away with some ground and pound.
Lara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Lara won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Lara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lara controlling from the top position.
Lara connects with a couple of short punches.
Lara lands a couple of digs.
Lara 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.
Lara with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seymour Lara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lara is in close to Robinson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lara with a nice head shot there.
Lara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lara landing with the ground and pound.
Lara scoring with some ground and pound.
Lara connects with a couple of short punches.
Lara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lara preventing the sweep.
Lara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lara works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Lara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lara scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seymour Lara dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lara.

Lara pulls guard successfully.
Robinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Lara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robinson defends it easily.
Lara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara trying to control the position here.
Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lara is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Lara's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Robinson gets to his feet. Lara looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Robinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Lara moves into range and clinches up with Robinson.
Lara jumps guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Lara controls the action.
Lara tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Lara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Robinson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seymour Lara. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Lara prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lara fails to pull guard.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lara won't allow it.

Lara pulls guard successfully.
Lara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robinson is fighting to break Lara's control of his arms but Lara is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Robinson trying to control but Lara is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Lara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lara stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Lara slips an elbow through the middle.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Lara controlling him for the moment.
Lara with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lara lands a couple of elbows.
Lara controlling from the top position.

Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Lara slips an elbow through the middle.
Lara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lara stands up over Robinson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lara scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Shawn Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seymour Lara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lara controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seymour Lara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seymour Lara!