PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wright's choice of entrance music: Neon Indian - Slumlord. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Franck Robbery
vs
Wright

174 cm
40
145 lbs
30 - 20 - 2

165 cm
38
146 lbs
18 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arjen Franck Robbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yong Wright!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robbery. Robbery circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Arjen Franck Robbery has been cut.
Robbery jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright moves forwards but Robbery connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robbery lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robbery misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Robbery with a nice cross.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Robbery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbery moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Robbery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Robbery ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbery pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Robbery settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Robbery.
Nice cross by Robbery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Robbery explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wright blocks a head kick by Robbery.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robbery lands the left hand.
Robbery cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Robbery saw it coming and moves away.
It appears Robbery was looking to counter with a kick there.
Robbery tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
A slow jab from Robbery misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbery scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robbery is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robbery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robbery tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robbery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robbery looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yong Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robbery.
Robbery lands a head kick. Wright smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wright throws a push kick but Robbery slaps the foot to one side.
Robbery wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Robbery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Robbery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robbery ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Robbery connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Robbery's leg but Robbery calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robbery.
A leg kick checked by Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid body kick from Robbery.
Robbery misses with a lunging right hand
and Robbery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright with a nice cross.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.

Robbery has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbery avoids it.
Robbery misses with some punches.
Robbery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Robbery misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbery avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
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!
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Robbery is blocking nicely.
Robbery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Wright blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robbery.
Robbery drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Wright prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robbery lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Robbery swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wright throws an elbow but it misses.
Wright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbery is defending well for now.
Robbery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbery lands a nice knee to the body.
Wright looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbery throws a head punch that misses.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but Robbery blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbery.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Robbery avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arjen Franck Robbery will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arjen Franck Robbery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wright with a hook.

Robbery closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robbery obliges.
Robbery blocks a body shot from Wright.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbery's elbow.
Robbery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robbery looking for a takedown.
Robbery scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Robbery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robbery lands with a short shot to the head.
Robbery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robbery throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Robbery blocks an uppercut.
Robbery working aggressively here.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbery's elbow.
Robbery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbery looking to slow down the pace here.
Robbery tries to stall but Wright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Robbery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Robbery is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Robbery wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjen Franck Robbery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robbery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robbery dodges an elbow strike from Wright.
Robbery blocks a body shot from Wright.
Arjen Franck Robbery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robbery blocks the elbow strike.
Robbery pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wright just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robbery's brow.
Robbery struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Robbery trying to land knees to the body.
Robbery dodges an elbow strike from Wright.
Robbery cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Robbery swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robbery.
Robbery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working Robbery over against the cage.
Robbery misses with the head strike.
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbery avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Wright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robbery is looking to control Wright's arms but Wright gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robbery has his back to the cage.
Wright looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbery lands with a light punch inside.
Robbery goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wright prevents it.
Robbery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
Robbery swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbery lands a nice uppercut.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbery wants to stall.
Wright misses with a knee strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wright in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wright throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
Robbery changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wright fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robbery tried to score with a low kick but Wright checks it.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robbery wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Robbery blocks a jab.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Robbery there.
Robbery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Robbery looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robbery checks a leg kick.
Robbery throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Robbery's leg but Robbery calmly moves out of range.
Robbery takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright cracks Robbery with a good jab.
Robbery lands with a nice body punch.
Robbery scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Robbery.
Wright scores with a jab. Robbery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbery.
Yong Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yong Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arjen Franck Robbery's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Robbery moves into the clinch.
Robbery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.
A short right from Wright.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Robbery misses with a body punch.
Robbery throws a head punch that misses.
Robbery misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Robbery has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wright regains guard immediately.

Wright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robbery can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robbery trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.

Wright is looking for a triangle but Robbery pushes his legs off easily.
Robbery wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright managing to control the position.

Wright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robbery doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robbery manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Wright looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Robbery passes into side control.
Robbery works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Robbery is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wright is trying to get back to half guard.
Robbery trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is looking to regain half guard here but Robbery keeps moving and retains side control.
Wright struggling a bit here.
Wright pushes Robbery away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Robbery gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Robbery working away.
Robbery happy to just control the position for now.
Wright keeps Robbery under control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robbery in side control, just content to control the action for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robbery wants to clinch.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Robbery looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arjen Franck Robbery showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robbery has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjen Franck Robbery!
An out of breath and clearly excited Arjen Franck Robbery thanked Cartel Elite Supps for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).