PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Lucan (ranked 2533 p4p, 314 weight class) and CJ Robinson (ranked 1378 p4p, 190 weight class). Edwin Lucan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lucan
vs
Robinson

189 cm
29
199 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, CJ Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lucan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Robinson throws a leg kick that misses.
Lucan misses with a straight left.
Lucan darts in trying to clinch
and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lucan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucan misses with a looping left.
Lucan missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwin Lucan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Lucan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucan backing away here, and Robinson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lucan tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Robinson counters with a head kick.
Lucan darts in trying to clinch
and Robinson counters with a head kick. That will keep Lucan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lucan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lucan. Those never looked like landing.
Lucan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice side step and Robinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Lucan throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lucan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robinson defends well and Lucan ends up having to push Robinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Lucan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Lucan with that takedown attempt.
Robinson moves out of range as Lucan strikes.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Lucan's body. Lucan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Robinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robinson blocks the body kick.
Lucan shoots in but no luck this time.
Lucan with a poor takedown
and Robinson counters with a head kick. That will keep Lucan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lucan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
CJ Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lucan, pushing him back against the cage.

Lucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucan misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson throws a counter combo.
Jab, jab by Lucan - just one landing.
Lucan tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson delivers a nice body kick.
We've been told by Lucan's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Lucan clinches.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Lucan misses with an uppercut
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robinson walks into a straight right hand from Lucan.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Lucan's body.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucan.
Lucan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Lucan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucan shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a straight right. Lucan didn't see that one coming.
Lucan tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucan. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucan throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Lucan throws a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson connects with a high kick.
Lucan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Robinson.
Lucan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucan misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucan swings widly with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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

CJ Robinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lucan throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucan.
A nice side step and Robinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lucan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lucan off to one side.
Robinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lucan rather than just go for the knockout.
Lucan misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucan tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucan misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucan misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Lucan.
Lucan looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Lucan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucan falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lucan has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.

Lucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Robinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lucan has his takedown stuffed
and Robinson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Lucan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lucan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lucan throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a leg kick.
Robinson jabs Lucan right on the nose. Lucan blinks but takes it well.
Lucan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Lucan misses
and Robinson counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lucan if he has to take too many more of those.
Lucan tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lucan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Robinson.
CJ Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Lucan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson throws a head kick that Lucan semi-blocks.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Lucan's ribs.
Lucan throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Lucan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson throws a fast counter high kick but Lucan manages to duck under it in time.
Lucan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robinson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Robinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robinson scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson punishes Lucan's body with a nice straight punch.
Lucan throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson counters with a nice body shot.
Lucan cracks Robinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lucan misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a thumping low kick.
Robinson connects with a high kick.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Lucan.
Robinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Lucan.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucan.
Robinson scores with a nice head shot.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lucan tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Lucan shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a jab to Lucan's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Lucan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lucan darts in trying to clinch
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lucan fails with the takedown
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robinson digs a good hook to Lucan's body.
Robinson works Lucan's body with a nice hook.
Robinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lucan's head.

Robinson has managed to clinch.
Lucan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lucan throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a big head kick but Lucan shrugs it off.

Lucan has managed to clinch.
Lucan takes a knee to the side of the body.

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

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

Lucan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucan throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucan thinking.
Lucan throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Lucan misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucan.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lucan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Robinson - the referee stops the clock and Lucan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Robinson. Lucan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lucan does no damage.
Lucan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucan throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robinson tests Lucan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Lucan tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lucan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRobinson.
Lucan throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robinson takes one on the button.
Lucan misses with a two punch combination.
Lucan throws a combination that misses
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Lucan throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
CJ Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucan misses with a body shot.
Lucan throws a leg kick that misses.
Robinson scores with a shot to the body.

Lucan gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Lucan.
Robinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lucan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robinson defends it nicely.
Robinson counters with a body kick.
Lucan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson lands with a slapping head kick.
Robinson digs a good hook to Lucan's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Lucan.
Lucan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Lucan.
A countering left hand to the body from Robinson misses.
Robinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lucan's head.
Lucan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lucan wants to clinch.
Lucan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid body kick from Robinson.
Lucan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucan misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucan wants to clinch.
Robinson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucan manages to avoid it.
Lucan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwin Lucan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lucan's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Robinson!