PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Robinson (ranked 4796 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rush Hamilton (ranked 4739 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Robinson
vs
Hamilton

189 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rush Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson moves into the clinch.
Hamilton tries to pull guard but Robinson holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamilton drops back down to his feet.
Hamilton is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Hamilton is trying to push Robinson away but Robinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Robinson drags the fight down to the ground.
Robinson pulls Hamilton in close to prevent any damage.
Hamilton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hamilton trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Hamilton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Robinson is looking for a triangle but Hamilton pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is pulling down on Hamilton's head. It's preventing any offense from Hamilton, at least for the moment.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Hamilton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hamilton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hamilton wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hamilton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamilton.

Robinson drives through with a takedown into Hamilton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Robinson passes into half guard.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Robinson there.
Hamilton wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Robinson is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson working Hamilton over with strikes.
Robinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robinson 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.
Robinson content to control rather than advance.
Robinson moves into full mount! Hamilton won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson is working for a guillotine from mount but Hamilton frees his head quite easily.
The referee warns Hamilton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Robinson looking to finish Hamilton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hamilton!
Robinson throwing strikes here but Hamilton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Robinson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hamilton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hamilton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robinson is looking to counter the offense by Hamilton and move into the clinch.
Hamilton tries to clinch up.
Robinson is looking to counter the offense by Hamilton and move into the clinch.

Robinson rushes Hamilton and presses him up against the cage.
Hamilton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamilton is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Hamilton jumps guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hamilton has Robinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robert Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rush Hamilton.
Robinson wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hamilton's efforts to push away.
Hamilton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robinson just stands there and leans against the cage.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson moves out of range as Hamilton throws a body kick.

Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body.

Robinson has hold of one of Hamilton's legs. Hamilton is fighting the takedown attempt but Robinson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hamilton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robinson advances position into side control!

Robinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hamilton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Robinson controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Hamilton backing up. Hamilton nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.

Robinson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hamilton on his heels. He'll look to pass Hamilton's guard now, I'm sure.
Hamilton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Robinson manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Robinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Robinson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hamilton wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hamilton is really stuck here.
Robinson keeps control of the position easily here as Hamilton tries to buck him off.

Hamilton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamilton can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hamilton knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hamilton for a finish.
Good control from Robinson.
Robinson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson keeps control of the position as Hamilton tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Robinson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hamilton is looking to land body kicks.
As Hamilton looks to move away, Robinson throws a big counter combo but Hamilton just gets out of the way.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Hamilton scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Robinson drives through with a takedown into Hamilton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hamilton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Robinson passes into half guard.

Robinson decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Robert Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rush Hamilton.
Hamilton dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on Hamilton's head and hops out.
Robinson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Robinson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hamilton did well to prevent Robinson getting side control.
Hamilton tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Robinson manages to move to mount!
Hamilton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamilton can't escape the position.
Robinson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Robinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Robinson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hamilton because Robinson loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hamilton because Robinson loaded up on that one.

Robinson has hold of Hamilton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hamilton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Robinson raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Robinson content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to finish with strikes here!
Robinson controlling from the full mount.
Hamilton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hamilton tries to improve his position but instead Robinson has taken his back!

Hamilton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hamilton covering up well under a series of strikes from Robinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson keeps control of the position as Hamilton tries to break free.

Hamilton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Robinson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson not allowing Hamilton to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

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