- Big John talks about watching a fight as a fan versus watching it as a referee - where fans watch for entertainment, he's watching for damage
- He then uses Robbie-Rory as an example, and says people often ask why he didn't stop the fight in the 3rd or 4th, when Rory had Robbie in trouble - says he let it go because he could tell Robbie hadn't suffered a ton of cumulative damage and would probably be able to weather the storm
- While Rory was landing a lot in the early rounds, they weren't doing a lot of damage - Robbie, on the other hand, didn't land a lot quantity-wise, but the ones that did connect were solid - says he broke Rory's nose in the first round, which meant Rory was going to have to breathe through his mouth
- Noticed Rory got cut inside his mouth in the 2nd round, which meant that blood would be sucked into his lungs as the fight went on - so Big John knew this could eventually take a toll, which it did
- The final punch Robbie landed wasn't necessarily devastating in its own right - but Big John knew that, given how much damage Rory had taken throughout the fight, coupled with the risk of inhaling blood into his lungs, it was over - unlike Robbie, Rory wasn't able to weather the storm due to the cumulative damage
- Bottom line - referees have to weigh cumulative damage, and be mindful of that throughout during a fight - fans often don't consider that when they question a referee stoppage