PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Wiltsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden comes into the arena with Boss Battle blaring out of the sound system. Wiltsie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mein Herz Brennt. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Raiden
vs
Wiltsie

179 cm
23
167 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

5th Round
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Wiltsie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiltsie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raiden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wiltsie.
Good work by Wiltsie as he checks the leg kick.
Wiltsie fails with a takedown attempt.
Raiden stuns Wiltsie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiltsie moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiltsie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raiden can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wiltsie lands with a straight right. Raiden didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wiltsie missing with a left hand there. Raiden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raiden throws out a leg kick but Wiltsie moves out of range and Raiden only half commits.
Wiltsie lands a nice looking body shot.
Raiden throws a body punch but Wiltsie moves out of range.
Wiltsie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raiden backs up against the cage.
Quan Raiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wiltsie.
Raiden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raiden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiden. Wiltsie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raiden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raiden fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiltsie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raiden.
Raiden misses with a low kick.
Wiltsie lands a really nice looking cross but Raiden seems unphased.
Raiden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raiden thows a leg kick but Wiltsie checks it
and Wiltsie counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiltsie throws a combination. Raiden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie shoots for a double leg takedown but Raiden sprawls well. He's pushed Wiltsie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quan Raiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Wiltsie.
Raiden swinging wildly here.
Raiden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raiden slips a jab from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie ducks under a wild hook from Raiden.
Raiden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiltsie was well out of range. Poor timing from Raiden.
Raiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiltsie digs a good hook to Raiden's body.
Raiden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiltsie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiltsie looks to throw the jab but Raiden is out of range.
Wiltsie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raiden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raiden keeps Wiltsie at a distance using the push kick.
Raiden stuns Wiltsie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raiden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raiden wants to clinch up but Wiltsie keeps it at a distance.
Wiltsie misses with an uppercut.
Wiltsie with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Wiltsie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raiden missing with a left hand there. Wiltsie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raiden misses with a low kick.
Wiltsie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raiden counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiltsie connects with a high kick.
Raiden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiltsie.
Raiden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie lands a head shot.
Wiltsie throws a jab when Raiden was well out of range.
Raiden tries to score with a low kick but Wiltsie moves his leg out of the way.
Wiltsie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raiden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raiden's calf.
Raiden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wiltsie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiltsie throws a big shot that misses.
Raiden tried to score with a low kick but Wiltsie checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raiden.
Wiltsie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raiden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raiden throws a big shot that misses.
Raiden misses with a jab to the body
and Wiltsie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wiltsie lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Raiden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiltsie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raiden blocks the body kick.
Wiltsie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wiltsie throws out a loose jab but Raiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiltsie drops his hands momentarily and Raiden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Wiltsie misses

and Raiden counters by moving into the clinch.

Wiltsie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raiden jabs Wiltsie right on the nose. Wiltsie blinks but takes it well.
Raiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden cracks the inside of Wiltsie's front leg.
Raiden misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Raiden.
Wiltsie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raiden.
Raiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiltsie manages to avoid it.
Raiden defending well as Wiltsie loads up on a big left hand.
Raiden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raiden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raiden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

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.
Wiltsie lands a jab.
Wiltsie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raiden counters with a nice body shot.
Wiltsie lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie misses with a body kick.
Raiden stuffs the takedown attempt from Wiltsie. Wiltsie gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiden. Wiltsie does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Wiltsie 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. This is the final round!

Raiden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiltsie.
Raiden is looking to wear down Wiltsie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wiltsie thows a leg kick but Raiden checks it
letting Raiden counter with a right hand.
Wiltsie checks a low kick from Raiden.
Wiltsie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raiden.
Wiltsie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiltsie throws a sloppy head kick
and Raiden counters with a stiff right hand.
Raiden throws a right hand that Wiltsie ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiltsie also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiltsie lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Raiden is predictable there
and Wiltsie counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiltsie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raiden at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie misses with a wild combination.
Wiltsie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raiden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wiltsie throws a lazy right hand but Raiden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wiltsie's calf.
Raiden tries to work over Wiltsie's front leg with a kick but Wiltsie checks it.
A slow jab from Wiltsie misses its intended target.
Wiltsie thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Wiltsie misses its intended target.
Raiden lands a nice hook to Wiltsie's body. Wiltsie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raiden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiltsie.

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.
Raiden misses with a hook.
Wiltsie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiltsie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raiden. That's going to slow Wiltsie down.
Raiden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raiden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quan Raiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Raiden lands.
Raiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiltsie scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiltsie.
Raiden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wiltsie is out of range.
Wiltsie lands with an overhand left.
Raiden ducks under a wild hook from Wiltsie.
An inside leg kick from Raiden misses.
Wiltsie throws a hook but Raiden avoids it easily.
Wiltsie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raiden.
Raiden throws a head kick but Wiltsie moves out of range.
Raiden moves out of range as Wiltsie strikes.
Raiden lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raiden throws a leg kick that misses.
Raiden slips under a jab.
Wiltsie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robert Wiltsie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiltsie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raiden pinned against the cage. Raiden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raiden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wiltsie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Wiltsie.
Wiltsie misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiltsie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raiden throws a shot from downtown. Wiltsie moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quan Raiden.
I think Wiltsie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

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