PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Insigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insigne has chosen Outlawz - Gatz Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rzic
vs
Insigne

189 cm
31
186 lbs
15 - 7 - 2

183 cm
38
169 lbs
39 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Flying Knee Clothing
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Insigne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Rzic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rzic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rzic throws a low kick but Insigne avoids it.
Insigne punishes Rzic's body with a nice straight punch.
Insigne checks a low kick from Rzic.
Rzic tries to close the distance and clinch but Insigne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Insigne punishes Rzic's body with a nice straight punch.
Insigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Insigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Insigne stuns Rzic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Insigne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rzic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rzic takes a swing at Insigne's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Insigne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rzic's sensitive parts.
Insigne checks the leg kick.
Insigne scores with a three punch combo!
Insigne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Insigne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Insigne misses.
Rzic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Insigne tests Rzic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Insigne misses with a looping left.
Insigne cracks Rzic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A bone on bone clash there as Rzic blocks the leg kick.

Rzic rushes Insigne and presses him up against the ropes.
Rzic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rzic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Insigne.

Rzic breaks from the clinch.
Rzic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Insigne is able to avoid easily.
Rzic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Insigne throws out the jab.
Rzic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Insigne avoids it.
Insigne throws a low kick, looking for Rzic's leg but Rzic calmly moves out of range.
Insigne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Insigne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Insigne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne thuds his shin into the meat of Rzic's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Insigne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rzic manages to avoid it.
Insigne lands a jab to Rzic's midsection.
A clash of legs there as Insigne blocks the low kick.
Insigne stuns Rzic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rzic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Insigne counters with a stiff right hand.
Insigne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Insigne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Insigne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rzic wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Rzic.
Insigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rzic was well out of range. Poor timing from Insigne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Insigne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Insigne lands a glancing blow to the side of Rzic's head.
Insigne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Insigne throws out a loose jab but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Rzic.
Insigne throws a front kick aimed at Rzic's knee but Rzic avoids it well.
Rzic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Insigne tries to score with a low kick but Rzic moves his leg out of the way.
Insigne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rzic blocks a leg kick.
Rzic tries to clinch but Insigne is having none of it.
Insigne avoids the body shot from Rzic.
Rzic misses with an uppercut
and Rzic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insigne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Insigne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rzic needs to keep his hands up - Insigne had a free shot at his head there.
Rzic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Insigne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rzic throws a looping overhand right but Insigne ducks down to avoid it.

Rzic has Insigne up against the ropes in a clinch.
Insigne tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Insigne on the inside.
Rzic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Insigne's elbow.
Rzic swings wildly with an uppercut but Insigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Insigne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
Insigne blocking some punches.
Rzic prevents Insigne from breaking the clinch.
Insigne blocks a body shot from Rzic.
Rzic scores with a shot to the side of Insigne's head.
Rzic cracks Insigne with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Rzic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rzic keeps control of Insigne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rzic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Insigne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rzic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rzic misses with a hook to the body
and Insigne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Insigne misses with a leg kick
and Rzic counters with a straight right hand.
Insigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Insigne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rzic.
Insigne throws a hook but Rzic avoids it easily.
Rzic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Insigne manages to circle out of the way.
Rzic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Insigne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Insigne thows a leg kick but Rzic checks it
and Rzic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rzic wants to land a leg kick but Insigne is out of range.
Insigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Insigne, as that shot connected.
Insigne just misses with a punch to the body.
Insigne thuds a left hand into Rzic's body.
Rzic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Insigne counters with a good low kick that Rzic was not able to check.
Insigne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Insigne checks a low kick from Rzic.
Rzic delivers a nice body kick.
Insigne avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Insigne throws a right hand that misses
and Rzic counters with a nice leg kick.
Rzic misses with a straight left.
Rzic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roberto Insigne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Insigne lands a really nice looking cross but Rzic seems unphased.
Rzic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberto Insigne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rzic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Insigne tries a low kick but Rzic avoids it.
Rzic tries to clinch but Insigne is having none of it.
Insigne looks to land a body kick but Rzic moved away.
Insigne feints and then cracks Rzic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rzic down.
Rzic moves out of range of the leg kick from Insigne.
Rzic thinks about countering with a head kick.
Insigne looks for the body kick but Rzic saw that one coming.
Rzic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rzic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Insigne counters with a nice uppercut.

Rzic gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Insigne breaks from the clinch.
Rzic checks a low kick from Insigne.
Insigne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Rzic misses
and Insigne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Insigne throws a right hand that misses
and Rzic counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rzic pushes Insigne up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rzic lands a right hand.
Rzic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Insigne backwards.
Rzic working aggressively here.
Insigne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Insigne has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
Insigne misses with a punch to the body.
Insigne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rzic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rzic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rzic scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Insigne.
Rzic misses with the head strike.
Insigne can't break the clinch.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.

Insigne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rzic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Insigne can pounce on him.
Insigne throws a front kick aimed at Rzic's knee but Rzic avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic tries to clinch there but Insigne circles away.
Insigne misses with a straight left.
Insigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rzic.
Insigne flicks out a counter leg kick but Rzic steps away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Insigne moves out of range of the leg kick from Rzic.
Insigne throws a leg kick but Rzic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Insigne lands a right hook to the body.
Rzic walks into a jab.
Rzic misses with a hook.
Rzic is looking to slow Insigne down with leg kicks.
Rzic tried to score with a low kick but Insigne checks it.
Insigne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Insigne works the jab nicely.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Rzic throws a series of punches but Insigne moves out of range.
Insigne feints a jab promting Rzic to slip. Insigne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rzic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rzic avoids the body shot from Insigne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Roberto Insigne just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big right from Insigne misses.
Insigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Insigne throws a good cross that connects.
Rzic walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rzic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Insigne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Insigne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Insigne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Insigne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rzic.
Rzic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Insigne.
Insigne connects with a solid leg kick.
Insigne scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insigne throws a poor cross that misses
and Rzic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Insigne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Insigne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rzic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Insigne's calf.
Insigne tries to score with a low kick but Rzic moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne slips a straight right by Rzic.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
Rzic walks into a straight right hand from Insigne.
Insigne misses the shot to the body.
Insigne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rzic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rzic pushes Insigne away with a front kick.
Insigne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rzic avoids the body shot from Insigne.
Insigne digs a good hook to Rzic's body.
Insigne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Insigne.
Insigne throws a leg kick but Rzic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Insigne throws an off balance right hand
letting Rzic counter with a right hand.
Rzic tries to land a leg kick but Insigne saw it coming and moves away.
Rzic misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Insigne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rzic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Insigne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rzic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rzic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rzic thumps Insigne with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rzic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Insigne works the jab nicely.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Insigne.
Insigne throws a leg kick which misses Rzic's front leg but catches the back leg as Rzic tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Insigne moves out of range of the body kick.
Insigne slips a jab from Rzic.
Insigne tries a quick counter leg kick but Rzic is wise to it.
Insigne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Insigne dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Insigne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberto Insigne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Insigne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rzic scoring well with a low kick there.
Rzic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rzic throws a body kick that misses
and Insigne counters with a one-two to the body.
Insigne cracks Rzic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rzic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Insigne lands a nice shot to the body.
Insigne is looking to slow Rzic down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Rzic.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Insigne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rzic is looking to slow Insigne down with leg kicks.
Rzic doesn't manage to clinch there - Insigne circles away.
Insigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Insigne misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic wants to land a leg kick but Insigne is out of range.
Rzic throws a jab when Insigne was well out of range.
Insigne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Insigne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Rzic as he checks the leg kick.
Rzic throws a leg kick
and Insigne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rzic's knee momentarily.
Insigne scores with a body shot.
Insigne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rzic, right into the meat.
Insigne looks to land a body kick but Rzic moved away.
Rzic is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Insigne.
Rzic walks into a straight right hand from Insigne.
Rzic scores with the left hand. Insigne knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Insigne throws a leg kick but Rzic checks it.
Rzic with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne misses with a wild body shot.
Insigne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rzic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Insigne can pounce on him.
Insigne throws a lazy uppercut
and Rzic counters with a straight right hand.
Rzic lands a leg kick that knocks Insigne off balance momentarily.
Insigne throws a low kick but Rzic avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rzic misses the target.
Rzic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Insigne's head backwards.
Rzic throws a nice head kick!
Rzic swings for the body but Insigne moves out of range.
Insigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marko Rzic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Insigne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rzic misses with a body shot
and Insigne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rzic scores with a nice right hand.
Insigne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rzic doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Insigne.
I've got Insigne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Insigne!
A victorious Roberto Insigne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.