PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 1240 p4p, 199 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 3746 p4p, 477 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rodrigues Filho
vs
Van Wijnbergen

190 cm
26
210 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

185 cm
31
210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Filho avoids it easily.
Filho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Wijnbergen under the eye.
Van Wijnbergen takes one to the chin there.
Van Wijnbergen tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a leg kick but Filho moves out of range and Van Wijnbergen only half commits.
A slow jab from Van Wijnbergen misses its intended target.
Filho scores with a punch to the head.
Van Wijnbergen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filho.
Filho misses with a wild body shot.
Filho misses the shot to the body.
Filho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filho.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but Filho moves out of range easily.
Filho clobbers Van Wijnbergen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Filho forces Van Wijnbergen back against the ropes and clinches.
Van Wijnbergen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filho fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Filho with a nice body shot.
Filho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Filho lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Filho.
Van Wijnbergen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a punch on the inside.
Filho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Filho manages to pull guard.

Filho throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Van Wijnbergen escapes and throws Filho's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van Wijnbergen working away.
Filho is looking for a sweep.
Van Wijnbergen working away.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to take a break and control but Filho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Wijnbergen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Wijnbergen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filho moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Wijnbergen looks to throw the jab but Filho is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws a wild body kick that Filho sees coming a mile off.
Van Wijnbergen connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Filho.
Van Wijnbergen throws a shot from downtown. Filho moves away and avoids it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filho.
Nice defenses there by Filho.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Wijnbergen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho lands a nice hook to Van Wijnbergen's body. Van Wijnbergen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Filho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Filho just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Wijnbergen! But no joy.
Filho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a head kick by Filho.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Filho avoids it easily.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Filho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Wijnbergen lands an overhand right.
Filho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Wijnbergen jabs Filho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Filho misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Wijnbergen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Van Wijnbergen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho throws a lazy right hand but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Filho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Wijnbergen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a body shot.
Filho lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Wijnbergen off the ropes and back into range.
Filho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Wijnbergen. That one must have hurt.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wijnbergen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filho.
A big left from Filho misses.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Wijnbergen misses.

Filho clinches.
Filho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Filho is trying to pull guard but Van Wijnbergen has him pressed against the ropes.
Filho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen prevents Filho from breaking the clinch.

Filho jumps guard.

Filho working for submissions but it's allowed Van Wijnbergen to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Filho blocks a head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick that misses.
Van Wijnbergen looks to throw the jab but Filho is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Filho works Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice hook.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a hook.
Filho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Wijnbergen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Wijnbergen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Filho cracks Van Wijnbergen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Filho closes the distance and clinches.
Van Wijnbergen lands a hook that snaps the head of Filho backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Wijnbergen.

It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice uppercut.

Filho breaks from the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen thows a leg kick but Filho checks it
and Filho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Filho avoids a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Wijnbergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filho throws an off balance right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Filho throws a nice looking combination but Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Wijnbergen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filho moves away.
Van Wijnbergen misses the jab.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filho throws a body shot but no joy.
Filho blocks a jab.
Filho misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook
and Filho counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Wijnbergen lunges at Filho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Filho's hand.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook to the side of Filho's head but Filho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Wijnbergen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filho moves away.
Van Wijnbergen throws a shot to the body.
Filho tries to clinch up.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut.
Filho moves in looking to clinch but Van Wijnbergen pushes him off.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filho checks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Wijnbergen.
It looked like Filho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Wijnbergen, right into the meat.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Filho in his tracks.
Filho lands with a right hand.

Filho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Filho pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho is trying to hold Van Wijnbergen in close to prevent damage but Van Wijnbergen has managed to pass into half guard.
Van Wijnbergen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ryōzanpaku Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Van Wijnbergen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Wijnbergen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Filho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Wijnbergen pulls his head out easily.
Van Wijnbergen not doing much here.
Let's hope that Van Wijnbergen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Filho looking for submissions off his back.
Filho is trying to control but can't.

Filho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Wijnbergen pulls his head out easily.
Van Wijnbergen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filho trying to control here.
Van Wijnbergen controlling the pace.

Filho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Wijnbergen pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joels Van Wijnbergen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filho has time to react.
Filho moves out of range of the body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Filho avoids it easily.
Filho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Van Wijnbergen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Wijnbergen.
Filho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Wijnbergen.
Filho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Wijnbergen. That one must have hurt.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a body shot.
Filho blocks the body kick.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the body

and Filho counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Filho.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Van Wijnbergen back against the ropes.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a punch to the body.
Van Wijnbergen lands a shot to the body.
Filho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Wijnbergen blocks an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Filho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filho slips under a jab.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Filho moved away.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice hook to Filho's body. Filho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Wijnbergen throws an off balance right hand
and Filho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut. Filho saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Filho doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
Filho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Filho cracks Van Wijnbergen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Wijnbergen lands a jab to the head.
Van Wijnbergen motions for Filho to come forward. Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Filho. Beautiful body shot.
Van Wijnbergen defending well as Filho loads up on a big left hand.
Filho moves out of range of the strikes.
Filho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filho scores with a body shot.
Filho is looking to clinch but Van Wijnbergen is avoiding it.
Filho connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Wijnbergen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filho is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filho manages to avoid it.
Filho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Filho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a leg kick but Filho saw it coming and moves away.
Filho's corner calls for a 1-2. Filho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Wijnbergen. That snapped Filho's head back.
Filho connects with a jab.
Filho looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Wijnbergen is just out of range.
Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filho.
Filho moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen strikes.
Filho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Wijnbergen.
Nice body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Filho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Wijnbergen - the referee stops the clock and Filho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Wijnbergen. Filho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Filho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Wijnbergen throws a chopping leg kick but Filho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Filho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Filho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joels Van Wijnbergen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Filho with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Van Wijnbergen tenderised Filho's leg. Filho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a wild body shot.
Filho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Wijnbergen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Wijnbergen pushes Filho away with a front kick.
Filho slips a straight right by Van Wijnbergen.
A jab from Van Wijnbergen does it's job there.
Filho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen digs a good body shot into Filho's ribs.
Filho swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Wijnbergen connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joels Van Wijnbergen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Wijnbergen 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joels Van Wijnbergen!
During a confident post fight interview, Joels Van Wijnbergen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.