PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tor Nansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Wiltsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nansen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy - Thunder. Wiltsie has chosen Mein Herz Brennt as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nansen
vs
Wiltsie

176 cm
23
165 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Crippler's Corner
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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tor Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Wiltsie!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiltsie throws a hook to the side of Nansen's head but Nansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiltsie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nansen shoots for a double leg takedown but Wiltsie sprawls well. He's pushed Nansen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Nansen misses its intended target.
Robert Wiltsie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiltsie throws and low kick but Nansen moves out of range easily.
Wiltsie stuns Nansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wiltsie cracks the inside of Nansen's front leg.
Nansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nansen fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiltsie throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Wiltsie does no damage.
Robert Wiltsie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nansen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wiltsie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nansen is out of range and Wiltsie settles back down.
A slow jab from Wiltsie misses its intended target.
Wiltsie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiltsie throws a head kick but Nansen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie digs a good body shot into Nansen's ribs.
Good work by Wiltsie as he checks the leg kick.
Wiltsie looks to land a left hand but Nansen moved out of range nicely.
Wiltsie scores with the left hand. Nansen knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Wiltsie misses.

Nansen gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen working away.
Wiltsie wants to get back to his feet but Nansen drags him back down.
Wiltsie tries to buck Nansen off but Nansen is having none of it.
Wiltsie taking a bit of punishment here - Nansen scoring with strikes.

Nansen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wiltsie, who protects the arm well.
Wiltsie stops Nansen from passing to mount.

Nansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wiltsie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wiltsie can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wiltsie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nansen tries to move to mount but Wiltsie blocks the move with his legs.
Wiltsie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wiltsie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wiltsie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie blocks a low kick nicely.
Nansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Wiltsie does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiltsie digs a good body shot into Nansen's ribs.
Wiltsie is looking to score with low kicks.
Nansen shoots in for a double leg but Wiltsie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wiltsie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nansen backs up against the cage.
Wiltsie feints and then cracks Nansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nansen down.
Wiltsie lands a jab to the head.
Wiltsie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wiltsie, as that shot connected.

Wiltsie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiltsie is retaining full guard.
Wiltsie wants to sweep but no luck.

Nansen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wiltsie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wiltsie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wiltsie!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wiltsie blocks the strikes from Nansen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nansen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wiltsie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nansen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wiltsie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nansen is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen wants to sweep here but Wiltsie controlling him for the moment.

Wiltsie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wiltsie wants to get up but he can't break Nansen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nansen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wiltsie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nansen is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wiltsie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wiltsie works Nansen's body with a nice hook.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiltsie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nansen swinging wilding here.
Nansen checks a low kick from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nansen cracks Wiltsie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wiltsie swings for the body but Nansen moves out of range.
Nansen needs to keep his hands up - Wiltsie had a free shot at his head there.
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 time! Nansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wiltsie swinging wilding here.
Nansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wiltsie as he jumps to the side.
Wiltsie misses with a body shot.
Nansen moves forwards but Wiltsie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiltsie is just out of range.

Nansen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wiltsie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
Wiltsie is pulling down on Nansen's head. It's preventing any offense from Nansen, at least for the moment.
Nansen pushes down on Wiltsie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wiltsie is looking to control Nansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wiltsie avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nansen wants to pass the guard but Wiltsie is defending well.
Wiltsie is concentrating on defense, preventing Nansen from advancing position.
Nansen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wiltsie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nansen is stalling here. Wiltsie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nansen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wiltsie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nansen is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wiltsie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wiltsie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Wiltsie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nansen loads up on a big right hand but Wiltsie slips the punch.
Nansen checks a leg kick.
Wiltsie connects with a nice looking jab.
Wiltsie looks to score with a jab to the body but Nansen is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiltsie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wiltsie throws a low kick but Nansen avoids it.
Nansen wants to clinch.
Wiltsie throws a sloppy head kick
and Nansen counters with a low kick, right behind Wiltsie 's knee.
Nansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nansen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nansen blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Wiltsie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wiltsie 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!

Robert Wiltsie wins by unanimous decision!