PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 23148 p4p, 23900 weight class) and Jitsbot One (ranked 0 p4p, 716 weight class). Joels Van Wijnbergen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Wijnbergen
vs
One

185 cm
42
210
25 - 20 - 0

190 cm
22
225
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jitsbot One!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen scores with a hook to the body. One takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a right hand. One shakes it off.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Wijnbergen tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Wijnbergen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Wijnbergen thuds a left hand into One's body.
One fails with the takedown
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

One shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van Wijnbergen napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Van Wijnbergen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice body kick.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen lands an overhand right.
Van Wijnbergen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
One takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Wijnbergen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Wijnbergen thuds a left hand into One's body.
One takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Wijnbergen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Wijnbergen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent One stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice calf kick.
One steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Wijnbergen. That one must have hurt.
One looks winded!
Van Wijnbergen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Wijnbergen cracks One with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

One is rocked!
Van Wijnbergen moves in close and cracks One with a massive right hand! One, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Van Wijnbergen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
Joels Van Wijnbergen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.