PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman's entrance music is Funky Child. A fine choice. Wonder has chosen Voodoo Child as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dettman
vs
Wonder

150 cm
19
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
146 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Dettman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder misses with a double jab.
Dettman cracks the inside of Wonder's front leg.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Wonder moved away.
Dettman lands with a kick to the temple. Wonder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wonder misses with a body shot.
Wonder misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wonder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dettman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wonder.
Dettman lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wonder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wonder lands a lovely overhand right.
Dettman tries to clinch up.
Dettman cracks the inside of Wonder's front leg.
Dettman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wonder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dettman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dettman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Dettman.

It looks like Willy Wonder has been cut.

That's two 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.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Wonder blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Wonder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dettman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dettman scores with a knee to the head.
Dettman misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dettman misses with a knee strike.
Wonder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Wonder blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dettman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dettman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wonder's face.
Dettman is pushing Wonder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wonder avoids it.
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wonder is looking to break free of the clinch but Dettman has double underhooks.
Dettman lands a good knee to the midsection. Wonder won't want to take too many of those.
Dettman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wonder's efforts to push away.

Wonder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman slips a jab and a cross from Wonder.
Dettman is looking to land body kicks.
Wonder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dettman can pounce on him.
Dettman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dettman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wonder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dettman misses with a head kick.

Dettman clinches up with Wonder and pushes him back against the cage.
Wonder has had enough of the clinch but Dettman keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dettman moves into the clinch.
Dettman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dettman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dettman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wonder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wonder is defending well for now.
Dettman landing knees to the body.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Wonder is blocking nicely.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Dettman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonder avoids the damage to the body.
Dettman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wonder's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dettman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dettman.
Dettman with a knee to the head.
Dettman misses with a knee to the head.
Wonder working hard to break the clinch.
Dettman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wonder blocks it with crossed arms.
Dettman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wonder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wonder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dettman crunches a lovely knee into Wonder's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman landing knees to the head.
Dettman just leaning against Wonder, taking a breather.
Wonder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wonder is trying to force a seperation but Dettman has the dominant position.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Wonder blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Wonder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dettman slows down the pace here.
Dettman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wonder is looking to break free of the clinch but Dettman has double underhooks.
Dettman landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wonder.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dettman obliges.
Wonder is breathing heavily.
Wonder wants to get back to striking at distance but Dettman won't allow it.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Wonder blocks with his arms.
Dettman misses with a knee strike.
Dettman landing knees to the body.
Wonder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dettman effectively controlling the action here.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Wonder is blocking nicely.
Dettman landing knees to the head.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wonder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Wonder blocks with his arms.
Wonder avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Dettman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dettman working Wonder over with knees to the body.
Dettman crunches a lovely knee into Wonder's ribcage.
Dettman scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Willy Wonder's cut even more.
Dettman is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Wonder is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dettman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dettman has Wonder up against the cage in a clinch.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dettman landing knees to the head.
Dettman scores a nice knee to the body.
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Dettman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Dettman stalls.
Wonder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wonder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bobby Dettman has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman scores with a knee to the head.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Wonder blocks it.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wonder avoids it.
Dettman has Wonder pressed against the cage.
Dettman keeps control of Wonder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dettman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dettman scores with a knee to the head.
Willy Wonder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dettman misses with a knee to the head.
Wonder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dettman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wonder up against the cage.
Wonder looking to stall.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Wonder blocks it.
Dettman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wonder blocks it with crossed arms.
Wonder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonder avoids the damage to the body.
Dettman misses with a knee strike.
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wonder letting Dettman take a breather here.
Dettman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dettman lands a nice knee to the body.
Dettman scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Willy Wonder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dettman scores a nice knee to the body.
Bobby Dettman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Wonder blocks it.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wonder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dettman blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dettman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dettman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dettman!