PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 1437 p4p, 200 weight class) and Comeon Hitme (ranked 3348 p4p, 433 weight class). Hitme has chosen Face Fisted - Dethklok 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.

Van Wijnbergen
vs
Hitme

185 cm
38
210 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

194 cm
32
215 lbs
15 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 22 - 11 - 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 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comeon Hitme!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen throws a jab when Hitme was well out of range.
Hitme looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a straight left.
Hitme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Wijnbergen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice shot that snaps Hitme's head back.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a sloppy right hand. Hitme should have avoided that one.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Hitme moves out of range.
Hitme is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hitme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Wijnbergen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Wijnbergen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitme manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen throws the left hand but Hitme avoids the punch easily.
Hitme steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitme avoids the head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Hitme checks a low kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Hitme is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Wijnbergen with a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut. Hitme saw that one coming.
Hitme feints a counter leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen slips a straight right by Hitme.
Hitme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hitme's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hitme's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Wijnbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitme.
Hitme takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hitme moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen moves away from the strike by Hitme.
Van Wijnbergen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hitme! But no joy.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a push kick but Hitme slaps the foot to one side.
Hitme let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hitme looks to throw a body kick
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wijnbergen looks for the body kick but Hitme saw that one coming.
Hitme throws out a counter right but Van Wijnbergen avoids it with no problem.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Hitme moves out of range.
Hitme slips a straight right by Van Wijnbergen.
A nice combination there by Hitme.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Wijnbergen. Hitme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitme changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Hitme moves out of range.
Hitme with the counter takedown but Van Wijnbergen avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen misses the shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hitme misses with a hook
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a straight right hand.
Van Wijnbergen tries a low kick but Hitme avoids it.
Van Wijnbergen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Wijnbergen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitme moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hitme avoids a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to slow Hitme down with leg kicks.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Wijnbergen drops his hands momentarily and Hitme takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hitme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitme moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitme slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hitme! But no joy.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wijnbergen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen throws the kick towards the body but Hitme avoids it.
Hitme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a jab to the head.
Van Wijnbergen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen thuds a left hand into Hitme's body.
Hitme misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joels Van Wijnbergen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van Wijnbergen pushes Hitme away with a front kick.
A jab from Hitme misses.
Van Wijnbergen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Wijnbergen connects with an inside leg kick.

Van Wijnbergen sends Hitme crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Van Wijnbergen is motioning to the referee to let Hitme up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Hitme is rocked!

It looks like Comeon Hitme has been cut.
Van Wijnbergen plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Hitme swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Hitme face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
After winning the bout, Joels Van Wijnbergen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.