PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Wangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Roberts
vs
Wangler

173 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
141 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Wangler!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wangler tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roberts pushes Wangler away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roberts.
No joy there for Wangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Wangler does no damage.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wangler throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Roberts scores with a push kick.
A big right from Wangler misses.
Wangler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Wangler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenny Wangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts feints and then cracks Wangler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wangler down.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Wangler.
Wangler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wangler.
Wangler swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wangler's sensitive parts.
Wangler misses the shot to the body.
Roberts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roberts - that will leave a mark!
A telegraphed right hand from Wangler misses the target.
Roberts thumps Wangler with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wangler looks gassed!
Roberts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roberts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wangler will feel that in the morning.
A combination from Wangler does no damage.
Roberts throws a head kick that Wangler semi-blocks.
Some wild striking there from Wangler.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts cracks the inside of Wangler's front leg.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roberts thuds his shin into the meat of Wangler's side.
Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wangler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wangler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wangler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roberts.
Roberts lands with a kick to the temple. Wangler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Wangler down.
Wangler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roberts.
Wangler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wangler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Roberts thumps Wangler with a low kick.
Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Wangler in the body.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Roberts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts throws a nice head kick!
Roberts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Roberts thumps Wangler with a low kick.
A head kick from Roberts lands but Wangler takes it in his stride.
Roberts lands a head kick!
Wangler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Wangler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Wangler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roberts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wangler.
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wangler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Wangler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roberts.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Roberts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roberts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roberts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wangler will feel that in the morning.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wangler will feel that in the morning.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts is looking to slow Wangler down with leg kicks.
Wangler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roberts. Roberts obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wangler takes a step back to recover.
Roberts scores with a nice body kick.
Wangler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wangler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wangler missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts feints and then cracks Wangler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wangler down.
Wangler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roberts. That one must have hurt.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts thows a body kick. Wangler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roberts cracks the inside of Wangler's front leg.
Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wangler.
Roberts connects with a high kick.
Roberts lands with a nice body kick.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wangler takes a step back to recover.
Wangler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts pushes Wangler away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomew Roberts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roberts lands with a nice body kick.
Wangler misses with an uppercut.
A solid body kick from Roberts.
Wangler throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Kenny Wangler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts lands a nice looking body kick.
Wangler throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roberts delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wangler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Roberts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wangler is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Wangler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roberts cracks the inside of Wangler's front leg.
Bartholomew Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts thows a body kick. Wangler tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to slow Wangler down with leg kicks.
Wangler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wangler.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wangler can do to turn this around?
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wangler looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Crunch! Roberts slams his shin into Wangler's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wangler. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wangler. That did some damage!
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts keeps Wangler at a distance using the push kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Roberts lands with a nice body kick.
Wangler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roberts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roberts - that will leave a mark!
A head kick from Roberts lands but Wangler takes it in his stride.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wangler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wangler's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wangler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roberts - the referee stops the clock and Wangler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roberts. Wangler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Wangler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Roberts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roberts scores with a kick to the midsection.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wangler's calf.
Roberts cracks the inside of Wangler's front leg.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wangler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wangler.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Wangler.
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Wangler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wangler tries to avoid it.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roberts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Wangler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roberts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Wangler down.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wangler. That did some damage!
Roberts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Wangler down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Wangler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wangler tries to avoid it.
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Wangler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wangler tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Wangler misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts is looking to slow Wangler down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts pushes Wangler away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Roberts thows a body kick. Wangler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roberts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wangler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts throws a head kick that Wangler semi-blocks.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomew Roberts dominated that second round.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Roberts is looking to slow Wangler down with leg kicks.
Roberts lands with a slapping head kick.
Wangler looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Wangler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wangler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberts scores with a push kick.
Wangler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Wangler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Wangler down.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts scores with a kick to the body.
Roberts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wangler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roberts is looking to slow Wangler down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Roberts slams his shin into Wangler's torso.
Roberts lands a head kick. Wangler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wangler.
Wangler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wangler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wangler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts scores with a nice body kick.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts lands a head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Roberts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
Roberts scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Roberts.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Wangler misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts thumps Wangler with a low kick.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Wangler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts lands with a kick to the temple. Wangler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wangler's calf.
Roberts throws a head kick that Wangler semi-blocks.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wangler throws a series of punches but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Wangler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wangler's calf.
Wangler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roberts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wangler.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts is looking to slow Wangler down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Wangler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wangler tries to avoid it.
Bartholomew Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wangler.
Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Wangler in the body.
Roberts thumps Wangler with a low kick.
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Wangler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wangler tries to avoid it.
Wangler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roberts. Roberts obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Roberts slams his shin into Wangler's torso.
Roberts throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roberts throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roberts throws a head kick that Wangler semi-blocks.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts thumps Wangler with a low kick.
Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wangler misses with an uppercut.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Roberts thumps Wangler with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Wangler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wangler tries to avoid it.
Wangler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roberts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Wangler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wangler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Wangler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roberts.
Roberts lands a head kick. Wangler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roberts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wangler's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts throws a head kick that Wangler semi-blocks.
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wangler just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wangler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kenny Wangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wangler throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomew Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberts 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Bartholomew Roberts!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Bartholomew Roberts!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Bartholomew Roberts!

Bartholomew Roberts wins by unanimous decision!