PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Wiltsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiltsie has chosen Mein Herz Brennt as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Russo
vs
Wiltsie

172 cm
26
157 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donato Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Wiltsie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiltsie scores with a jab.
Wiltsie scores with a leg kick.
Russo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Russo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Wiltsie misses.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Wiltsie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wiltsie misses with a hook.
Russo takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie scores with a leg kick.
Russo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wiltsie to score with a decent uppercut.
Russo delivers a nice body kick.
Russo throws a leg kick
and Russo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russo throws a leg kick that misses.
Wiltsie lands a head shot.
Wiltsie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wiltsie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiltsie misses the target.

Russo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wiltsie quickly recovers to half guard.
Wiltsie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russo is looking to take a break and control but Wiltsie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wiltsie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russo.
Russo is nestled in close to Wiltsie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Russo throwing shots but Wiltsie is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Let's hope that Wiltsie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wiltsie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
Wiltsie being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four 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.
Russo throws a strike but Wiltsie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Russo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Russo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiltsie manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Wiltsie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Wiltsie.
Wiltsie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Wiltsie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russo.
Wiltsie lands a jab to Russo's midsection.
Wiltsie scores with a leg kick.
Wiltsie throws a big shot that misses.
Russo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wiltsie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russo on the side of the head.
A low kick from Russo is predictable there
letting Wiltsie counter with a right hand.
Wiltsie throws a big shot that misses.
Russo avoids the body shot from Wiltsie.
Wiltsie cracks Russo with a good jab.
Wiltsie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Russo slips under a jab from Wiltsie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Russo misses with the body kick
and Wiltsie counters with a nice body shot.
Wiltsie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Russo momentarily.
Robert Wiltsie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiltsie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiltsie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiltsie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
Russo misses the body punch
and Wiltsie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wiltsie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Wiltsie cracks Russo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Russo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wiltsie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Russo's knee momentarily.
Robert Wiltsie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiltsie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wiltsie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Russo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo has his takedown stuffed
and Wiltsie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick by Wiltsie misses
and Russo counters with a good, hard body kick but Wiltsie shrugs it off.
Wiltsie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wiltsie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wiltsie scores with a hook.
Wiltsie dips to his left and cracks Russo with an uppercut!
Wiltsie connects with an inside leg kick.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Russo throws a leg kick
and Wiltsie counters with a nice leg kick.
Russo tries to land a body kick
and Wiltsie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wiltsie looks for the body kick but Russo saw that one coming.
Wiltsie swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Russo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wiltsie.
Russo tries to land a body kick
and Wiltsie counters with a thumping low kick.
Wiltsie jabs Russo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russo tries to land a body kick
and Wiltsie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russo misses with a leg kick
and Wiltsie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Donato Russo has been cut.
Wiltsie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wiltsie connects with a right hand. Russo shakes it off.
Wiltsie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robert Wiltsie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Wiltsie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Russo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wiltsie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russo.
Russo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Russo there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo has his takedown stuffed
and Wiltsie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Wiltsie. Those never looked like landing.
Russo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wiltsie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Russo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiltsie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Russo.
Russo walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a lazy body kick
and Wiltsie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiltsie cracks Russo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wiltsie throws a series of strikes that have Russo backpedaling.
Donato Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wiltsie.
Russo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wiltsie to score with a decent uppercut.
Wiltsie blocks a head kick by Russo.
Wiltsie clobbers Russo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Wiltsie counters with a low kick, right behind Russo 's knee.
Wiltsie connects with a jab.
Russo misses with a hook to the body
and Wiltsie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robert Wiltsie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Russo misses
and Wiltsie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiltsie throws the kick towards the body but Russo avoids it.
Russo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Wiltsie. Beautiful body shot.
Wiltsie is looking to clinch.

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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Wiltsie!