PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murray Rothbard (ranked 1743 p4p, 269 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 941 p4p, 148 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rothbard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anarchy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rothbard
vs
Van Wijnbergen

187 cm
28
210 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

185 cm
32
210 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Sin City Allstars

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rothbard moves into the clinch.
Rothbard working aggressively here.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Van Wijnbergen on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard scores with a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head punch that misses.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard scores with a shot to the side of Van Wijnbergen's head.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Van Wijnbergen avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Rothbard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Wijnbergen working aggressively here.
Van Wijnbergen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rothbard misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothbard's elbow.
A hook to the body from Van Wijnbergen.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Wijnbergen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen presses Rothbard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rothbard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rothbard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rothbard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Wijnbergen can turn it around.
Van Wijnbergen lands a body shot.

Van Wijnbergen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Wijnbergen throws a good cross that connects.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Van Wijnbergen.

Rothbard has Van Wijnbergen up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Wijnbergen's elbow.
Van Wijnbergen presses Rothbard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Wijnbergen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard tries a body shot but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the head strike.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothbard tries to work over Van Wijnbergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Van Wijnbergen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Wijnbergen 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.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick that knocks Rothbard off balance momentarily.
Van Wijnbergen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick which misses Rothbard's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothbard tries to avoid it.
Rothbard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy body shot
and Rothbard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
A little feinted left hand from Rothbard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Rothbard's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rothbard ducks right into an uppercut from Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard ducks right into an uppercut from Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a body shot.
Rothbard slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Nice uppercut there from Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
As Van Wijnbergen tries to get set, Rothbard tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a right hand
and Rothbard counters with a low kick, right behind Van Wijnbergen 's knee.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Wijnbergen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothbard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Wijnbergen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothbard moves away from the strike by Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard tries to counter by clinching up but Van Wijnbergen breaks away and moves out of range.
Rothbard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a leg kick. Rothbard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Rothbard moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a body kick
and Rothbard counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a leg kick. Rothbard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joels Van Wijnbergen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Van Wijnbergen lands a head shot.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Wijnbergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Wijnbergen circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rothbard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Wijnbergen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRothbard.
A big right from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Rothbard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen wants to land a leg kick but Rothbard is out of range.
It looked like Rothbard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rothbard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Wijnbergen - the referee stops the clock and Rothbard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Wijnbergen. Rothbard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Wijnbergen throws a series of punches but Rothbard moves out of range.
Rothbard walks into a stiff left hand from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws an overhand right that lands on Rothbard's shoulder, as Rothbard tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice looking body kick.
Rothbard walks into a stiff left hand from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen tries to work over Rothbard's front leg with a kick but Rothbard checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothbard checks a leg kick.
Rothbard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rothbard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a leg kick. Rothbard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Wijnbergen lands a lovely overhand right.
Rothbard just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rothbard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Wijnbergen tries to work over Rothbard's front leg with a kick but Rothbard checks it.
Rothbard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Wijnbergen just manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a left hand but Rothbard moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rothbard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothbard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Wijnbergen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
Rothbard tried to score with a low kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Van Wijnbergen takes a swing at Rothbard's ribcage but misses.
Rothbard quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Wijnbergen. That's going to slow Rothbard down.
Van Wijnbergen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Rothbard moved away.
Rothbard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Rothbard rushes Van Wijnbergen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Van Wijnbergen avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Van Wijnbergen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Wijnbergen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Wijnbergen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
A short uppercut from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands with a right to the head.
Rothbard lands with a short shot to the head.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothbard.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Wijnbergen's elbow.
Murray Rothbard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Van Wijnbergen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Rothbard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Wijnbergen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to work over Van Wijnbergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Wijnbergen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothbard pushes Van Wijnbergen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothbard blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Van Wijnbergen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothbard checks the leg kick.
Rothbard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wijnbergen cracks the inside of Rothbard's front leg.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Rothbard.

Rothbard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Van Wijnbergen breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joels Van Wijnbergen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Wijnbergen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothbard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Wijnbergen, right into the meat.
Van Wijnbergen misses the jab.
Rothbard scoring well with a low kick there.
Rothbard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Wijnbergen thows a leg kick but Rothbard checks it
and Rothbard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Wijnbergen tries to score with a low kick but Rothbard moves his leg out of the way.
Rothbard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Rothbard moved away.
Rothbard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Wijnbergen manages to circle out of the way.
Van Wijnbergen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothbard.
Rothbard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice body shot.
Van Wijnbergen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothbard is looking to counter punch.
Van Wijnbergen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Rothbard tenderised Van Wijnbergen's leg. Van Wijnbergen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice jab there from Rothbard.
Rothbard dodges the punch combination from Van Wijnbergen.

Rothbard has closed the distance and engaged Van Wijnbergen in a clinch.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard takes a shot to the head.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a right to the head.
Rothbard blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Wijnbergen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Van Wijnbergen breaks the clinch.
Rothbard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to slow Rothbard down with leg kicks.
Rothbard tries to clinch up but Van Wijnbergen circles away and keeps his distance.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Wijnbergen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Rothbard blocks the low kick.
Rothbard is looking to clinch but Van Wijnbergen is avoiding it.
Rothbard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Wijnbergen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Rothbard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rothbard throws a head kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Van Wijnbergen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rothbard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rothbard throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Van Wijnbergen does no damage.
Rothbard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Wijnbergen in his tracks.
Rothbard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Wijnbergen lands a head shot.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Wijnbergen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks.
Rothbard tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen avoided it.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses the shot to the body.
Rothbard is looking to counter the offense by Van Wijnbergen and move into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joels Van Wijnbergen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothbard moves away from the strike by Van Wijnbergen.
Rothbard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab.
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothbard blocks the body kick.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothbard swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothbard. Rothbard obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Rothbard blocks the low kick.
Rothbard takes one to the side of the head.
Murray Rothbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Wijnbergen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joels Van Wijnbergen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Wijnbergen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joels Van Wijnbergen!
An out of breath Joels Van Wijnbergen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.