PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Soldic (ranked 1020 p4p, 22266 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 61 p4p, 364 weight class). Soldic comes to the cage accompanied by The Impression That I Get . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Soldic
vs
Wagner

175 cm
27
148
12 - 8 - 0

166 cm
27
148
5 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wagner closes the distance and pushes Soldic back into the cage.

Soldic breaks from the clinch.
Soldic misses with a hook.
Soldic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soldic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soldic circles away quickly and effectively.
Soldic throws a head kick that Wagner semi-blocks.
Soldic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberto Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wagner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soldic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldic just misses with a punch to the body.
Soldic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soldic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soldic swings widly with a right hand
and Wagner counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic scores with a head kick. Wagner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some bone on bone action there as Wagner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Soldic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wagner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wagner slips under a jab from Soldic.
Soldic scores with a leg kick.
Soldic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soldic throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Soldic tenderised Wagner's leg. Wagner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wagner throws a jab when Soldic was well out of range.
Soldic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Soldic is out of range.
Wagner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Soldic connects with a solid leg kick.
Wagner lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soldic digs a good hook to Wagner's body.
Soldic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soldic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soldic sprawls well. Soldic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wagner gets slowly back to his feet.
Wagner misses with a head kick.
A jab from Soldic misses.
Soldic dips to his left and cracks Wagner with an uppercut!
Wagner avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Wagner throws a counter combo.
Soldic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roberto Soldic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Soldic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soldic half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Soldic misses
and Wagner counters with a thumping low kick.
Soldic lands a right hook to the body.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wagner has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws a sloppy head kick and Wagner moves out of range easily.
Soldic lands a jab to the nose.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wagner has time to react.
Wagner shoots in but no luck this time.
Soldic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soldic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wagner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Wagner is rocked!

It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Wagner seems unphased.
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Soldic finish him?
Soldic cracks Wagner with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wagner tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Soldic pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wagner is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Soldic!
Our winner, Roberto Soldic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.