PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Woitek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasteel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Celtic Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kasteel
vs
Woitek

188 cm
24
199 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

180 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Semmy Kasteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janusz Woitek!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woitek lands with a cross.
Kasteel tries to clinch but Woitek is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Woitek. Beautiful body shot.
Woitek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasteel has time to react.
Woitek lands a head shot.
Woitek misses with a hook.
Woitek misses with a body shot
and Kasteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Janusz Woitek has been cut.
Woitek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woitek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kasteel defending well as Woitek loads up on a big left hand.
Janusz Woitek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woitek throws a big shot that misses.
Kasteel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Woitek blocks the leg kick.
Woitek on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Kasteel clinches up against the cage.
Woitek is working for takedown but Kasteel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kasteel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woitek backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel misses with a punch to the body.
Woitek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Woitek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kasteel smiles and moves away.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janusz Woitek.
A telegraphed right hand from Woitek misses the target.
Kasteel throws a series of punches but Woitek avoids them all with ease.
Woitek lands a nice shot that snaps Kasteel's head back.
Woitek misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kasteel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woitek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kasteel misses with a body punch.
Woitek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kasteel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kasteel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Woitek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Kasteel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Woitek manages to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Woitek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Woitek keeping moving, preventing Kasteel from controlling successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Woitek pushes Kasteel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Woitek cracks Kasteel with an open hand slap.
Kasteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woitek.
Kasteel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woitek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasteel tries to clinch there but Woitek circles away.
Woitek throws a lazy right hand but Kasteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kasteel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woitek.
Woitek connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kasteel forces Woitek back against the cage and clinches.
Kasteel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kasteel trying to land knees to the body.
Woitek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kasteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasteel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Woitek or not.

Woitek works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kasteel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Woitek wants to stand but Kasteel is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasteel is trying to keep Woitek in close.
Woitek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasteel is trying to keep Woitek in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Semmy Kasteel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Woitek misses with a two punch combination.
Kasteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woitek.
Woitek misses with a straight left.
Woitek scores with a sloppy right hand. Kasteel should have avoided that one.
Woitek misses with the combination.
Woitek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasteel moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasteel scores with a jab.
Woitek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasteel manages to avoid it.
Woitek throws a looping overhand right but Kasteel ducks down to avoid it.
Kasteel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woitek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Semmy Kasteel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Janusz Woitek's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kasteel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Woitek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasteel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woitek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woitek swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasteel.
Kasteel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Woitek takes a swing at Kasteel's ribcage but misses.
Kasteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woitek thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kasteel clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Kasteel to work.
Woitek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woitek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kasteel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kasteel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kasteel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Woitek misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woitek looks to land a right hand but Kasteel moved out of range.
Kasteel slips a straight right by Woitek.
Woitek takes a swing at Kasteel's ribcage but misses.
Kasteel swings for the body but Woitek moves out of range.
Semmy Kasteel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasteel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woitek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Woitek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasteel.

Kasteel pushes Woitek up against the cage in a clinch.
Woitek goes for a takedown attempt but Kasteel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Woitek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Woitek throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kasteel misses its intended target.
Woitek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woitek works over Kasteel's head and body with a nice combination.
Woitek lands a right hook to the body.
Woitek scores with a punch to the head.
Woitek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woitek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasteel moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woitek. Kasteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woitek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasteel.
Woitek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasteel.
Kasteel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woitek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Woitek misses.
Woitek looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasteel is just out of range.
Woitek misses with a wild combination.
Kasteel ducks under a wild hook from Woitek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Woitek does no damage.
Kasteel lands with a good body shot.
Woitek is breathing heavily.
Woitek takes a swing at Kasteel's ribcage but misses.
Woitek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Woitek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kasteel tries to clinch but Woitek moves out of range.
Kasteel is looking to clinch.

Kasteel rushes Woitek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Woitek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kasteel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janusz Woitek.
Kasteel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Woitek is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasteel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Woitek is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasteel finish him?
Kasteel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Woitek with a big uppercut! Woitek tries to clinch up but Kasteel pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Woitek to the mat! Woitek covers up and Kasteel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Semmy Kasteel!
Semmy Kasteel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.