PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rosco Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayne Westwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayne Westwood struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Boy
vs
Westwood

177 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rosco Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dayne Westwood!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a push kick but Westwood slaps the foot to one side.
Westwood looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Westwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boy blocks a head kick by Westwood.
Westwood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boy. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Westwood as he checks the leg kick.
Dayne Westwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westwood moves out of range as Boy throws a body kick.
Westwood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Westwood tries to clinch up.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Westwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Boy misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Boy. That snapped Westwood's head back.
Boy throws a series of strikes that have Westwood backpedaling.
Westwood tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Westwood tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Boy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Westwood.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Boy lands a lovely overhand right.
Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Westwood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boy counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Boy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Westwood momentarily.
Westwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Boy lunges at Westwood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Westwood's hand.
A lazy left from Boy finds it's target.
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy tries to land a front kick but Westwood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Boy.
Boy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boy swinging wildly here.
A big left from Boy misses.
Boy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Westwood.
A head kick misses from Boy.
Boy looks to land a body kick but Westwood moved away.
Westwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boy can pounce on him.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Westwood moves out of range easily.
Westwood blocks a head kick by Boy.
Westwood is looking to clinch.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westwood is looking to land body kicks.
Westwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westwood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Westwood tries to clinch up.
Westwood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Westwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Westwood misses with a head kick.
Westwood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Westwood moves out of range easily.
Westwood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boy.
Westwood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy tries to score with a low kick but Westwood moves his leg out of the way.
Boy throws a jab but it's blocked by Westwood.
Westwood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boy scores with a three punch combo!
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy cracks the inside of Westwood's front leg.
Boy lands a jab to the nose.
Westwood is breathing heavily.
Boy lands a jab-cross combination.
Boy misses with the combination.
Rosco Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Boy lands with a cross.
Boy throws a nice looking combination but Westwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Westwood misses with a body shot.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Westwood is looking to clinch.
Westwood misses with a body shot.
Boy keeps Westwood at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Boy connects with a leg kick. Westwood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boy. Westwood shrugs it off though.
Boy lands a high kick!
Westwood moves out of range of the body kick from Boy.
Boy works over Westwood's head and body with a nice combination.
Boy scores with the left hand. Westwood knows he should have avoided that one.
Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rosco Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Westwood.
Rosco Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Boy throws a series of punches but Westwood moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy misses with a low kick.
Boy tries to bum rush Westwood with a series of wild strikes but Westwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westwood tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Westwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Westwood avoids a kick to the body.
Boy connects with the punch.
Boy looks for the body kick but Westwood saw that one coming.
Westwood checks a leg kick.
Westwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Westwood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Westwood under the eye.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westwood closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Boy counters with a three punch combo that has Westwood backing up. Westwood nods at Boy to acknowledge the strikes.
Boy connects with the punch.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Westwood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Westwood moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Boy lands an overhand right.
Westwood slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Boy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy throws a series of punches but Westwood moves out of range.
Boy avoids the head kick by Westwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boy tries to bum rush Westwood with a series of wild strikes but Westwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Westwood defending well as Boy loads up on a big left hand.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Westwood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Westwood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Westwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boy tries to bum rush Westwood with a series of wild strikes but Westwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Westwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boy!
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Boy.
Boy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands a front kick.
Westwood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Westwood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Westwood throws a low kick but Boy avoids it.
Boy keeps Westwood at a distance using the push kick.
Westwood slips under a jab.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy lands with an overhand left.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westwood.
Boy lands with a nice body kick.
Boy throws a leg kick but Westwood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy connects with a nice looking jab.
Boy connects with a solid leg kick.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Westwood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Boy catches Westwood right on the button with a cross.
Westwood moves out of range of the body kick from Boy.

Westwood rushes Boy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Dayne Westwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Boy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy thuds his shin into the meat of Westwood's side.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Westwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Westwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy scores with a sloppy right hand. Westwood should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Boy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Westwood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Boy.
Some bone on bone action there as Westwood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boy. Westwood shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Westwood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy throws a head kick but Westwood moves out of range.
Boy pushes Westwood away with a front kick.
Boy scores with a hook to the body. Westwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Westwood walks into a stiff left hand from Boy.
Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westwood tries to clinch up
and Boy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boy 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Boy!