PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Dane had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dane
vs
Simon

170 cm
16
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Basic striking
Big heart

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milan Simon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Simon taking a breather.
Dane wants to get back to striking at distance but Simon won't allow it.
Dane tries to circle away but Simon has him pinned against the ropes.
Simon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dane is trying to push Simon away but Simon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Simon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dane takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon is pushing Dane up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Simon manages to break the clinch.

Simon drives through and clinches with Dane against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Simon manages to break the clinch.
Dane blocks a head kick by Simon.
A good leg kick by Dane.
Dane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Simon closes the distance and pushes Dane back into the ropes.
Simon stalling the fight.
Simon receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Simon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simon tries a low kick but Dane avoids it.
Simon feints a jab promting Dane to slip. Simon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dane slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harry Dane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Simon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Simon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dane wants to get back to striking at distance but Simon won't allow it.

Simon manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dane gets tackled into the ropes by Simon. Simon maintains the clinch.
Simon stalls.

Simon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dane throws a sloppy head kick and Simon moves out of range easily.
Simon scores with a three punch combo!
Dane blocks a head kick by Simon.
Milan Simon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Simon rushes Dane and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Simon slowing the pace effectively.
Dane can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Simon to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane tries to break free but Simon pushes him back against the ropes.
Simon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Simon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simon throws a right hand that Dane ducks under and follows up with a left that Dane also avoids with ease.

Simon forces Dane back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Simon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Simon rushes Dane and presses him up against the ropes.
Simon slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Simon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dane pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dane tries to keep at a distance but Simon has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Simon.

Simon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Simon has managed to clinch.

Simon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simon.
Dane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simon looks to land a combination but Dane avoids it well.

Simon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dane, pushing him back against the ropes.
Simon has Dane pushed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Simon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Simon instigates a clinch.
Simon keeps control of Dane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Simon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Simon clinches.
Simon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dane wants to stall.

Simon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Simon has Dane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dane is trying to break the clinch but Simon is controlling him.

Simon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Simon rushes Dane and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Simon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Simon prevents Dane from breaking the clinch.
Dane tries to stall but Simon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Simon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon looks to land a left hand but Dane moved out of range nicely.
Simon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dane.

Simon clinches.
Dane is looking to break free of the clinch but Simon has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dane is trying to maintain a safe position but Simon gets an underhook and turns Dane into the ropes.
Simon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Simon breaks from the clinch.
Dane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Simon is looking to clinch.
Dane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dane throws a sloppy head kick and Simon moves out of range easily.

Simon darts in and clinches Dane up against the ropes.

Simon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Simon rushes Dane and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Simon manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Simon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dane is trying to push Simon away but Simon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Simon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dane throws a nice looking combination but Simon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Simon forces Dane back against the ropes and clinches.
Simon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Simon manages to break the clinch.
Dane keeps the fight on the outside.
Dane wants to slow Simon down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dane misses with a two punch combination.

Simon closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane is trying to break the clinch but Simon has him pressed against the ropes.

Simon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Simon clinches with his opponent.
Simon has Dane pressed against the ropes, preventing Dane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simon stalling the fight.
Dane is trying to break free.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Simon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dane up against the ropes.

Simon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harry Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Dane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane looks to throw the jab but Simon is out of range.

Dane tries to keep at a distance but Simon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dane's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simon.
Milan Simon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milan Simon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon is struggling to control the position.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Dane is trying to stall.
Dane tries to break free but Simon pushes him back against the ropes.

Simon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Simon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simon 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Simon!