PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Hoekstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winter comes into the arena with Hatebread - Live for this blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Winter
vs
Hoekstra

184 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big heart

Excellent MT
Granite chin

KAISER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Winter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Hoekstra!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winter throws a hook but Hoekstra blocks it.
Winter connects with a leg kick. Hoekstra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Winter takes the fight into the clinch.
Winter trying to land knees to the body.
Winter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winter gets through Hoekstra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Winter breaks the clinch.
Hoekstra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Jack Winter has been cut.
No joy there for Winter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winter throws a right hand that Hoekstra ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoekstra also avoids with ease.

Winter moves into the clinch.

Hoekstra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoekstra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoekstra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Winter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice uppercut lands for Winter. That snapped Hoekstra's head back.
Hoekstra wants to clinch up but Winter keeps it at a distance.
Hoekstra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Winter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winter misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Winter.

Winter takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoekstra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoekstra lands a knee to the body.
Winter lands a nice knee to the body.
Hoekstra presses Winter against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoekstra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoekstra wants to stall.
Hoekstra digs a right hand into Winter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winter's gas tank.
Hoekstra lands a shot to the body.
Winter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoekstra backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winter prevents Hoekstra from breaking the clinch.
Hoekstra has had enough of the clinch but Winter keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Winter as the two fighters clinch.
Winter looking to throw knees to the head but Hoekstra is blocking nicely.
Hoekstra has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Winter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hoekstra can turn it around.
Winter cracks Hoekstra with a nice body shot.
Winter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Winter.
Winter tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoekstra avoids the damage to the body.
Winter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winter has a couple of punches blocked by Hoekstra.
Winter trying to stall but Hoekstra improves his position.
Winter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winter letting Hoekstra take a breather here.
Hoekstra avoiding damage as Winter throws knees to the body.

Hoekstra breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winter.
Hoekstra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Winter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoekstra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winter throws a jab when Hoekstra was well out of range.
Hoekstra tries to clinch but Winter moves away

and Winter moves into the clinch.

Winter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Winter takes the fight into the clinch.

Winter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoekstra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Winter darts in and clinches Hoekstra up against the ropes.
Hoekstra misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Winter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoekstra's sensitive parts.
Hoekstra checks a low kick from Winter.
Hoekstra tries to clinch there but Winter circles away.
Hoekstra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoekstra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Winter!
Winter is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoekstra slips a straight right by Winter.
Hoekstra misses with a few strikes there.
Winter throws a series of punches but Hoekstra moves out of range.
Winter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoekstra throws a head kick that misses.
Hoekstra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Winter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoekstra, pushing him back against the ropes.
Winter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoekstra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Winter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoekstra's efforts to push away.
Winter stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winter lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoekstra won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Winter.
Winter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoekstra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Winter prevents a body shot from Hoekstra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Winter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Winter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Winter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoekstra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rico Hoekstra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoekstra counters with a leg kick.
Jack Winter is winning the standup battle so far.
Winter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winter swings widly with a right hand

and whilst Winter still has his hands down, Hoekstra counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Winter crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Winter be able to survive another onslaught?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winter blocks a head kick by Hoekstra.
That kick from Winter tenderised Hoekstra's leg. Hoekstra is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoekstra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winter lands with a hook. Hoekstra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoekstra wants to clinch up but Winter keeps it at a distance.

Winter clinches up with Hoekstra and pushes him back against the ropes.
Winter trying to land knees to the body.
Winter lands with a right to the head.
Winter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoekstra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoekstras head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoekstra is trying to break the clinch but Winter is controlling him.
Winter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoekstras head.
Winter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Winter.
Hoekstra wants to break free but Winter has control.
Hoekstra is looking to break free of the clinch but Winter has double underhooks.
Hoekstra is looking to control Winter's arms but Winter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoekstra has his back to the ropes.
Winter lands an uppercut.
Jack Winter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Winter prevents Hoekstra from breaking the clinch.
Winter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoekstra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winter avoids it.
Hoekstra tries to break the clinch but Winter is controlling the position.

Hoekstra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winter connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoekstra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Winter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoekstra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Hoekstra 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Winter has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoekstra tries to break the clinch but Winter is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoekstra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoekstra's efforts to push away.
Winter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoekstra avoids it.
Hoekstra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoekstra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winter prevents Hoekstra from breaking the clinch.
Winter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoekstra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Winter with a knee to the head.
Winter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoekstra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winter lands with a left to the head.
Winter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoekstra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Winter.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winter.

Winter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winter throws a lazy head kick
and Hoekstra counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winter.
A solid body kick from Hoekstra.
Hoekstra moves in looking to clinch but Winter pushes him off.

Winter gets a clinch.
Hoekstra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoekstra stalling in the clinch but Winter improves position.
Still in the clinch, Winter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winter is looking to control Hoekstra's arms but Hoekstra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winter has his back to the ropes.
Winter working aggressively here.
Hoekstra tries to stall but Winter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoekstra.
Winter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoekstra.

Hoekstra breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Winter misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Winter gets a clinch.
Winter lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoekstra won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoekstra is defending well for now.
Hoekstra blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hoekstra breaks from the clinch.

Winter clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Winter.
Winter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoekstra backwards.

Winter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoekstra tries to clinch up but Winter circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoekstra tries to close the distance and clinch but Winter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoekstra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Winter.
Hoekstra tries to clinch but Winter moves out of range.
Winter throws the kick towards the body but Hoekstra avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Hoekstra takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Jack Winter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hoekstra tries to clinch up.
Hoekstra moves out of range as Winter throws a body kick.
Winter throws a lazy body kick
and Hoekstra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoekstra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoekstra lands with a kick to the ribs.
Winter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoekstra lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoekstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoekstra wants to get back to striking at distance but Winter won't allow it.
Hoekstra misses with a body punch.
Winter landing knees to the body.
Hoekstra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winter misses with some punches.
Winter has a couple of punches blocked by Hoekstra.
Winter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoekstra avoids it.
Winter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter landing knees to the body.
Hoekstra tries to break the clinch but Winter is controlling the position.
Winter working aggressively here.
Hoekstra has had enough of the clinch but Winter keeps him there for the moment.
Hoekstra is trying to push Winter away but Winter has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Winter.
Hoekstra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoekstra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Winter.
Winter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoekstra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winter lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winter.
A short uppercut from Winter.
Hoekstra is looking to break free of the clinch but Winter has double underhooks.
Winter working Hoekstra over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoekstra is trying to break the clinch but Winter is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winter crunches a lovely knee into Hoekstra's ribcage.
Winter scores a nice knee to the body.
Winter scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoekstra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Winter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Winter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoekstra's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winter.
Hoekstra takes a shot to the head.
Hoekstra misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Winter.
Winter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoekstra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoekstra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoekstra misses with a knee to the head.
Hoekstra has had enough of the clinch but Winter keeps him there for the moment.
Winter landing knees to the head.
Winter lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Winter lands a right hand.
Winter lands an uppercut.
Winter stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winter.
Jack Winter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Winter obliges.
Hoekstra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoekstra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoekstra wants to break free but Winter has control.
Hoekstra is trying to break free.
Hoekstra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hoekstra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Winter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoekstra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Winter keeps Hoekstra at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winter keeps Hoekstra at a distance using the push kick.
Hoekstra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoekstra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoekstra looks to clinch

and Winter moves into the clinch.
Winter blocks an uppercut.
Winter lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoekstra backwards.
Hoekstra pushes Winter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winter effectively controlling the action here.
Hoekstra has had enough of the clinch but Winter keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winter prevents Hoekstra from breaking the clinch.
Hoekstra wants to get back to striking at distance but Winter won't allow it.
Rico Hoekstra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoekstra misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Winter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winter 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!