PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Van Horsekick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the ring accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Cees Van Horsekick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lodbrok
vs
Van Horsekick

180 cm
25
201 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

191 cm
24
203 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Cees Van Horsekick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok digs a good body shot into Van Horsekick's ribs.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lodbrok throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halfdan Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Horsekick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Lodbrok pushes Van Horsekick up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lodbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lodbrok.
Lodbrok misses with some punches.
Van Horsekick blocks an uppercut.
Van Horsekick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Lodbrok.
A short right from Lodbrok on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lodbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Horsekick looks winded!
Lodbrok misses with a body punch.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lodbrok landing knees to the head.

It looks like Cees Van Horsekick has been cut.
Lodbrok lands an elbow just above Van Horsekick 's eye.
Van Horsekick takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Horsekick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lodbrok lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands a body shot.
Lodbrok gets through Van Horsekick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Lodbrok has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lodbrok lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Horsekick won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Lodbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lodbrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Lodbrok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Horsekick.
Lodbrok gets through Van Horsekick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Horsekick can't break the clinch.
Lodbrok lands a damaging elbow.
Lodbrok avoiding damage as Van Horsekick throws knees to the body.
Lodbrok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lodbrok landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Horsekick misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lodbrok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lodbrok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Horsekick backwards.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but Van Horsekick blocks with his arms.
Lodbrok gets through Van Horsekick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok has Van Horsekick pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Horsekick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Horsekick tries to stall but Lodbrok uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands a nice uppercut.
Van Horsekick tries to circle away but Lodbrok has him pinned against the ropes.
Lodbrok lands an elbow inside that Van Horsekick shrugs off.

Van Horsekick is rocked!
Van Horsekick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lodbrok is defending well for now.
Van Horsekick is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Lodbrok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Horsekick's defenses.
Lodbrok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lodbrok creates a bit of distance and cracks Van Horsekick with a big uppercut! Van Horsekick goes down! The referee pushes Lodbrok away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Van Horsekick make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Lodbrok takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Halfdan Lodbrok!
Halfdan Lodbrok was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.