PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vam Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

White
vs
Foster

209 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vam Foster!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Foster has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as White is landing a low percentage of strikes.

White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foster, pushing him back against the ropes.
White lands a right hand.
Foster blocks a body shot from White.
Foster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Foster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocking some punches.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foster.
White tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing White back against the ropes.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foster misses with the head strike.
White lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Foster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White presses Foster against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the ropes.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
White misses with the head strike.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Foster working aggressively here.
White lands an uppercut.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from White.
Foster looks winded!
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Vam Foster has been cut.
Good body shot from White.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White is leaning against Foster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foster misses with some punches.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foster or not.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foster's elbow.
Foster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vam Foster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

White closes the distance and pushes Foster back into the ropes.
White blocks an uppercut.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White wants to stall.
Foster is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Foster blocks a body shot from White.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with some punches.
Foster misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster misses with some punches.
White misses with a body punch.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Foster.
Foster misses with some punches.
Michael White has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Foster blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from White.
White lands a shot to the body.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foster blocks a body shot from White.
Foster blocks a body shot from White.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by White.

Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White with a hook.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White wants to clinch up but Foster keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Foster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Foster loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Foster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
White lands with a cross.
Vam Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vam Foster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Foster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from White.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White blocks a jab.
White is looking to counter the offense by Foster and move into the clinch.
Foster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
Foster throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Foster ducks right into an uppercut from White.

That has opened up Vam Foster's cut even more.
Nice defenses there by White.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foster manages to avoid it.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foster scores with a leg kick.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White tries to clinch up.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster walks into a jab.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White cracks a nice hook into Foster's ribs.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foster.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Foster circles away.
White swings for the body but Foster moves out of range.
White works Foster's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster misses with a hook.
White tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White with a hook.

The cut above Vam Foster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back 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!

Foster walks into a straight right hand and goes down! White rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Foster has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

Foster is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Foster on the side of the head.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?

Vam Foster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Foster is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. White moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Foster! White continues to tee off on Foster, landing with a left and a right! White connects with a right hand that leaves Foster sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael White!
Michael White is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Michael White was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.