PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Daggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Van Horsekick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daggett
vs
Van Horsekick

163 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Daggett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjan Van Horsekick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daggett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Van Horsekick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Daggett swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Horsekick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Daggett fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daggett.
Daggett lands with a left to the head.
Daggett throws a head punch that misses.
Van Horsekick misses with a body punch.
Van Horsekick blocking some punches.
Van Horsekick blocks an uppercut.
Daggett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Van Horsekick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daggett's elbow.
Daggett working aggressively here.
Daggett misses with a punch on the inside.
Daggett looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daggett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van Horsekick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daggett wants to break free but Van Horsekick has control.
Daggett prevents a body shot from Van Horsekick.
Daggett trying to control the position but instead, Van Horsekick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daggett into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daggett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daggett working aggressively here.
Daggett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daggett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daggett working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Horsekick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Horsekick misses with a punch to the body.
Daggett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daggett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Horsekick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Horsekick lands a hook that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Van Horsekick wants to stall.
Daggett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daggett working aggressively here.
Daggett trying to stall but Van Horsekick improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daggett blocks a body shot from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick tries to throw a body punch but Daggett avoids it by throwing Van Horsekick back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Horsekick stalling in the clinch but Daggett improves position.

Van Horsekick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arjan Van Horsekick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A leg kick checked by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daggett.
Van Horsekick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daggett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daggett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick misses with a head kick.
Daggett cracks the inside of Van Horsekick's front leg.
Van Horsekick checks a leg kick.
Daggett throws a wild body kick that Van Horsekick sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daggett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Horsekick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Horsekick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daggett's sensitive parts.
Van Horsekick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daggett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bill Daggett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Horsekick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Horsekick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Horsekick fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Van Horsekick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick moves out of range of the leg kick from Daggett.
Van Horsekick checks a low kick from Daggett.
Van Horsekick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Horsekick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Horsekick lands with a good body shot.
Van Horsekick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daggett.
Daggett misses with a body kick.
Van Horsekick misses with a hook.
Daggett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Horsekick.
Daggett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Horsekick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Horsekick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daggett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Horsekick loads up on a big right hand but Daggett slips the punch.
Daggett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Horsekick throws a series of punches but Daggett avoids them all with ease.
Daggett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Horsekick's calf.
Van Horsekick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daggett misses with a leg kick.
Daggett throws a leg kick but Van Horsekick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daggett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Horsekick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daggett momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daggett.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Horsekick misses with a head kick.
Daggett slips a jab from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick connects with the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daggett.
Van Horsekick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Horsekick wants to slow Daggett down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Horsekick tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill Daggett is winning the standup battle so far.
Daggett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daggett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Horsekick if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Horsekick throws a right hand that Daggett ducks under and follows up with a left that Daggett also avoids with ease.
Daggett connects with a leg kick. Van Horsekick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daggett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick moves out of range as Daggett throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Horsekick tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Horsekick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daggett swings for the body but Van Horsekick moves out of range.
Van Horsekick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Daggett dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Horsekick misses with a kick to the body.
Daggett connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Horsekick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daggett takes a step back to recover.
Daggett moves out of range as Van Horsekick strikes.
Van Horsekick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daggett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Horsekick.
An inside leg kick lands from Daggett.
Van Horsekick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Horsekick avoids a kick to the body.
Daggett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Horsekick lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick but Daggett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daggett lands a leg kick that knocks Van Horsekick off balance momentarily.
Daggett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Horsekick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick which misses Daggett's front leg but catches the back leg as Daggett tries to avoid it.
Daggett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Horsekick is able to avoid easily.
Daggett misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daggett scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daggett.
Van Horsekick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Horsekick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daggett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Horsekick is able to avoid easily.
Van Horsekick tries to land a front kick but Daggett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that misses.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Horsekick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daggett manages to avoid it.
Van Horsekick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daggett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Horsekick scrambles back to his feet.
Van Horsekick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daggett.
Daggett misses with a body kick.
Daggett thows a body shot but no joy.

Van Horsekick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Horsekick can't find room to land a body shot as Daggett controls the action.
Daggett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daggett swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Horsekick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daggett working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daggett misses with some punches.
Daggett is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Horsekick gets an underhook and turns Daggett into the ropes.
Van Horsekick can't find room to land a body shot as Daggett controls the action.
Daggett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daggett misses with the head strike.
Daggett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daggett misses with some punches.
A short left from Van Horsekick.
Daggett tries to work over Van Horsekick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Van Horsekick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daggett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Horsekick has him pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daggett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arjan Van Horsekick.
I think Van Horsekick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bill Daggett!
The defeated Arjan Van Horsekick had this to say: 'Someone hacked my computer and changed my sliders. '.