PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wille Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seweryn Wostalewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wostalewski has chosen FOREIGN BEGGARS & NOISIA 'CONTACT' as his entrance music. 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.

Henderson
vs
Wostalewski

194 cm
27
203 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

193 cm
19
221 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good knees
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wille Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seweryn Wostalewski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wostalewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wostalewski lands with a good body shot.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson throws a nice head kick!
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wostalewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wostalewski tries to land a leg kick but Henderson saw it coming and moves away.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wostalewski.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Wostalewski moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Wostalewski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson lands with a kick to the temple. Wostalewski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Wostalewski moved away.
Henderson misses with the body kick

and Wostalewski moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wostalewski avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wostalewski blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wostalewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Wostalewski lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.

Wostalewski has Henderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wostalewski avoiding damage.
Wostalewski throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wostalewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson avoiding damage as Wostalewski throws knees to the body.
Wostalewski throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Henderson.
Wostalewski works over Henderson's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Wille Henderson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wostalewski is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Wostalewski circles away.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wostalewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson scores with a head kick.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Wostalewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Wostalewski counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Wostalewski to acknowledge the strikes.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a head kick but Wostalewski moves out of range.
Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wostalewski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Henderson.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Wostalewski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wostalewski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Wostalewski.
Henderson lands a head kick!
Wostalewski tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wostalewski throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Wostalewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wille Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wostalewski blocks the body kick.
Wostalewski tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Wostalewski misses with the combination.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Wostalewski.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Wostalewski avoids it well.

Wostalewski moves into the clinch.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wostalewski misses with a knee to the head.
Wostalewski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wostalewski stalling in the clinch.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seweryn Wostalewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wille Henderson's cut.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Wostalewski throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Wostalewski scores with a punch to the head.
Wostalewski avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wostalewski.
Wostalewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wostalewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wostalewski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wostalewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wostalewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wostalewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wille Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Henderson.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Wostalewski takes it in his stride.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wostalewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson tries to clinch but Wostalewski is having none of it.
Wostalewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Wostalewski rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson throws a lazy head kick
and Wostalewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wostalewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wostalewski misses with a kick to the body.
Wostalewski throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wostalewski circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wostalewski blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Wostalewski moves out of range easily.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wostalewski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wostalewski.

Wille Henderson's cut is getting worse.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wostalewski lands with a right hand.
Donk. Wostalewski catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wostalewski lands a jab.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Wostalewski moves out of range.
Wostalewski throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Wostalewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Wostalewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wostalewski counters with a solid body kick.
Wostalewski wants to clinch.
Henderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wostalewski circles away quickly and effectively.
Wostalewski scores with a spinning back kick!
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wostalewski finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson's head.
Wostalewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wostalewski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wostalewski slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wostalewski lands a body shot.
Seweryn Wostalewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wostalewski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Wostalewski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wostalewski stalling against the ropes.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wostalewski tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wostalewski has double underhooks.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wostalewski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wostalewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seweryn Wostalewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wille Henderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Wostalewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson throws a head kick but Wostalewski moves out of range.
Henderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wostalewski.
Wostalewski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wostalewski throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Wostalewski counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Wostalewski has managed to clinch.
Wostalewski lands with a short shot to the head.
Wostalewski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wostalewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wostalewski managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wostalewski has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Henderson blocks a jab.

Wostalewski moves into the clinch.
Wostalewski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Wille Henderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wostalewski scores with a hook to the body.

Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wostalewski 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.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson throws a head kick but Wostalewski moves out of range.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wostalewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wostalewski misses with a double jab.
Wostalewski misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wostalewski counters with a left to the body.
Wostalewski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wostalewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wostalewski.
Wostalewski throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Wostalewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Wostalewski circles away.
Wostalewski cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Wostalewski.

Wostalewski instigates a clinch.
Wostalewski lands an uppercut.
Henderson is trying to push Wostalewski away but Wostalewski has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Wostalewski.
Wostalewski misses with a knee strike.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson is trying to break free.

Wostalewski manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wostalewski scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Wostalewski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wostalewski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wostalewski scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.

Jeez, Wille Henderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Seweryn Wostalewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wostalewski avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Wostalewski feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Wostalewski throws a head kick that misses.
Wostalewski delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wostalewski catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Wostalewski tenderised Henderson's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wille Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson scores with a kick to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seweryn Wostalewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wostalewski 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seweryn Wostalewski!
After the big win, Seweryn Wostalewski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.