PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superstar. Milan Simon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dane
vs
Simon

170 cm
17
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent elbows
Big heart

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milan Simon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simon takes the fight into the clinch.
Dane tries to land a knee to the head but Simon blocks with his arms.
I was talking to Dane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon landing knees to the body.
Simon avoids a wild elbow strike from Dane.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Dane misses with a knee to the head.
Simon lands a good knee to the midsection. Dane won't want to take too many of those.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Simon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dane is breathing heavily.
Simon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simon obliges.
Simon lands a hook that snaps the head of Dane backwards.
Simon connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon scores a nice knee to the body.
Simon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simon working Dane over with knees to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon is stalling here.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Simon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simon scores a nice knee to the body.
Simon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simon.
Simon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simon blocks a body shot from Dane.
Simon landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simon looking to throw knees to the head but Dane is blocking nicely.
Simon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simon crunches a lovely knee into Dane's ribcage.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simon landing knees to the body.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Dane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Dane looking to throw knees to the head but Simon is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simon.
Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Simon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simon crunches a lovely knee into Dane's ribcage.
Dane misses with an elbow over the top.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon keeps control of Dane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane looking to throw knees to the head but Simon is blocking nicely.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon crunches a lovely knee into Dane's ribcage.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Dane misses with a knee strike.
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!
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Simon stalls.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Simon landing knees to the body.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
A head punch on the inside from Dane fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Simon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Simon has Dane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Simon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Simon lands a good knee to the midsection. Dane won't want to take too many of those.
Simon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dane swings wildly with an uppercut but Simon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Simon.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Simon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simon blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simon stalling against the ropes.
Simon tries to land a knee to the head but Dane blocks with his arms.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Simon.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Simon to work.
Milan Simon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Dane fails to land.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Simon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dane scores a nice knee to the body.
Simon managing to block the knees to the body from Dane.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Simon has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Dane lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Dane lands an elbow just above Simon 's eye.
Dane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dane tries a body shot but Simon blocks it.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Dane misses with an elbow strike.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
Dane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane is leaning against Simon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Dane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane working Simon over with knees to the body.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Simon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dane misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Simon misses with a knee strike.
Dane misses with a punch to the body.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Simon misses with a knee to the head.
Dane looking to throw knees to the head but Simon is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Dane dodges an elbow strike from Simon.
Simon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dane.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Milan Simon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dane with a hook.
Dane throws a body kick that misses.

Simon clinches with his opponent.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane struggles to land a body shot inside as Simon controls his hands.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Simon lands a damaging elbow.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Simon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dane's face.
Dane is trying to break the clinch but Simon has him pressed against the ropes.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane misses with an elbow over the top.
Dane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Dane digs a right hand into Simon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simon's gas tank.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Dane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harry Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dane blocks it with crossed arms.
Dane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dane throws an elbow but misses.
Simon missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane can't find room to land a body shot as Simon controls the action.
Milan Simon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dane can't find room to land a body shot as Simon controls the action.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simon is defending well for now.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane misses with an elbow over the top.
Dane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon lands a good knee to the midsection. Dane won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simon is defending well for now.
Simon landing knees to the head.
Dane is looking to break free of the clinch but Simon has double underhooks.
Simon scores with a knee to the head.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Dane.
I think Simon 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Simon!