PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kuba Wojcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane has chosen Superstar as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wojcik
vs
Dane

180 cm
26
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good kicks
Powerful

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 St Petersburg, Kuba Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Dane!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane misses with a low kick.
Dane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dane throws a leg kick
and Wojcik counters with a low kick, right behind Dane 's knee.
Dane throws a leg kick that misses.
Wojcik lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Wojcik.
Dane misses with a leg kick
and Wojcik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dane throws a lazy body kick
and Wojcik counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Dane. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a push kick but Dane slaps the foot to one side.
Wojcik throws a good cross that connects.
Wojcik throws the kick towards the body but Dane avoids it.
Dane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wojcik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dane checks a low kick from Wojcik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dane blocks the low kick.
Wojcik is looking to land body kicks.
Dane moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dane.
Dane avoids the head kick by Wojcik.
Dane scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wojcik connects with a solid leg kick.
Wojcik lands a nice shot that snaps Dane's head back.
Dane thuds his shin into the meat of Wojcik's side.
Wojcik circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Wojcik misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dane.
Dane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wojcik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojcik throws a front kick that sends Dane stumbling back into the ropes.
Wojcik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojcik.
Dane throws a head kick that misses.
Wojcik blocks a head kick by Dane.
Wojcik throws a low kick but Dane avoids it.
Wojcik misses with a head kick.
Wojcik throws the kick towards the body but Dane avoids it.
Wojcik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wojcik throws a push kick but Dane slaps the foot to one side.
Dane blocks a head kick by Wojcik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dane moves out of range of the body kick from Wojcik.
Wojcik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wojcik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wojcik tries a head kick but it misses.
Wojcik throws a head kick but Dane moves out of range.
Dane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wojcik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick by Wojcik misses
and Dane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wojcik's knee momentarily.
Wojcik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wojcik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wojcik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dane lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane scores with a nice body kick.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dane scores with a punch to the head.
Dane throws a leg kick
and Wojcik counters with a nice body shot.
Wojcik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wojcik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dane misses with a hook. Wojcik ducked under it nicely.
Wojcik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dane.
Dane lands with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dane slips a straight right by Wojcik.
Wojcik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wojcik misses with a body kick.
Wojcik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wojcik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wojcik is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dane checks a leg kick nicely.
Dane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wojcik doesn't seem bothered though.
Dane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dane swings for the body but Wojcik moves out of range.
Dane thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuba Wojcik is winning the standup battle so far.
Wojcik tries a head kick but it misses.
Wojcik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dane.
Dane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wojcik catches Dane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik throws a leg kick which misses Dane's front leg but catches the back leg as Dane tries to avoid it.
Dane misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a head kick that misses.
Dane wants to clinch.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut. Dane saw that one coming.
Dane keeps Wojcik at a distance using the push kick.
Wojcik misses with a head kick.
Wojcik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wojcik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dane counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dane thows a body kick. Wojcik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wojcik loads up on a big right hand but Dane slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dane slips under a jab from Wojcik.
Dane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wojcik has time to react.
Dane avoids the head kick by Wojcik.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dane.
A head kick misses from Dane.
Wojcik throws a lazy head kick
and Dane counters with a nice body shot.
Dane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wojcik finds it's way round the side to connect with Dane's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wojcik rather than just go for the knockout.
Wojcik throws a head kick that misses.
Dane jabs at Wojcik's body.
Dane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wojcik misses the shot to the body.
Dane is looking to clinch but Wojcik is avoiding it.
Wojcik throws a head kick that misses.
Wojcik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wojcik will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wojcik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dane slips under a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dane.
Wojcik throws a head kick that misses
and Dane counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wojcik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wojcik moves out of range as Dane throws a body kick.
Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dane connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojcik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dane connects with a solid leg kick.
Dane lands a leg kick that knocks Wojcik off balance momentarily.
Dane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wojcik will feel that in the morning.
Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojcik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojcik is looking to land body kicks.
Wojcik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wojcik tries a low kick but Dane avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Dane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wojcik throws the kick towards the body but Dane avoids it.
Wojcik throws a sloppy head kick
and Dane counters with a leg kick.
Dane lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wojcik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wojcik throws a sloppy head kick and Dane moves out of range easily.
Wojcik throws a head kick that misses.
Wojcik misses with a hook.
Dane lands a slapping body shot.
Dane digs a good body shot into Wojcik's ribs.
Wojcik misses with a leg kick.
Wojcik scores with a jab to the head.
Dane works Wojcik's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wojcik tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wojcik walks into a straight right hand from Dane.
Dane scores with a head kick.
Wojcik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dane tries to clinch
and Wojcik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dane throws a push kick but Wojcik slaps the foot to one side.
Wojcik defending well as Dane loads up on a big left hand.
Dane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wojcik wants to land a leg kick but Dane is out of range.
Dane motions for Wojcik to come forward. Dane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wojcik moves out of range of the body kick from Dane.
Wojcik throws a right and a left that Dane avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Wojcik. Beautiful body shot.
Dane tries to land a front kick but Wojcik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dane.
Dane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wojcik counters with a low kick, right behind Dane 's knee.
Wojcik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dane's head.
Dane looks for the body kick but Wojcik saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojcik missing with a left hand there. Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dane moves out of range of the body kick from Wojcik.
Dane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Dane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Wojcik.
Dane lands a leg kick that knocks Wojcik off balance momentarily.
Dane misses with a wild body shot.
Wojcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dane manages to avoid it.
Dane drops his hands momentarily and Wojcik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wojcik misses with a double jab.
Dane lands a body shot.
Dane lands with a shot to the body.
Wojcik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dane.
Wojcik throws a sloppy head kick and Dane moves out of range easily.
Wojcik avoids the head kick by Dane.
Dane misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dane blocks the low kick.
Wojcik misses with a lunging right hand
and Dane counters with a body kick.
Dane throws a leg kick which misses Wojcik's front leg but catches the back leg as Wojcik tries to avoid it.
Dane misses with a body kick.
Dane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wojcik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wojcik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wojcik checks a low kick from Dane.
Donk. Dane catches Wojcik right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dane misses with a body kick.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wojcik moves away.
Dane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wojcik if he has to take too many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Dane.
I think Dane 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Dane!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Dane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.