PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricky Van Horsekick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Van Horsekick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Horsekick
vs
Harper

175 cm
18
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 Amsterdam, Ricky Van Horsekick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Harper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper feints and then cracks Van Horsekick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Horsekick down.
Van Horsekick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Horsekick was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Horsekick. Harper shrugs it off though.
Van Horsekick is looking to land body kicks.

Van Horsekick moves into the clinch successfully.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Horsekick won't allow it.
Van Horsekick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Van Horsekick avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Van Horsekick misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Horsekick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Horsekick blocks an uppercut.
Van Horsekick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.

Van Horsekick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Van Horsekick is out of range.
Van Horsekick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Horsekick.
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!
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick is looking to slow Harper down with leg kicks.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Van Horsekick moves away and avoids it.
Harper's coach down at Convicted - Redemption was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Horsekick scores with a leg kick.
Van Horsekick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Horsekick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Horsekick tries to land a leg kick but Harper saw it coming and moves away.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick but Harper moved away.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Horsekick.
Harper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Horsekick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Van Horsekick forces Harper back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Horsekick.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Horsekick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick blocking some punches.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Van Horsekick is controlling him.

Van Horsekick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Harper misses.
Van Horsekick throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Van Horsekick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Van Horsekick moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Harper moves out of range as Van Horsekick throws a body kick.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Horsekick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Horsekick.
Harper lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper throws a hook to the side of Van Horsekick's head but Van Horsekick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Van Horsekick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Horsekick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harper's head.
Van Horsekick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Horsekick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricky Van Horsekick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Horsekick blocks the leg kick.
Van Horsekick fakes the leg kick and cracks Harper in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Horsekick.
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick obviously looking to wear him down.
Harper misses with a low kick as Van Horsekick jumps back.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Van Horsekick 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.
Van Horsekick misses with a kick to the body.
Van Horsekick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Horsekick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harper.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harper. Van Horsekick shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Horsekick blocks a head kick by Harper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Van Horsekick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Horsekick misses with a leg kick.
Harper blocks a head kick by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick misses with a kick to the body
and Harper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Van Horsekick saw that one coming.
Van Horsekick wants to land a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
Van Horsekick lands a jab.
Harper throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Van Horsekick down.
Harper scores with a push kick.
Van Horsekick misses with a body kick.
Van Horsekick checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick throws a low kick but Harper avoids it.
A head kick by Van Horsekick misses
and Harper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Horsekick thows a body kick. Harper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Horsekick tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Harper thuds his right hand into Van Horsekick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper scores with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Horsekick!
Van Horsekick checks a leg kick.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Horsekick is looking to land body kicks.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Horsekick's sensitive parts.
Harper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Horsekick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Horsekick. Harper shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Horsekick.
Harper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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.
Ricky Van Horsekick is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Van Horsekick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roy Harper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Van Horsekick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Harper gets tackled into the ropes by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick maintains the clinch.
Harper has had enough of the clinch but Van Horsekick keeps him there for the moment.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Horsekick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Van Horsekick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper working hard to break the clinch.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Horsekick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Horsekick throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Van Horsekick prevents Harper from breaking the clinch.
Van Horsekick blocking some punches.
Van Horsekick blocks an uppercut.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Harper manages to break the clinch.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harper throws a body punch but Van Horsekick moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick thuds his shin into the meat of Harper's side.
Van Horsekick scores with a nice body kick.
Van Horsekick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Van Horsekick's head but Van Horsekick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to score with a low kick but Van Horsekick moves his leg out of the way.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper lands a nice hook to Van Horsekick's body. Van Horsekick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harper blocks a low kick nicely.
Harper punishes Van Horsekick's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper scores with a kick to the body.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Van Horsekick's shoulder, as Van Horsekick tries to avoid the shot.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Horsekick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Horsekick is looking to slow Harper down with leg kicks.
Van Horsekick throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Horsekick staying out of range there.
Van Horsekick throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Van Horsekick only half commits.
Harper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Harper.
I think Harper 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Harper!
A very excited looking Roy Harper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.