PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Van Der Sar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Der Sar
vs
Wunderkind

212 cm
22
294 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

201 cm
29
226 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Van Der Sar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Wunderkind!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wunderkind throws a head kick but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Wunderkind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Der Sar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wunderkind connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Der Sar 's hands.

It looks like Stefan Van Der Sar has been cut.
Wunderkind misses with an uppercut. Van Der Sar saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Wunderkind has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van Der Sar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wunderkind.
Van Der Sar avoids the body shot from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a head kick but Van Der Sar moves out of range.

Wunderkind clinches with his opponent.
Wunderkind misses with a body punch.

Wunderkind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wunderkind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wunderkind jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind scores with a leg kick.
Van Der Sar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wunderkind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Der Sar ducks right into an uppercut from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wunderkind has managed to clinch.
Van Der Sar is trying to push Wunderkind away but Wunderkind has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Van Der Sar breaks the clinch.
Wunderkind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Sar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wunderkind scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Wunderkind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Der Sar s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wunderkind throws a solid leg kick but Van Der Sar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wunderkind.
Wunderkind catches Van Der Sar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Van Der Sar gets tackled into the ropes by Wunderkind. Wunderkind maintains the clinch.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut is getting worse.
Van Der Sar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind prevents Van Der Sar from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wunderkind is trying to stall.
Van Der Sar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wunderkind has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serj Wunderkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wunderkind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Wunderkind.

Wunderkind darts in and clinches Van Der Sar up against the ropes.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Der Sar avoids it.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks it.
Wunderkind misses with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Der Sar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Sar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wunderkind has him pressed against the ropes.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Der Sar blocks a body shot from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind has Van Der Sar pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Der Sar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Der Sar 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wunderkind manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wunderkind.
A head kick by Wunderkind misses
and Van Der Sar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wunderkind really felt that one!
Van Der Sar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wunderkind to score with a decent uppercut.
Wunderkind throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Der Sar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wunderkind is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Sar blocks a head kick by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Serj Wunderkind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wunderkind throws a push kick but Van Der Sar slaps the foot to one side.
Wunderkind throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Sar avoids it.
A low kick from Wunderkind is predictable there
and Van Der Sar counters with a good, hard body kick but Wunderkind shrugs it off.
Wunderkind throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind tries to clinch but Van Der Sar is having none of it.
A low kick from Wunderkind is predictable there
and Van Der Sar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Serj Wunderkind has been cut.
Van Der Sar avoids the body shot from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sar moves out of range easily.
Wunderkind fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Der Sar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Der Sar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wunderkind tries to score with a low kick but Van Der Sar moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Sar blocks a head kick by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Serj Wunderkind will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wunderkind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Van Der Sar blocks the low kick.
Wunderkind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wunderkind throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sar moves out of range easily.
Wunderkind tried to score with a low kick but Van Der Sar checks it.
Van Der Sar avoids a kick to the body.
Wunderkind misses with a series of wild punches.
Wunderkind scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wunderkind misses with a head kick.
Wunderkind throws out a leg kick but Van Der Sar moves out of range and Wunderkind only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Sar ducks down to avoid it.
Wunderkind throws a nice head kick!
Wunderkind throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sar moves out of range easily.
Wunderkind lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Sar off balance momentarily.
Wunderkind throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wunderkind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sar was well out of range. Poor timing from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Der Sar .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wunderkind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Der Sar moves out of range of the body kick.
Wunderkind misses with a right hand
and Van Der Sar takes the opportunity to counter with a picture perfect head kick, knocking Wunderkind to the floor! He looks like he's going to get up 4,5,6,7,8... hurry up! 9, 10... he didn't make it! He's just getting back to his feet now but it's too late - this one is all over! Van Der Sar is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Stefan Van Der Sar !
Stefan Van Der Sar thanked the fans post fight for their support.