PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gibson
vs
Van Der Sar

200 cm
33
305 lbs
25 - 5 - 0

212 cm
24
294 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Van Der Sar !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Der Sar counters with a head kick.
Gibson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A punch combination from Gibson misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gibson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Stefan Van Der Sar has been cut.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sar .
Van Der Sar counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson throws a right hand that Van Der Sar ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Sar also avoids with ease.
Van Der Sar throws out a counter right but Gibson avoids it with no problem.

Gibson clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Van Der Sar blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Der Sar avoids it.
Van Der Sar is trying to push Gibson away but Gibson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Van Der Sar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gibson lands with a right to the head.
Van Der Sar blocks an elbow strike.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Der Sar is defending well for now.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Sar takes a shot to the head.
Van Der Sar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Der Sar tries to circle away but Gibson has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Sar .
Gibson lands an elbow inside that Van Der Sar shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Gibson.
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Der Sar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.
Van Der Sar dodges an elbow strike from Gibson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gibson.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by Van Der Sar .
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Der Sar .
Van Der Sar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar '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.

Decent striking displayed by Gibson there.
Gibson scores with a kick to the body.
Gibson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Sar can do to turn this around?
Gibson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson lands a slapping body shot.
Gibson tries to land a front kick but Van Der Sar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And Van Der Sar responds with a good body kick, but Gibson manages to step out the way in time.

Gibson has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson letting Van Der Sar take a breather here.
Van Der Sar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gibson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Der Sar can turn it around.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is trying to break the clinch but Gibson has him pressed against the ropes.
Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Van Der Sar is blocking nicely.
A short right from Gibson.
Van Der Sar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Sar .

Van Der Sar 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Der Sar .
Gibson throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Gibson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Sar blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gibson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Der Sar avoids the damage to the body.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Der Sar has had enough of the clinch but Gibson keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Gibson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Sar 's efforts to push away.
Van Der Sar can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Sar tries to circle away but Gibson has him pinned against the ropes.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Sar .
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Gibson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gibson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a head kick.
Gibson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Der Sar on the side of the head.
Van Der Sar avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Gibson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Der Sar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Gibson moves into the clinch.
Van Der Sar working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson lands a damaging elbow.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Der Sar avoids the damage to the body.
Van Der Sar avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut even more.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson keeps control of Van Der Sar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibson lands with a left to the head.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Der Sar wants to break free but Gibson has control.
Dean Gibson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Van Der Sar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Gibson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sar .
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Sar moves away.
Van Der Sar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gibson misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Gibson sizes up Van Der Sar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gibson thuds a left hand into Van Der Sar 's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Sar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
And Van Der Sar responds with a good body kick, but Gibson manages to step out the way in time.
Gibson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Gibson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gibson feints and then cracks Van Der Sar 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Der Sar down.

Van Der Sar gets tackled into the ropes by Gibson. Gibson maintains the clinch.

Van Der Sar breaks from the clinch.
Gibson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Der Sar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dean Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson throws a right hand that misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gibson throws a solid leg kick but Van Der Sar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gibson.
Gibson wants to clinch
and Van Der Sar counters with a good, hard body kick but Gibson shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice body kick.
Gibson looks to land a left hand but Van Der Sar moved out of range nicely.
Van Der Sar counters with a body kick.
Van Der Sar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Sar throws a big counter head kick but Gibson avoids it with no problem.
Gibson throws a body kick that misses.
Van Der Sar throws a fast counter high kick but Gibson manages to duck under it in time.
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Sar is just out of range.
Gibson swings for the body but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Gibson takes a swing at Van Der Sar 's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Sar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gibson tenderised Van Der Sar 's leg. Van Der Sar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Der Sar ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.
Van Der Sar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gibson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Der Sar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gibson connects with an inside leg kick.
Gibson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Sar avoids the body shot from Gibson.

Gibson pushes Van Der Sar up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Gibson had his way with Stefan Van Der Sar in that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Gibson misses with a body shot
and Van Der Sar counters with a good, hard body kick but Gibson shrugs it off.
Van Der Sar moves away from the strike by Gibson.
Gibson misses with a leg kick
and Van Der Sar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Sar throws a big counter head kick but Gibson avoids it with no problem.
Van Der Sar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Der Sar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson throws a hook to the side of Van Der Sar 's head but Van Der Sar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Der Sar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gibson looks to clinch
and Van Der Sar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gibson misses with an uppercut. Van Der Sar saw that one coming.
Van Der Sar counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a body shot
and Van Der Sar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gibson lands a right hook to the body.
Gibson tries to clinch but Van Der Sar moves away
and Van Der Sar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gibson throws the left hand but Van Der Sar avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Van Der Sar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Gibson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Sar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson.
Gibson lands with a short shot to the head.

Van Der Sar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gibson has Van Der Sar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gibson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gibson connects with a knee to the head.
Dean Gibson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sar blocking some punches.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Sar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Der Sar .
Gibson lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Der Sar backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Gibson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gibson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45

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