PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck's entrance music is Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wangchuck
vs
Van Der Sar

197 cm
33
294 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

212 cm
26
294 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Van Der Sar !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Wangchuck clinches with his opponent.
Van Der Sar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Der Sar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Wangchuck is controlling the position.
Van Der Sar blocking some punches.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Stefan Van Der Sar has been cut.
Van Der Sar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Van Der Sar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wangchuck gets a clinch.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Our sources have told us that Wangchuck has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above Van Der Sar 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Der Sar is looking to control Wangchuck's arms but Wangchuck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Der Sar has his back to the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Der Sar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sar blocks a head kick by Wangchuck.
Van Der Sar throws a big counter head kick but Wangchuck avoids it with no problem.
Wangchuck misses with a straight left.
Van Der Sar throws a fast counter high kick but Wangchuck manages to duck under it in time.

Wangchuck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Der Sar .
Wangchuck trying to land knees to the body.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside.
Van Der Sar is looking to break free of the clinch but Wangchuck has double underhooks.
Wangchuck tries to work over Van Der Sar 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Der Sar tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wangchuck 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.
Van Der Sar is trying to force a seperation but Wangchuck has the dominant position.
Van Der Sar blocks the elbow strike.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Wangchuck is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck taking a breather.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Der Sar blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Der Sar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Der Sar takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut even more.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Der Sar .
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wangchuck scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Stefan Van Der Sar 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Wangchuck is controlling the position.
Van Der Sar avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tshering Wangchuck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
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.

Wangchuck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Wangchuck darts in and clinches Van Der Sar up against the ropes.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Sar effectively controlling the action here.
Van Der Sar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wangchuck struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Der Sar controls his hands.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sar avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the ropes.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks it.
Van Der Sar trying to stall but Wangchuck improves his position.
Van Der Sar blocks the elbow strike.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wangchuck 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.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Tshering Wangchuck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wangchuck wants to stall.
Van Der Sar avoids a wild elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside that Van Der Sar shrugs off.
Wangchuck trying to land knees to the body.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck 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.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Der Sar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wangchuck is looking to control Van Der Sar 's arms but Van Der Sar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wangchuck has his back to the ropes.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.
Van Der Sar is looking to break free of the clinch but Wangchuck has double underhooks.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck crunches a lovely knee into Van Der Sar 's ribcage.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Der Sar .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Sar blocks an elbow strike.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.

Van Der Sar breaks the clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up but Van Der Sar circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tshering Wangchuck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
That's time! Wangchuck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Sar circles away.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Sar is trying to counter with his kicks.
Van Der Sar swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Der Sar counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wangchuck. Van Der Sar shrugs it off though.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up but Van Der Sar circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Sar throws a big counter head kick but Wangchuck avoids it with no problem.
Wangchuck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Sar can do to turn this around?
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Sar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Sar throws a fast counter high kick but Wangchuck manages to duck under it in time.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Van Der Sar is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck throws a head kick but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Van Der Sar throws out a counter right but Wangchuck avoids it with no problem.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wangchuck is looking to land body kicks.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Der Sar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Der Sar paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Der Sar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Der Sar swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Der Sar .
Wangchuck tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wangchuck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Sar has Wangchuck pushed against the ropes.
Van Der Sar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sar avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the ropes.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Der Sar avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Van Der Sar in his tracks for a moment.
Wangchuck prevents Van Der Sar from breaking the clinch.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Der Sar blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wangchuck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Der Sar 's brow.
Van Der Sar can't break the clinch.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tshering Wangchuck clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Van Der Sar is avoiding it.
Van Der Sar thinks about the counter body kick.
Wangchuck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Der Sar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up but Van Der Sar circles away and keeps his distance.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Van Der Sar keeps it at a distance.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Van Der Sar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wangchuck throws a head kick but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Van Der Sar is avoiding it.
Van Der Sar counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Wangchuck.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Der Sar ! But no joy.
Van Der Sar swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Der Sar ! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Van Der Sar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Sar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Der Sar moves out of range as Wangchuck throws a body kick.
Van Der Sar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Der Sar blocks a head kick by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Van Der Sar moves away
and Van Der Sar counters with a body kick that stops Wangchuck in his tracks momentarily.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Van Der Sar keeps it at a distance.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Van Der Sar circles away.
Wangchuck throws a head kick that misses
and Van Der Sar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Sar swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Van Der Sar is avoiding it.
Van Der Sar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wangchuck closes the distance but Van Der Sar moves to the side
and Van Der Sar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Sar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up
and Van Der Sar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wangchuck misses with a right hand
letting Van Der Sar counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Sar throws out a counter right but Wangchuck avoids it with no problem.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Sar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Van Der Sar dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wangchuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Sar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wangchuck closes the distance but Van Der Sar moves to the side
and Van Der Sar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wangchuck closes the distance but Van Der Sar moves to the side
and Van Der Sar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wangchuck is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Van Der Sar is avoiding it.
Wangchuck moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Der Sar .
Wangchuck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Der Sar is able to avoid easily.
Van Der Sar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wangchuck tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and as Wangchuck resets, Van Der Sar pounces with a savage head kick that drops Wangchuck to the mat! Wangchuck looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up
and Van Der Sar counters with a big head kick out of nowhere, perfectly timed, sending Wangchuck crashing to the mat! Wangchuck is trying to stumble back to his feet... will he beat the count? We're at 5,6,7,8,9,10! He's out! Van Der Sar takes this one thanks to a picture pefect counter strike.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Stefan Van Der Sar !
After winning the bout, Stefan Van Der Sar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.