PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Van Horsekick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Luis is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Luis
vs
Van Horsekick

185 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
24
203 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Cees Van Horsekick!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Luis.
Luis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Horsekick throws a hook but Luis blocks it.
Van Horsekick feints and then cracks Luis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luis down.
Luis throws a head kick that misses.
Luis throws an overhand right that lands on Van Horsekick's shoulder, as Van Horsekick tries to avoid the shot.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Luis.
Luis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Luis.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Luis moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luis.

Luis tries to keep at a distance but Van Horsekick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Horsekick is trying to maintain a safe position but Luis gets an underhook and turns Van Horsekick into the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Horsekick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luis tries to work over Van Horsekick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Horsekick swings wildly with an uppercut but Luis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Horsekick landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick is pushing Luis up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Horsekick.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Horsekick working aggressively here.
Luis avoiding damage as Van Horsekick throws knees to the body.
Van Horsekick cracks Luis with a nice body shot.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Van Horsekick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luis connects with a leg kick. Van Horsekick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Horsekick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luis moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Horsekick misses with a body shot
letting Luis counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick lands with a hook. Luis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luis lands a really nice looking cross but Van Horsekick seems unphased.
Luis moves out of range as Van Horsekick strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Horsekick missing with a left hand there. Luis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Horsekick. Luis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Horsekick eats them both and turns towards Luis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Donk. Luis catches Van Horsekick right on the button with a cross.
Van Horsekick misses with a body kick.
Van Horsekick misses with an uppercut.
Luis thows a body kick. Van Horsekick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Horsekick throws a front kick aimed at Luis's knee but Luis avoids it well.
Luis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Horsekick.
A leg kick checked by Luis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luis throws a solid leg kick but Van Horsekick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luis.
Luis blocks a head kick by Van Horsekick.
Luis is looking to counter the offense by Van Horsekick and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Luis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Luis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Horsekick.
Luis throws a front kick aimed at Van Horsekick's knee but Van Horsekick avoids it well.
Van Horsekick throws a fast counter high kick but Luis manages to duck under it in time.
Luis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Horsekick if he has to take too many more of those.
Bruce Luis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Horsekick throws a low kick, looking for Luis's leg but Luis calmly moves out of range.
Luis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Horsekick manages to circle out of the way.
Luis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Horsekick backs up against the ropes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luis tries to clinch up but Van Horsekick circles away and keeps his distance.
Luis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luis lands the left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Luis blocks the leg kick.
Luis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bruce Luis is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Van Horsekick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luis checks it well.
Luis darts in trying to clinch
and Van Horsekick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Luis really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Horsekick.
Luis throws a leg kick but Van Horsekick checks it.
Van Horsekick swats away the attempt to clinch by Luis.
No joy there for Luis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Horsekick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luis is able to avoid easily.
Van Horsekick looks to land a left hand but Luis moved out of range nicely.
Luis scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Horsekick missing with a left hand there. Luis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Horsekick connects with a solid leg kick.
Luis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Horsekick scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Luis misses the target.

Luis takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Horsekick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luiss head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis tries to throw a body punch but Van Horsekick avoids it by throwing Luis back against the ropes.
Luis struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Horsekick controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Horsekick blocks a body shot from Luis.
Van Horsekick is trying to break the clinch but Luis has him pressed against the ropes.
Luis blocking some punches.
Van Horsekick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luis scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Van Horsekick throws an elbow but misses.

Van Horsekick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Horsekick takes a swing at Luis's ribcage but misses.
Van Horsekick feints and then cracks Luis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luis down.
Luis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luis works the jab nicely.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Luis moves out of range.
Van Horsekick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luis counters with a low kick, right behind Van Horsekick 's knee.
Luis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Horsekick can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Luis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Van Horsekick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luis scores with a three punch combo!
Luis looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Horsekick is just out of range.
Van Horsekick throws the kick towards the body but Luis avoids it.
Luis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luis scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Luis.
Van Horsekick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Horsekick throws a low kick but Luis avoids it.
Luis tries to counter by clinching up but Van Horsekick breaks away and moves out of range.
Luis misses with a straight left.
Luis with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luis lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Horsekick's head.
Luis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick that misses.
Luis throws a head kick but Van Horsekick moves out of range.
Van Horsekick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luis manages to avoid it.
Van Horsekick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick throws a jab when Luis was well out of range.
Van Horsekick looks to land a left hand but Luis moved out of range nicely.
Luis misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Luis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Horsekick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Horsekick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luis. That one must have hurt.
Luis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Horsekick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luis tries to clinch up
and Van Horsekick counters with an outside leg kick.
Luis cracks the inside of Van Horsekick's front leg.
Van Horsekick misses with a body shot

and Luis counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Horsekick is looking to break free of the clinch but Luis has double underhooks.
Luis can't find room to land a body shot as Van Horsekick controls the action.
Luis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Horsekick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis crunches a lovely knee into Van Horsekick's ribcage.

Van Horsekick manages to break the clinch.
Luis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Horsekick.
Crunch! Luis slams his shin into Van Horsekick's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luis throws an off balance right hand
and Van Horsekick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Horsekick misses.
Luis with a jab.
Van Horsekick misses with a body shot.
Luis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Horsekick just manages to avoid it.
Van Horsekick throws a sloppy head kick and Luis moves out of range easily.
Luis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Horsekick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Horsekick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luis.
A big left from Luis misses.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick that is checked

and Luis moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Luis clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Horsekick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Luis throws a head kick but Van Horsekick moves out of range.
Luis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Horsekick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Horsekick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luis connects with a single shot there.
Luis misses with a head kick.
Van Horsekick feints a counter leg kick.
Van Horsekick throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Luis tenderised Van Horsekick's leg. Van Horsekick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luis scores with a hook to the body. Van Horsekick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Horsekick throws a fast counter high kick but Luis manages to duck under it in time.
Van Horsekick misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Van Horsekick slams his shin into Luis's torso.
A jab from Van Horsekick misses.
It looked like Luis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Horsekick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Luis moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luis.

It looks like Cees Van Horsekick has been cut.
Van Horsekick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Horsekick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Luis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice left hand lands by Van Horsekick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luis.
Van Horsekick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Horsekick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Horsekick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Luis.
Luis avoids the elbow strike from Van Horsekick, against the ropes.
Van Horsekick avoiding damage as Luis throws knees to the body.
Cees Van Horsekick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luis can't find room to land a body shot as Van Horsekick controls the action.
Luis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luis as Van Horsekick tries to tie him up.
Luis takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis lands a nice shot to the body.
Luis avoiding damage as Van Horsekick throws knees to the body.
Van Horsekick blocks a body shot from Luis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Horsekick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Horsekick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Horsekick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Van Horsekick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Horsekick lunges at Luis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luis's hand.
Luis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Horsekick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luis avoids the body shot from Van Horsekick.
Luis tries to score with a low kick but Van Horsekick moves his leg out of the way.
Van Horsekick counters with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Horsekick.
Luis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cees Van Horsekick dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cees Van Horsekick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Horsekick lands a nice shot to the body.
Luis misses with a low kick.
Van Horsekick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Van Horsekick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Horsekick blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Horsekick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Luis is predictable there
and Van Horsekick counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Horsekick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luis.
The crowd cheers as Van Horsekick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luis doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Horsekick. Luis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luis slips under a jab from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luis.
Van Horsekick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Horsekick throws a body punch but Luis moves out of range.
Van Horsekick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luis throws a head kick that misses

and Van Horsekick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Horsekick blocks an elbow strike.
Luis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick working Luis over with knees to the body.
Van Horsekick stalls.
Van Horsekick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Luis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Horsekick misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Horsekick lands an elbow that stopped Luis in his tracks for a moment.

Van Horsekick breaks from the clinch.
Luis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick obviously looking to wear him down.
Luis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luis blocks the body kick.
Van Horsekick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luis throws out the jab.
A head kick from Van Horsekick lands but Luis takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Luis. Those never looked like landing.
Van Horsekick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Horsekick checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Horsekick clinches up with Luis and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Horsekick working aggressively here.
Luis lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Horsekick backwards.
Van Horsekick blocks a body shot from Luis.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luis tries a body shot but Van Horsekick blocks it.
Luis throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Van Horsekick.
Cees Van Horsekick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Van Horsekick.

Van Horsekick breaks from the clinch.
Luis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Horsekick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cees Van Horsekick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Luis!
A victorious Bruce Luis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.