PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. When Angels Deserve To Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Martell
vs
Van Steyne

174 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Brawler
Granite chin

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Steyne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martell lands a leg kick that knocks Van Steyne off balance momentarily.
Martell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martell, right into the meat.
Martell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martell connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martell.
A low kick from Martell is predictable there
and Van Steyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Martell avoids it easily.
Van Steyne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Martell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martell misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martell is looking to land body kicks.
Martell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Steyne.
Martell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Steyne has managed to clinch.
Martell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Steyne avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Martell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Steyne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Steyne keeps control of Martell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Steyne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Van Steyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Steyne lands a hook that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Steyne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Van Steyne breaks the clinch.
Martell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Steyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Martell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the side of Martell's head but Martell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martell connects with a solid leg kick.
Martell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Steyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martell looks to throw a body kick
and Van Steyne counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Van Steyne moves into the clinch.

Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Steyne. That did some damage!
Van Steyne throws the left hand but Martell avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Van Steyne as he checks the leg kick.
Van Steyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Van Steyne.
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 Oberyn Martell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Steyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Martell is looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut.
Martell tries to land a front kick but Van Steyne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Van Steyne has Martell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Van Steyne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Steyne scores with a shoulder strike.
Martell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Steyne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Steyne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Van Steyne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell keeps Van Steyne at a distance using the push kick.
Van Steyne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Steyne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A shot to the liver by Van Steyne. Beautiful body shot.
Martell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Steyne finds it's way round the side to connect with Martell's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martell gets tackled into the ropes by Van Steyne. Van Steyne maintains the clinch.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Martell landing knees to the head.

It looks like André Van Steyne has been cut.
Martell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Steyne has him pressed against the ropes.
Martell is trying to force a seperation but Van Steyne has the dominant position.
Martell blocking some punches.
Van Steyne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Steyne is pushing Martell up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Steyne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Steyne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Steyne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Steyne prevents Martell from breaking the clinch.
Van Steyne misses with a punch on the inside.
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Steyne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Van Steyne tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne pushes Martell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martell is looking to counter with a body kick.
André Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Steyne moves in looking to clinch but Martell pushes him off.
Van Steyne misses with a hook. Martell ducked under it nicely.
Martell wants to slow Van Steyne down by chopping away at his legs.
Martell throws a head kick that misses.
Martell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Steyne throws out the jab.
Van Steyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martell throws a front kick that sends Van Steyne stumbling back into the ropes.
Van Steyne moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

André Van Steyne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A lazy body kick from Martell
and Van Steyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Steyne misses with a hook
and Martell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
André Van Steyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martell connects with a high kick.
Martell checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Martell misses.
A head kick misses from Martell.
Van Steyne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Steyne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martell avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Steyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martell was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Steyne.

Martell gets tackled into the ropes by Van Steyne. Van Steyne maintains the clinch.
Martell blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Van Steyne - that landed with a thud.
Van Steyne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Steyne trying to stall but Martell improves his position.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Steyne misses with some punches.
Martell wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Steyne won't allow it.

Van Steyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Steyne looks to land a right hand but Martell moved out of range.
Martell throws a body kick that misses.
Martell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martell throws a body kick that misses.
Van Steyne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martell scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Steyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a front kick that sends Van Steyne stumbling back into the ropes.
Martell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Steyne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martell.
Martell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Van Steyne as he checks the leg kick.
Martell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Van Steyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Steyne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell connects with a high kick.
Van Steyne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martell lands with a kick to the temple. Van Steyne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martell tries to work over Van Steyne's front leg with a kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Steyne just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMartell.
Martell checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oberyn Martell clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Steyne throws a hook but Martell blocks it.

Van Steyne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Martell is trying to break the clinch but Van Steyne is controlling him.
Van Steyne throws a head punch that misses.

Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Steyne keeps the fight on the outside.
Martell throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Van Steyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Steyne throws an overhand right that lands on Martell's shoulder, as Martell tries to avoid the shot.
Martell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne looks to land a left hand but Martell moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Steyne. Martell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Steyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Steyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Steyne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martell counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Steyne avoids a kick to the body.

Van Steyne rushes Martell and presses him up against the ropes.
Martell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Steyne.

Martell breaks the clinch.
Martell slips a straight right by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a really nice looking cross but Martell seems unphased.
Van Steyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martell manages to avoid it.
Martell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martell.
Van Steyne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Steyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Martell tries to land a leg kick but Van Steyne saw it coming and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Steyne as he connects with a hook.
Martell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.

Van Steyne clinches up against the ropes.
Martell wants to break free but Van Steyne has control.
Martell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Steyne has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Steyne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Steyne avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

André Van Steyne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
That's time! Martell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Van Steyne.
Martell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Van Steyne moves into the clinch.

Van Steyne breaks the clinch.
Martell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Steyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Steyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Van Steyne moves into the clinch.
Martell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Steyne is defending well for now.
Martell wants to break free but Van Steyne has control.
Van Steyne scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell is trying to break the clinch but Van Steyne is controlling him.
Van Steyne misses with a punch to the body.

Martell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Steyne 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.
Martell lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Steyne! But no joy.
Martell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Steyne avoids the head kick by Martell.
Van Steyne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Steyne.
Martell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Van Steyne misses.
As Van Steyne backs away, Martell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Van Steyne closes the distance and pushes Martell back into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Van Steyne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Steyne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne working aggressively here.
Van Steyne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Van Steyne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne lands with a light punch inside.
Van Steyne misses with some punches.
Martell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Van Steyne as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Van Steyne on the inside.

Van Steyne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martell misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Van Steyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Martell avoids it easily.
Martell walks into a left hand.
Martell connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
André Van Steyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Steyne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... André Van Steyne!
After the fight, André Van Steyne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.