PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Babidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne has chosen When Angels Deserve To Die as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Babidi
vs
Van Steyne

175 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

173 cm
21
149 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Babidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne throws a body punch but Babidi moves out of range.
Babidi blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Steyne 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 Babidi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babidi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Babidi just misses with a punch to the body.
Babidi 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.
Van Steyne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babidi. Babidi obviously looking to wear him down.
Joseph Babidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babidi misses with a body shot
enabling Van Steyne to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Babidi misses.
Babidi 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.
Babidi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babidi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Steyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Steyne connects with a looping right hand.
Babidi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babidi checks a leg kick.
Van Steyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babidi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like André Van Steyne has been cut.
Babidi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Steyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babidi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi lands with a hook. Van Steyne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Babidi sizes up Van Steyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Babidi moves out of range of the strikes.
Babidi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Steyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babidi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babidi checks a low kick from Van Steyne.
Babidi throws a sloppy head kick and Van Steyne moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Babidi throws a chopping leg kick but Van Steyne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Babidi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
Babidi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Babidi lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Van Steyne.
Babidi misses the jab.

Van Steyne instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Babidi breaks from the clinch.
Babidi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Van Steyne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babidi manages to avoid it.
Babidi checks a low kick from Van Steyne.

Van Steyne rushes Babidi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Babidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
Van Steyne tries to work over Babidi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Babidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babidi.
Babidi working aggressively here.
Van Steyne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Babidi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Steyne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Steyne misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Steyne tries to work over Babidi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but Van Steyne blocks it.
Van Steyne throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Babidi lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne keeps control of Babidi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Babidi.
Van Steyne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Steyne taking a breather.
Van Steyne leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Van Steyne manages to break the clinch.
Babidi is looking to land body kicks.
Babidi misses with a double jab.
Babidi staying out of range there.
Babidi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Steyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
Babidi swings widly with a right hand
and Van Steyne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Babidi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Van Steyne misses.
The fighters circling - Babidi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babidi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Van Steyne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babidi slips a straight right by Van Steyne.
Babidi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babidi misses the jab.
Van Steyne misses with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Van Steyne coming out on top.
Van Steyne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babidi is out of range and Van Steyne settles back down.
Babidi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Steyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babidi.
Van Steyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Babidi lands with an overhand left.
Van Steyne throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babidi sizes up Van Steyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Van Steyne takes the fight into the clinch.

Babidi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi lands a jab to Van Steyne's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Babidi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Babidi checks a leg kick nicely.
Babidi is looking to counter punch.
Van Steyne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Babidi slips under a jab from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a wild body shot.
Van Steyne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Babidi.
Van Steyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Steyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babidi manages to avoid it.
Van Steyne moves out of range as Babidi strikes.
Babidi lands a jab to the nose.
Van Steyne is looking to land body kicks.
Babidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Steyne can do to turn this around?
Van Steyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Babidi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Babidi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Steyne works Babidi's body with a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Steyne 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 Babidi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babidi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne throws a wild body kick that Babidi sees coming a mile off.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Babidi.
Van Steyne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joseph Babidi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babidi, right into the meat.
Van Steyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick which misses Babidi's front leg but catches the back leg as Babidi tries to avoid it.
Babidi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Steyne.
Babidi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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.
Van Steyne throws a solid leg kick but Babidi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Steyne.
Van Steyne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Steyne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Steyne there as he acknowledges the shot.

Babidi tries to keep at a distance but Van Steyne has taken the fight into the clinch.
André Van Steyne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Van Steyne breaks the clinch.
A jab from Babidi finds it's way through Van Steyne's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Van Steyne responds with a good body kick, but Babidi manages to step out the way in time.
Babidi lands a right hook to the body.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Babidi blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babidi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Steyne just manages to avoid it.
Van Steyne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Steyne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Babidi.
Van Steyne misses with a looping left.
Babidi looks to land a body kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Babidi jabs Van Steyne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Steyne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Babidi scores with a punch to the head.
Babidi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Steyne checks a leg kick.
Van Steyne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babidi cracks Van Steyne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Steyne takes a swing at Babidi's ribcage but misses.
Babidi lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Van Steyne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Steyne misses with a right hand
and Babidi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
Babidi throws a solid leg kick but Van Steyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Babidi.
Babidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Steyne throws a solid leg kick but Babidi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Steyne.
That kick from Babidi tenderised Van Steyne's leg. Van Steyne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Babidi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Steyne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babidi is out of range.
Van Steyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babidi.
A bone on bone clash there as Babidi blocks the leg kick.
Babidi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Steyne's hands.
Babidi thumps Van Steyne with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Babidi.

Van Steyne is rocked!
Van Steyne tries to clinch up.
Babidi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Steyne.
Babidi throws a combination that misses
and Van Steyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Babidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Steyne is still on wobbly legs! Can Babidi finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi and Van Steyne are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Babidi throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Van Steyne into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Babidi knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joseph Babidi!
A very excited looking Joseph Babidi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.