PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Android Kickenstein (ranked 3339 p4p, 366 weight class) and Gerrie Schutte (ranked 5260 p4p, 494 weight class). Schutte has chosen Groot Voël Paradys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kickenstein
vs
Schutte

170 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Kickenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerrie Schutte!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schutte clinches with his opponent.
Schutte is trying to maintain a safe position but Kickenstein gets an underhook and turns Schutte into the ropes.
Kickenstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schutte tries a knee to the head but Kickenstein blocks it.

Schutte breaks from the clinch.

Kickenstein closes the distance and clinches.
Schutte controlling the action here for a moment.
Schutte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kickenstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kickenstein can't find room to land a body shot as Schutte controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kickenstein fails to land.

Schutte manages to break the clinch.

Kickenstein moves into the clinch successfully.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kickenstein.
Schutte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schutte is stalling here.
Kickenstein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schutte tries a knee to the head but Kickenstein blocks it.
Kickenstein lands a nice knee to the body.
Schutte tries a body shot but Kickenstein blocks it.
Schutte is looking to break free of the clinch but Kickenstein has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickenstein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Gerrie Schutte has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schutte.
Schutte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kickenstein has a couple of punches blocked by Schutte.
Kickenstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kickenstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schutte tries to land knees in the clinch but Kickenstein avoids the damage to the body.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kickenstein avoids it.
Kickenstein misses with a knee strike.
Kickenstein managing to block the knees to the body from Schutte.
Kickenstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kickenstein connects with a knee to the head.
Kickenstein wants to get back to striking at distance but Schutte won't allow it.
Schutte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kickenstein.
Kickenstein throws an elbow that misses.
Kickenstein working aggressively here.
Kickenstein tries to land a knee to the head but Schutte blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kickenstein avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickenstein blocks a body shot from Schutte.
Schutte is looking to break free of the clinch but Kickenstein has double underhooks.
Kickenstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schutte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kickenstein is defending well for now.
Kickenstein connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schutte tries to land knees in the clinch but Kickenstein avoids the damage to the body.
Schutte trying to land knees to the body.

Kickenstein manages to break the clinch.
Kickenstein throws a front kick to the face that drops Schutte face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Android Kickenstein!
A very excited looking Android Kickenstein 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.
Gerrie Schutte spoke after the fight, saying 'I refuse to bury my head in the sand!'.