PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilhjalmur Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne comes into the arena with When Angels Deserve To Die blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Van Steyne
vs
Agnarsson

173 cm
20
149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vilhjalmur Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Van Steyne misses its intended target.
Agnarsson misses with a low kick.
Agnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Steyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Steyne misses with a leg kick.
Agnarsson connects with the punch.
Agnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Agnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Van Steyne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agnarsson's calf.
Van Steyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Agnarsson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne misses with a body kick.
Van Steyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson sizes up Van Steyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Van Steyne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Agnarsson throws out a counter right but Van Steyne avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Steyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Steyne misses with a hook.
Van Steyne swings widly with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Steyne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Agnarsson throws a head kick but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Agnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Steyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Agnarsson will feel that in the morning.
Van Steyne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Agnarsson can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Steyne. That's going to slow Agnarsson down.
Agnarsson lands a high kick!

It looks like André Van Steyne has been cut.
Donk. Van Steyne catches Agnarsson right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson misses with a body shot
and Van Steyne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but Agnarsson moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne digs a good hook to Agnarsson's body.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Agnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Agnarsson.
Van Steyne scores with a nice right hand.
Agnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Agnarsson avoids it easily.
Van Steyne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Steyne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne avoids the body shot from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Agnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Van Steyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Steyne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vilhjalmur Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Steyne scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Steyne lands a nice hook to Agnarsson's body. Agnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Agnarsson is looking to slow Van Steyne down with leg kicks.
Van Steyne blocks a leg kick.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
Agnarsson slips under a jab from Van Steyne.
Agnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Steyne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
André Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Van Steyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Agnarsson feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Van Steyne does it's job there.
Van Steyne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Agnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Steyne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Steyne moves into the clinch.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Van Steyne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Agnarsson tries to break free but Van Steyne pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Steyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Van Steyne tries a body shot but Agnarsson blocks it.
Van Steyne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Steyne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Van Steyne.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Van Steyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Steyne connects with a nice looking jab.
Agnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but Agnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Steyne.
Van Steyne feints and then cracks Agnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agnarsson down.
A leg kick checked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne scores with a jab.
Van Steyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Steyne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the body from Van Steyne misses
and Agnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Steyne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Agnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick
and Agnarsson counters with a big head kick but Van Steyne shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne avoids the head kick by Agnarsson.
It looks like Van Steyne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agnarsson, right into the meat.
Agnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Agnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Steyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

André Van Steyne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne'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.

Van Steyne throws a shot from downtown. Agnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agnarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Steyne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Agnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Van Steyne backing away here, and Agnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agnarsson's calf.
Agnarsson throws a push kick but Van Steyne slaps the foot to one side.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Agnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A countering left hand to the body from Agnarsson misses.
Van Steyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Van Steyne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Steyne.
Agnarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Van Steyne slips the punch.
Van Steyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands a lovely overhand right.
André Van Steyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Agnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Agnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Steyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Van Steyne blocks the low kick.
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Agnarsson lands a high kick!
Van Steyne misses with a kick to the body
and Agnarsson counters with a good low kick that Van Steyne was not able to check.
Van Steyne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Agnarsson throws the kick towards the body but Van Steyne avoids it.
Agnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Steyne has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne misses with a left hand
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries to land a front kick but Agnarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Steyne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Steyne thinking.
An inside leg kick lands from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Steyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Van Steyne moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vilhjalmur Agnarsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Agnarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Agnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Agnarsson misses with a looping left.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
A nice side step and Agnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Steyne jabs Agnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Steyne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Steyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Agnarsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Steyne is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Steyne has managed to clinch.
Agnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agnarsson stalling in the clinch but Van Steyne improves position.

Van Steyne manages to break the clinch.
Agnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Steyne works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Steyne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Steyne slips under a jab from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne is looking to clinch.
Van Steyne swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Van Steyne throws a low kick, looking for Agnarsson's leg but Agnarsson calmly moves out of range.

Van Steyne has Agnarsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Steyne lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Steyne.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Van Steyne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Steyne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Steyne digs a right hand underneath Agnarsson's ribcage. Agnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Van Steyne - that landed with a thud.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Agnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Steyne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson pushes Van Steyne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Agnarsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Steyne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Agnarsson or not.
Van Steyne cracks Agnarsson with a nice body shot.
André Van Steyne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Steyne slowing the pace effectively.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Steyne lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

André Van Steyne had his way with Vilhjalmur Agnarsson in that round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Van Steyne cracks Agnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Steyne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Agnarsson tried to score with a low kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Van Steyne blocks a leg kick.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Agnarsson takes one to the chin there.
Van Steyne with a jab.
Van Steyne lands a glancing blow to the side of Agnarsson's head.

Agnarsson is rocked!
Agnarsson walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Agnarsson is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). André Van Steyne!
In his post fight interview, André Van Steyne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.