PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 1767 p4p, 241 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 3794 p4p, 428 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Halo's choice of entrance music: Unlock Coupons www.joinhoney.com/youtube It's Free Ad 1 of 2 · 0:19 joinhon. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ishimura
vs
Halo

197 cm
33
220 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

185 cm
37
215 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Threads of HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Halo blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Ishimura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ishimura thumps Halo with a low kick.
Ishimura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halo avoids the head kick by Ishimura.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Ishimura slips a jab from Halo.
Halo slips a straight right by Ishimura.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ishimura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Ishimura.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
Halo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halo there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Ishimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Ishimura down.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishimura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishimura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo wants to clinch but Ishimura slips to the side
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishimura 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 Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishimura.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishimura checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Ishimura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Halo moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Ishimura has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ishimura is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halo.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ishimura breaks the clinch.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishimura swings widly with a right hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishimura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Ishimura settles back down.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishimura.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishimura.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ishimura.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishimura throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimura moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
As Halo backs away, Ishimura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosuke Ishimura dominated that round.
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.

Ishimura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ishimura is able to avoid easily.
Ishimura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ishimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishimura is looking for a counter combo.
Ishimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo throws a combination. Ishimura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.

Halo rushes Ishimura and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Halo on the inside.

Ishimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Ishimura down.
Kosuke Ishimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Ishimura throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishimura.
Ishimura tried to counter with a leg kick but Halo avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ishimura in his tracks.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo lands a head kick. Ishimura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Halo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ishimura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishimura. Ishimura obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo misses with a wild combination.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishimura moves away.
Ishimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimura.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishimura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ishimura throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ishimura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ishimura.
Halo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ishimura throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Halo counters with a body kick.
Ishimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishimura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ishimura.
Ishimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ishimura throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ishimura misses with a head kick.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimura throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
A shot to the liver by Ishimura. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ishimura, right into the meat.

Halo rushes Ishimura and presses him up against the ropes.
Halo blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melchizedek Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Halo lands with a shot to the body.
Halo tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ishimura as he connects with a hook.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Ishimura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ishimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Ishimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Halo checks a low kick from Ishimura.
Ishimura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishimura scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
Ishimura misses with an uppercut.
Ishimura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melchizedek Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo 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.
Ishimura throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Halo has closed the distance and engaged Ishimura in a clinch.
Ishimura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo lands with a right to the head.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishimura misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Ishimura misses
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a low kick as Ishimura jumps back.
Ishimura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ishimura throws a leg kick which misses Halo's front leg but catches the back leg as Halo tries to avoid it.
Halo is looking to clinch.
Ishimura throws a low kick, looking for Halo's leg but Halo calmly moves out of range.
Ishimura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ishimura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishimura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishimura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishimura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Ishimura. Beautiful body shot.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
Halo scores with a nice strike.
Halo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ishimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
Ishimura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halo's hands.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ishimura at a distance.
Halo throws a hook but Ishimura blocks it.
Ishimura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ishimura misses with a wild body shot.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Halo misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Melchizedek Halo.
I think Halo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Melchizedek Halo!
Melchizedek Halo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Threads of HARDCORE, into his post fight interview.