PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marius Wieneke (ranked 3416 p4p, 2079 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 356 p4p, 232 weight class). Wieneke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Satyricon - K.I.N.G . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wieneke
vs
Halo

186 cm
39
195
17 - 35 - 0

191 cm
38
200
24 - 22 - 2

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wieneke darts in and clinches Halo up against the ropes.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo blocks a body shot from Wieneke.
Wieneke working Halo over with knees to the body.
Wieneke lands with a right to the head.
Wieneke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halo avoiding damage as Wieneke throws knees to the body.
Wieneke trying to control the position but instead, Halo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wieneke into the ropes.
Halo trying to land knees to the body.
Wieneke lands a nice elbow.
Wieneke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wieneke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wieneke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wieneke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halo has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieneke pushes Halo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo crunches a lovely knee into Wieneke's ribcage.
Wieneke lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wieneke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wieneke misses with a knee strike.
Wieneke trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wieneke looking to stall.
Wieneke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Halo digs a right hand underneath Wieneke's ribcage. Wieneke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Halo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wieneke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Halo can turn it around.
Wieneke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wieneke gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wieneke scores with a hook to the body.
Halo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wieneke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo tries to stall but Wieneke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wieneke avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wieneke.
Wieneke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wieneke throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wieneke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Halo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wieneke backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wieneke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wieneke lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo keeps control of Wieneke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wieneke is trying to maintain a safe position but Halo gets an underhook and turns Wieneke into the ropes.
Wieneke misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halo is trying to stall.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Wieneke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Halo jabs Wieneke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo lands a high kick!

Wieneke moves into the clinch successfully.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wieneke stalling against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Wieneke breaks the clinch.

Wieneke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
Halo keeps control of Wieneke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wieneke tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wieneke misses with some punches.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halo lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wieneke tries to break the clinch but Halo is controlling the position.
Halo is controlling Wieneke's neck. Halo unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Wieneke goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Crown Halo!
After winning the bout, Crown Halo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.