PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 3571 p4p, 3832 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 507 p4p, 540 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bennett
vs
Halo

187 cm
28
203
20 - 6 - 0

191 cm
41
200
28 - 29 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Powerful

Strikers Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Bennett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo blocks a jab.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Halo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halo misses with a double jab
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Halo knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo wants to slow Bennett down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennett slips a straight right by Halo.
A nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo misses with a hook to the body
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bennett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Halo moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Bennett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
Halo checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Halo throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Crown Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennett's head.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo scores with a one two! Bennett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Halo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett lands with a right hand.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Halo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Bennett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo throws a leg kick but Bennett checks it.
Bennett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halo throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Halo.
Bennett digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennett defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett cracks Halo with an open hand slap.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Halo moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
John Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
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.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Bennett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Halo.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halo's head.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Bennett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Halo misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Bennett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halo takes one on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bennett.
Bennett moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Bennett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Halo counters with a series of strikes. Bennett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Halo.
Bennett tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Bennett connects with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Halo blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Bennett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Halo is rocked!
Bennett blocks a jab.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Halo swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
As Halo backs away, Bennett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bennett dominated that second round.
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 with the inside leg kick.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo scores with a jab. Bennett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halo's head.
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennett.
Halo misses with the combination.

Bennett cracks Halo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Halo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Halo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Halo throws a push kick but Bennett slaps the foot to one side.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Bennett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Bennett lands a front kick to the face, that drops Halo to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halo swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett cracks Halo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Halo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Halo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Halo could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Bennett!
John Bennett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.