PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tangerine Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dream has chosen One Night In Space as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hall
vs
Dream

185 cm
39
198 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

188 cm
37
194 lbs
21 - 6 - 2

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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 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tangerine Dream!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hall catches Dream right on the button with a cross.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dream moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Hall closes the distance and pushes Dream back into the ropes.
Dream lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dream misses with a punch on the inside.
Dream misses with a punch to the body.
Hall blocking some punches.
Dream tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dream tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Dream should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dream fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dream throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Dream counters with a straight right hand.
Dream wants to clinch.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Dream saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hank Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dream.
Dream throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a hook but Dream avoids it easily.
Dream connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dream.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dream.

Dream clinches up against the ropes.
Dream controlling the action here for a moment.
Dream misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Dream fails to land.
Dream misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dream misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Dream tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dream scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dream.
Dream uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Dream moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dream doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.

Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dream, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tangerine Dream dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dream lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dream has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dream.
Dream with a jab.
Dream fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dream looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dream.
Dream thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dream throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.

Hall rushes Dream and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Dream on the inside.
Dream lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dream is defending well for now.
Dream tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Dream lands with a left to the head.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dream blocks it with crossed arms.
Dream lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Dream tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dream lands with a left to the head.
Dream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dream is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dream misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dream takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Dream on the inside.
Dream blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dream misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Dream controls his hands.
Hall prevents Dream from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dream doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall trying to stall but Dream improves his position.
Hall blocks a body shot from Dream.
Dream has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tangerine Dream has been cut.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dream.
Dream lands a right hook to the body.

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tangerine Dream seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dream working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dream tries to stall but Hall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tangerine Dream showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tangerine Dream'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hall dodges the punch combination from Dream.

Hall moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dream.

Dream manages to break the clinch.
Hank Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters circling a little - Dream finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dream looks to land a combination. Hall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Dream looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Dream. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Dream misses its intended target.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dream.
Dream throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dream blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dream.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dream looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dream scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dream takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Hall lands the left hand.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Dream keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dream.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Dream in a clinch.
Dream blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dream on the inside.
Dream throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.

Dream breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Dream misses its intended target.
A big right from Dream misses.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Dream, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dream feints a jab promting Hall to slip. Dream then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tangerine Dream.
Well Dream has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tangerine Dream!
During a confident post fight interview, Tangerine Dream thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.