PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes into the arena with Killing in the name of... blaring out of the sound system. Toshiro Hitsugaya is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lodbrok
vs
Hitsugaya

180 cm
20
201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Toshiro Hitsugaya has been cut.
Lodbrok swings for the body but Hitsugaya moves out of range.
Lodbrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitsugaya manages to avoid it.
Hitsugaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hitsugaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lodbrok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hitsugaya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lodbrok has him pressed against the ropes.
Lodbrok scores with a shot to the side of Hitsugaya's head.

Lodbrok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lodbrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitsugaya is just out of range.
Lodbrok throws a push kick but Hitsugaya slaps the foot to one side.
Hitsugaya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lodbrok circles away quickly and effectively.
Lodbrok scores with the left hand. Hitsugaya knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok scores with a nice right hand.
Hitsugaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitsugaya throws a big shot that misses.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitsugaya.
Lodbrok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hitsugaya.
A shot to the liver by Lodbrok. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok is looking to wear down Hitsugaya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hitsugaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Lodbrok is just out of range.
Lodbrok lands with a thumping leg kick.

Lodbrok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lodbrok crunches a lovely knee into Hitsugaya's ribcage.
Hitsugaya looks winded!
Lodbrok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
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!
Lodbrok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lodbrok working Hitsugaya over with knees to the body.
Lodbrok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Hitsugaya is rocked!
Lodbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitsugaya is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Lodbrok lands an elbow just above Hitsugaya 's eye.
Lodbrok breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hitsugaya with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hitsugaya looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hitsugaya get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Halfdan Lodbrok!
Halfdan Lodbrok spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Toshiro Hitsugaya spoke after the fight, saying 'Well just seems I didn't have the right game plan for today, well you win some you lose some I will come back and win my next fight.'.