PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ashtar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Barreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Barreras is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Halo
vs
Barreras

184 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ashtar Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Barreras!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo slips a straight right by Barreras.
Halo avoids the body shot from Barreras.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barreras finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
Barreras avoids a kick to the body.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Barreras takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Barreras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
Barreras shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barreras misses with an uppercut.
Barreras missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barreras moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barreras moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Halo misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Barreras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo slips under a jab.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Barreras off balance momentarily.
Barreras loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barreras.
Barreras lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy left from Barreras finds it's target.
Barreras scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halo doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barreras.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barreras misses with a straight right.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo 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 Barreras has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barreras and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreras throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Barreras throws a big shot that misses.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Barreras.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Barreras has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jab, jab by Barreras - just one landing.
Halo tries a low kick but Barreras avoids it.
Anthony Barreras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreras misses with an uppercut.
Barreras lands a jab to the nose.
Halo lands with a nice body kick.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo throws a wild body kick that Barreras sees coming a mile off.
Barreras looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
Barreras avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barreras looks to land a combination but Halo avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreras on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Barreras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barreras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barreras might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barreras misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Barreras takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo misses with a leg kick
and Barreras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Halo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barreras moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Halo lands a nice looking body kick.
Halo misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halo.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreras.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Barreras off balance momentarily.
Barreras throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Barreras clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Barreras manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barreras moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Barreras throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Barreras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barreras misses with a hook.
Barreras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barreras's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barreras.
Barreras digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barreras digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Barreras moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Barreras blocks the leg kick.
Barreras takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barreras misses the jab.
Barreras lands with a good body shot.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Barreras moved away.
Barreras lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barreras throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Barreras has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Halo.
Barreras connects with a looping right hand.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Barreras has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halo.
Barreras takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Barreras looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barreras tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Halo scores with a head kick. Barreras tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Barreras as he checks the leg kick.
Halo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barreras to score with a decent uppercut.
Barreras throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barreras rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barreras walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halo staying out of range there.
Barreras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barreras takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barreras is able to avoid easily.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreras.
Barreras misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
Barreras missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barreras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo drops his hands momentarily and Barreras takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halo slips a jab from Barreras.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barreras checks it well.
Barreras lands with a cross.
Barreras misses with a looping left.
Barreras blocks a head kick by Halo.
Halo throws a head kick but Barreras moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barreras misses with a straight right.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barreras has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throws a body kick that misses.
Barreras misses with a straight right.
Barreras throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barreras.
Barreras scores with a three punch combo!

Halo is rocked!
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barreras with a jab.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo is looking to slow Barreras down with leg kicks.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Barreras blocks a head kick by Halo.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barreras lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Barreras swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barreras.
A telegraphed right hand from Barreras misses the target.
Good work by Barreras as he checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Barreras.
Halo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barreras throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Halo moves forwards but Barreras connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barreras loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo throws a body kick that misses.
Halo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Halo moves out of range as Barreras strikes.
Halo throws a push kick but Barreras slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Barreras dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Barreras takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barreras blocks a head kick by Halo.
Barreras connects with a single shot there.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Barreras throws a shot to the body.
Barreras connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Barreras misses.
Barreras scores with a nice strike.
Barreras lands with a good body shot.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
Barreras catches Halo napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Halo crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Barreras raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Barreras!