PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Love Bug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiomar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bug comes to the ring accompanied by Big Ballin with My Homies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bug
vs
Halo

199 cm
37
275 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

205 cm
38
270 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love Bug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xiomar Halo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bug misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bug has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Bug avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Bug misses with a punch to the body.
Bug missing with knees to the body.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Bug's head.
Bug misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo tries a body shot but Bug blocks it.
Bug takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Love Bug has been cut.
Bug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bug tries to break the clinch but Halo is controlling the position.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Bug can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Bug throws a head punch that misses.
Bug working aggressively here.
Halo blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halo dodges an elbow strike from Bug.
Bug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bug throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo scores a nice knee to the body.
Bug is breathing heavily.
Halo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Halo.
A head punch on the inside from Bug fails to land.
Bug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo lands with a left to the head.
Halo pushes Bug back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Halo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bug.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bug backwards.

Bug is rocked!

Love Bug's cut is getting worse.
Halo cracks Bug with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Bug goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Bug wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Xiomar Halo!
Xiomar Halo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.