PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiomar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Manchester Red has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manchester Red seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Red
vs
Halo

225 cm
34
287 lbs
26 - 13 - 2

205 cm
40
270 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manchester Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xiomar Halo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo is looking to clinch.
Red looks to clinch
and Halo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Red misses with a leg kick.
Red has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Red there as he acknowledges the shot.
Red slips a jab from Halo.
It looked like Red was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halo.
Halo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Red throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red lands the left hand.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo lands a jab.
Red misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Red scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halo if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red slips a jab from Halo.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Halo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Red throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Red really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Halo avoids the head kick by Red.
Red is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
Red uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Red uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Red needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Red ducks down to avoid it.
Red throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halo's head.
Halo blocks a head kick by Red.
Red throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Halo misses.
Red thows a body kick. Halo tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Red takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Red as he checks the leg kick.
Halo tries to clinch up but Red circles away and keeps his distance.
Red tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Red scores with a three punch combo!
Halo throws a leg kick but Red moved away.
Halo cracks Red with a good jab.
Halo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Red lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Red blocks the low kick.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Halo.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red slips under a jab.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Red's head.
Halo throws a hook but Red blocks it.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Red throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Red lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Red wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Halo 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Red fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red lands a nice elbow.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Halo looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Halo working aggressively here.
Red tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Red blocks with his arms.
Red with a knee to the head.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Halo.
Red works on Halo's body with a couple of short punches.
Halo looks winded!
Halo misses with some punches.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manchester Red will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Red throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Manchester Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Halo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Red gets a clinch.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Halo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Red throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
Red prevents a body shot from Halo.
Red tries to land a knee to the head but Halo blocks with his arms.
Halo content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red scores with a knee to the head.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Halo.
Red landing knees to the body.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Halo managing to block the knees to the body from Red.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
Halo tries to work over Red's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Red lands a nice knee to the body.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Red misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Red digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Red.

Red breaks from the clinch.

Red takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red lands an elbow inside.

Red manages to break the clinch.

Red clinches with his opponent.

Red breaks the clinch.

Red fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Halo digs a right hand into Red's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Red's gas tank.
Red lands a left hand.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Red throws an elbow but it misses.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Red controls the action.
Red unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Halo.
Red lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Red controls the action.
Red with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
Red putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halo misses with the head strike.
Red throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Red can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Red avoids it by throwing Halo back against the ropes.
Manchester Red has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Red blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.

Red manages to break the clinch.
Halo with a jab.
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
Red moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Halo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Red is looking to wear down Halo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Red.

Red clinches up against the ropes.
Halo blocks a body shot from Red.
Halo misses with the head strike.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Halo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Red tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manchester Red dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Red tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Red tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Red defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo unleashes a big counter combination but Red bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Red uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Red rushes Halo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Red blocks it.
Red is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Red tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Red lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Red controls his hands.
Red doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo tries to clinch but Red is having none of it.
Manchester Red is winning the standup battle so far.

Halo gets tackled into the ropes by Red. Red maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Red tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Red obliges.
Red pushes Halo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Red softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Red is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Red lands a body punch in the clinch.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Red breaks from the clinch.
Xiomar Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Red darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo tries to counter with a clinch but Red shakes him off and moves away.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Red is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Red throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Red tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Red connects with an inside leg kick.
Red throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red misses with a wild body shot.
Manchester Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red with a nice cross.
Red connects with a single shot there.

Red closes the distance and clinches.
Halo dodges an elbow strike from Red.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Halo works on Red's body with a couple of short punches.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Red scores with a one two! Halo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Red tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Red with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Halo misses with a looping right.
Red swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Halo misses.
Red lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halo will feel that in the morning.
Red lands a right hook to the body.
Halo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Red fails in his attempt to clinch.
Red scores with a jab.
Red fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halo on the side of the head.
Red throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Red is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manchester Red showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Red has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manchester Red!
After winning the bout, Manchester Red thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.