PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maxwell Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Halloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Halloway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Menace
vs
Halloway

178 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Menace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Halloway!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Halloway as he checks the leg kick.
Menace fakes the leg kick and cracks Halloway in the body.
Halloway avoids the head kick by Menace.
Menace throws a head kick but Halloway moves out of range.
Menace keeps Halloway at a distance using the push kick.
Maxwell Menace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Menace.
Halloway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Halloway rushes Menace and presses him up against the ropes.
Menace swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Menace manages to break the clinch.
Halloway moves to clinch but Menace breaks away
enabling Menace to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloway misses with an uppercut
and Menace counters with a nice body kick.
Menace scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Halloway manages to break the clinch.
Menace thumps Halloway with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Menace.
Menace thows a leg kick but Halloway checks it

and Halloway counters by moving into the clinch.
Halloway is trying to push Menace away but Menace has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Menace has Halloway pressed against the ropes, preventing Halloway from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halloway wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Menace has Halloway pressed against the ropes, preventing Halloway from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halloway effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Menace - that landed with a thud.
Menace lands a shoulder strike.
Halloway is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloway.
Halloway is trying to push Menace away but Menace has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Halloway working hard to break the clinch.

Menace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Menace.
Menace keeps the fight on the outside.
Menace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halloway momentarily.

Halloway is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloway throws a right hand that misses
and Menace counters with an outside leg kick.
Halloway is still on wobbly legs! Can Menace finish him?
Halloway looks winded!
Menace throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Halloway crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maxwell Menace!
Our winner, Maxwell Menace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.