PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Halo
vs
Young

191 cm
24
222 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
37
215 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to score with a low kick but Halo moves his leg out of the way.
Donk. Young catches Halo right on the button with a cross.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws a front kick aimed at Halo's knee but Halo avoids it well.
A jab from Young finds it's way through Halo's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Young throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young slips under a jab.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young slips a jab from Halo.
Halo lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Young missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young misses with a straight left.
Halo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Halo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halo avoids the body shot from Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Halo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice cross by Young.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
It looked like Halo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Young.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Halo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Young counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halo scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Halo thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Halo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Halo defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Halo counters with a right hand to the body.
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Young is able to avoid easily.
Young was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Young scores with the left hand. Halo knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
Halo lands a jab to the head.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Halo misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Young throws a good cross that connects.
Halo wants to clinch.
Halo throws an off balance right hand
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Halo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ernst Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Halo misses.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young scores with a jab. Halo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Young misses.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo moves out of range as Young strikes.
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Young throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Young throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Young has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halo.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young connects with a leg kick. Halo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Halo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
That kick from Halo tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo tries to clinch
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Halo works over Young's head and body with a nice combination.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Halo backing away here, and Young unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
Crown Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Halo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Young checks it well.
Young's corner calls for a 1-2. Young obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Young slips under a jab.
Halo misses with a hook
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Young lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Halo lands with a nice body punch.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo slips a straight right by Young.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Halo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halo throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Halo avoids the body shot from Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Halo throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halo.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Halo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo blocks a jab.
It looked like Halo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Young.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo staying out of range there.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
and Young counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young scores with a jab.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Halo tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Young tries a quick counter leg kick but Halo is wise to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy body kick from Halo
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Young only half commits.
Young misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ernst Young just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Young lands a body shot.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halo moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Halo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Halo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halo misses with the combination.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo slips under a jab from Young.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Halo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Young lands a nice hook to Halo's body. Halo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Halo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Halo.
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halo's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young with a hook.
Halo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Young moves away from the strike by Halo.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Halo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Young with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
Young misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Young dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young tries a quick counter leg kick but Halo is wise to it.
Halo wants to clinch.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young throws a low kick, looking for Halo's leg but Halo calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Halo misses its target.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Halo.
A leg kick checked by Young.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo wants to slow Young down by chopping away at his legs.
Halo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Young looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
Young blocks a head kick by Halo.
Halo misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Halo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Halo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Young throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young blocks a head kick by Halo.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Young misses with a straight left.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Young connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Young takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Young lands an overhand right.
Halo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Halo misses with the body kick
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young cracks Halo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
A very excited looking Ernst Young made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.