PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asmar Dagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Halo
vs
Dagher

191 cm
25
222 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
28
226 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asmar Dagher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dagher.
Halo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dagher counters with a nice leg kick.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dagher throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dagher.
That kick from Dagher tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dagher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asmar Dagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Dagher ducks down to avoid it.
Dagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Dagher lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Halo thows a leg kick but Dagher checks it
and Dagher counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Halo misses
and Dagher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halo's knee momentarily.
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!
Dagher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halo.
Halo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagher digs a good hook to Halo's body.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but Dagher avoids it.
Halo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dagher is out of range and Halo settles back down.
Dagher slips under a jab from Halo.
Dagher feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Halo lands with an overhand left.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Halo throws a low kick but Dagher avoids it.
Dagher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Dagher.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Dagher lands a jab to the head.
Dagher cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dagher 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 Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dagher connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dagher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dagher avoids it.
Dagher scores with the left hand. Halo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dagher throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dagher.
Dagher scores with a jab to the body.
Dagher avoids the head kick by Halo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dagher. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Halo closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Dagher crashing to the mat! Dagher uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Dagher is rocked!

It looks like Asmar Dagher has been cut.
A cross from Dagher lands.
Dagher loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Dagher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dagher misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo scores with a big combo that sends Dagher crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Dagher flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Halo jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crown Halo!
Asmar Dagher was interviewed post fight and said 'quick, powerful'.