PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Berkman (ranked 21286 p4p, 884 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 19942 p4p, 887 weight class). Berkman comes to the ring accompanied by Panopticon - The Ghosts of Haymarket Square. 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.

Berkman
vs
Halo

189 cm
24
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

191 cm
25
222 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Berkman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Halo misses with a wild combination.

Berkman tries to keep at a distance but Halo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Berkman misses with the head strike.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo trying to stall but Berkman improves his position.
Berkman can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Berkman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
I was talking to Berkman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo pushes Berkman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berkman.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but Berkman is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Halo throws an elbow but misses.
Halo misses with an elbow over the top.
Berkman tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Berkman back against the ropes.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halo avoids the body shot from Berkman.
Halo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Berkman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Berkman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Berkman throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halo - that will leave a mark!
Halo takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Berkman closes the distance and pushes Halo back into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Berkman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkman has Halo pressed against the ropes, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Berkman misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
Halo is trying to push Berkman away but Berkman has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berkman's elbow.
Berkman struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Berkman blocks the elbow strike.

Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berkman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berkman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berkman ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Berkman tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Berkman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berkman just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Berkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berkman dominated that round.
That's time! Berkman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Berkman cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berkman throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo digs a good hook to Berkman's body.
Halo throws a push kick but Berkman slaps the foot to one side.
Berkman throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Berkman misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Berkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Jab from Berkman.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berkman looks to land a combination. Halo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Berkman if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berkman.
Berkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berkman misses the jab.
Halo avoids the body shot from Berkman.
Halo tries a quick counter leg kick but Berkman is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Berkman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Berkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Berkman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Halo throws a lazy body kick
and Berkman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berkman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Berkman scores with a jab to the head.
Berkman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkman misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Halo instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
A short left from Halo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Berkman avoids it by throwing Halo back against the ropes.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berkman.
Berkman presses Halo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Berkman can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
A short uppercut from Halo.
Halo pushes Berkman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Halo throws an elbow that misses.
Berkman tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.
Halo prevents a body shot from Berkman.
Berkman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo wants to get back to striking at distance but Berkman won't allow it.
Berkman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berkman misses with a body punch.
Halo avoids the elbow strike from Berkman, against the ropes.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berkman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Berkman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halo doesn't seem bothered though.
Berkman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Berkman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo lands a nice shot that snaps Berkman's head back.
Berkman lands with a straight right. Halo didn't see that one coming.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Halo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alexander Berkman is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Berkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Halo lands a high kick!
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 head kick.
Berkman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berkman throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Berkman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Halo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Berkman has Halo pressed against the ropes, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halo wants to get back to striking at distance but Berkman won't allow it.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berkman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berkman or not.
Berkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berkman blocks a body shot from Halo.
Berkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Knees to the body from Berkman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berkman.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berkman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Berkman managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berkman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halo blocks it with crossed arms.
Halo avoiding damage as Berkman throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Berkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo lands with a right to the head.

Halo breaks from the clinch.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berkman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHalo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berkman.
Berkman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halo.
Halo throws a leg kick but Berkman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Berkman fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo slips a straight right by Berkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berkman clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Berkman scores with a body shot.

Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berkman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Berkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo tries to circle away but Berkman has him pinned against the ropes.

Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berkman throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but Berkman avoids it.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo slips under a jab.
Halo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkman throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Berkman swinging wildly here.
Berkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkman.
Berkman closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Berkman connects with a solid leg kick.
Crown Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berkman scores with a hook to the body. Halo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berkman. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander Berkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Halo. Those never looked like landing.
Berkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berkman throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Berkman. Beautiful body shot.
Berkman tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Berkman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berkman misses with a body punch
and Halo counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman misses the shot to the body.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Berkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Berkman throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.

Berkman has managed to clinch.
Berkman struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.

Halo breaks the clinch.
Berkman misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
Berkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alexander Berkman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Berkman scores with a hook to the body. Halo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halo motions for Berkman to come forward. Halo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berkman scores with a decent looking hook.
Berkman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berkman walks into a left hand.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Berkman moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Halo.
Berkman connects with a body shot.
Berkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Berkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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 takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman just misses with a punch to the body.
Berkman is looking to wear down Halo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Berkman lands with a cross.
Berkman swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Berkman throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo tries a quick counter leg kick but Berkman is wise to it.
Berkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkman.

Berkman has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Berkman.
Berkman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Crown Halo has been cut.
Berkman tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkman.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Halo throws an elbow but misses.
Berkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berkman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berkman is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkman blocks an uppercut.
Halo throws an elbow but it misses.
Berkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but Berkman is controlling him.
Berkman tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Berkman back against the ropes.
Halo misses with an elbow strike.
Berkman misses with a punch on the inside.

Halo manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Berkman.

Berkman closes the distance and pushes Halo back into the ropes.
Berkman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Berkman.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the head but Halo blocks with his arms.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Berkman controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Berkman obliges.
Halo takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Berkman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berkman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Berkman!
Alexander Berkman is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Alexander Berkman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.