PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ron Hall (ranked 8865 p4p, 281 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 8123 p4p, 272 weight class). Gauthier Delsarte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hall
vs
Delsarte

198 cm
27
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Good low kicks
Fast

My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to clinch there but Delsarte circles away.
Delsarte lands a jab.

It looks like Ron Hall has been cut.
Hall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Train Right! in the buildup to the fight.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delsarte moves away.
Hall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Delsarte tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Delsarte scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Hall to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delsarte looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Delsarte manages to circle out of the way.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Delsarte pushes him off.
Delsarte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall tries to clinch up but Delsarte circles away and keeps his distance.
Delsarte throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Delsarte circles away.
Hall is looking to clinch but Delsarte is avoiding it.
Delsarte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Delsarte swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Delsarte has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Delsarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delsarte lands a right hand.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall misses with some punches.
Delsarte misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delsarte stalls.
Delsarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte pushes Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Delsarte lands with a right to the head.
Delsarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Delsarte.
Delsarte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delsarte blocks an elbow strike from Hall.
Delsarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delsarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Delsarte as the two fighters clinch.
Delsarte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delsarte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delsarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delsarte.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Delsarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.

Hall is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delsarte cracks Hall with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hall goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hall wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gauthier Delsarte!