PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between David Haller (ranked 8682 p4p, 330 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 4809 p4p, 222 weight class). Jose De La Cus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Veils - Lavinia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haller
vs
Jose De La Cus

167 cm
21
137 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

173 cm
30
139 lbs
17 - 13 - 3

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Haller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jose De La Cus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haller.
Haller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Haller throws a jab when Jose De La Cus was well out of range.
Jose De La Cus is looking for the big counter here.
Donk. Haller catches Jose De La Cus right on the button with a cross.
Haller scores with a one two! Jose De La Cus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jose De La Cus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jose De La Cus slips a jab from Haller.
Jose De La Cus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haller throws an overhand right that lands on Jose De La Cus's shoulder, as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid the shot.
Jose De La Cus swats away the attempt to clinch by Haller.
Jose De La Cus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
David Haller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haller lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haller misses with a body shot
and Jose De La Cus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haller cracks Jose De La Cus with a good jab.
Jose De La Cus avoids the body shot from Haller.
Jose De La Cus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jose De La Cus blocks a jab.
Jose De La Cus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jose De La Cus staying out of range there.
As Haller backs off Jose De La Cus throws a huge counter combo but Haller manages to avoid it all.
Haller with a hook.
Haller throws a hook but Jose De La Cus avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus is looking for the big counter here.
Haller misses with a body punch
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Jose De La Cus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haller throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller misses with an uppercut
and Haller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jose De La Cus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haller throws a lazy right hand but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haller misses with a hook
and Haller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus slips a jab and a cross from Haller.
Haller misses with an uppercut
and Jose De La Cus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haller misses with a right hand
enabling Jose De La Cus to counter with a crisp jab.
Haller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Haller backs off Jose De La Cus throws a huge counter combo but Haller manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Haller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haller throws a shot to the body.
Haller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jose De La Cus can do to turn this around?
Haller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haller scores with a body shot.
Haller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice uppercut.
Jose De La Cus is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haller.
Haller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jose De La Cus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller throws a jab but it's blocked by Jose De La Cus.
A little jabbing left from Jose De La Cus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Haller.
A big left from Haller misses.
Haller tries to clinch there but Jose De La Cus circles away.
Haller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Haller clinches with his opponent.
Jose De La Cus tries to circle away but Haller has him pinned against the ropes.
Jose De La Cus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haller.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by Jose De La Cus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jose De La Cus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Haller - that landed with a thud.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Jose De La Cus avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
Haller lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
Jose De La Cus blocks a body shot from Haller.
Jose De La Cus prevents a body shot from Haller.
Haller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.

Haller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haller thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haller throws a poor cross that misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Haller dominated that second 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!

Haller throws a body shot but no joy.
Haller with a nice cross.
Haller throws a lazy uppercut
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight right hand.
Haller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jose De La Cus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
David Haller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jose De La Cus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haller.
Haller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Jose De La Cus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Haller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller tried to score with a low kick but Jose De La Cus checks it.
Jose De La Cus looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Haller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jose De La Cus, pushing him back against the ropes.
Haller misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as Jose De La Cus controls the action.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haller prevents Jose De La Cus from breaking the clinch.
Haller lands a nice shot to the body.
Jose De La Cus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haller seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jose De La Cus can turn it around.
Jose De La Cus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
Jose De La Cus stalling in the clinch but Haller improves position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Jose De La Cus avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
Haller scores with a shot to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Haller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haller 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Haller!
David Haller took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Carter Jose De La Cus was interviewed post fight and said 'Whatever...'.