PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Michel De Haven (ranked 22839 p4p, 528 weight class) and David Haller (ranked 10272 p4p, 516 weight class). David Haller has the eye of the tiger tonight.

De Haven
vs
Haller

164 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
146 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel De Haven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Haven misses with a low kick.
Haller works the jab nicely.
De Haven throws a hook but Haller blocks it.
De Haven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from De Haven.
De Haven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
De Haven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by De Haven.
A punch lands to the side of De Haven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haller ducks right into an uppercut from De Haven.
De Haven looks to land a right hand but Haller moved out of range.
De Haven takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Haven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Haller there.
Haller slips under a jab from De Haven.
Haller connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Haller.
De Haven takes one to the side of the head.
Haller staying out of range there.
Haller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Haven looks to land a right hand but Haller moved out of range.
Michel De Haven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Haller.
Haller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Haven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller scores with a hook.
De Haven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haller scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haller, as that shot connected.
De Haven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haller cracks a nice hook into De Haven's ribs.
Haller throws a good cross that connects.
De Haven misses with a hook. Haller ducked under it nicely.
Haller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Haven throws a hook but Haller avoids it easily.
De Haven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Haller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Haven scores with the left hand. Haller knows he should have avoided that one.
Haller lands the left hand.
De Haven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haller is looking to clinch.
Haller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Haven had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haller scores with the left hand. De Haven knows he should have avoided that one.
Haller lands a head shot.
Haller lands with an uppercut that bounces De Haven off the ropes and back into range.
A swing and a miss from De Haven.
De Haven misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Haven has time to react.
Haller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Haller.
Haller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Haven throws out the jab.
Haller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Haven throws a lazy right hand but Haller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Haven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Haven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haller works the jab nicely.
De Haven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

De Haven is rocked!
De Haven tries a low kick but Haller avoids it.
Haller lands a really nice looking cross but De Haven seems unphased.
Oh De Haven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Haven walks into a stiff left hand from Haller.
De Haven walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Haller and drops face first to the floor! De Haven's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with De Haven in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). David Haller!
Our winner, David Haller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.