PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezekiel Hall (ranked 23505 p4p, 6722 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 660 p4p, 652 weight class). River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Ezekiel Hall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hall
vs
River

195 cm
21
185
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
145
9 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Granite chin

Good kicks
Granite chin

Conquer
Savage Fightwear

Conquer
Conviction

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River misses with a jab, cross combination.
River cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
River ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and River settles back down.
River slips a jab from Hall.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Hall blocks a jab.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

River has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Hall tries to circle away but River has him pinned against the cage.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

River breaks from the clinch.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Hall backs off River throws a huge counter combo but Hall manages to avoid it all.
River throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hall checks a leg kick.
River throws a shot to the body.
River tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
River drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Hall.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by River.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by River.
River throws a leg kick
letting Hall counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a right hand
and River counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
River with a nice calf kick.
Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

River clinches.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Good leg kick by River.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River walks into a jab.

It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a body kick.
Hall throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

River misses with the combination.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall misses with a looping right.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hall misses with a straight left.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River tries to clinch up.
Hall throws a hook but River blocks it.
River misses with an uppercut.
Hall scores with a body shot.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
River loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall takes one on the button.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River scores with a jab.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
River ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
River loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Nice body punch from River.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River avoids the body shot from Hall.
River misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
River throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and River makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Charlie River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
River scores with a shot to the body.
River tries to clinch up.
River scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Hall shakes him off and moves away.
River throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River lands with an overhand left.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.

River pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.

River breaks from the clinch.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River lands with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
River punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
River throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Hall tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with a body kick.
Hall misses with a body kick.
A big right from River misses.
River lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
River tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
River displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Hall is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. River engages and cracks Hall with a massive lead left hook - Hall tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! River is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie River!
Charlie River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.