PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Claude Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Claude Van Halen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky Silva's chin.

Claude Van Halen
vs
Silva

195 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Halen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Halen misses with an uppercut.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Rocky Silva has been cut.
Van Halen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Halen scores with a nice right hand.

Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Halen finish him?
Van Halen works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Halen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Van Halen's head but Van Halen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Halen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids the head kick by Van Halen.
Van Halen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Halen off the ropes and back into range.
Van Halen misses with an uppercut
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Van Halen's shoulder, as Van Halen tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Halen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Halen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Halen throws a head kick that misses.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Halen.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Halen's head.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Van Halen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Halen stalling the fight.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Halen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Halen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Halen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Halen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Van Halen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Halen.
Van Halen blocks an elbow strike.
Van Halen blocks the elbow strike.
Van Halen throws an elbow that misses.
Van Halen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Van Halen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva blocking some punches.
Van Halen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Halen is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Van Halen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Halen misses with the head strike.
Van Halen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Van Halen tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jean Claude Van Halen has been cut.
Van Halen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Van Halen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Van Halen trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

Van Halen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Van Halen has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Halen tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Halen lands with a right to the head.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Halen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Van Halen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Halen throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Van Halen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Halen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Halen throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Halen swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva scores with a hook.
Van Halen throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Van Halen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Halen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Halen scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Halen, as that shot connected.
Van Halen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva defending well as Van Halen loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Halen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Silva feints and then cracks Van Halen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Halen down.
Van Halen feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Silva collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Claude Van Halen!
Jean Claude Van Halen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.