PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall comes into the arena with Nico Vega - Beast blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Van Hall
vs
Thompson

189 cm
32
198 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 2

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Van Hall sees coming a mile off.
Ruud Van Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hall loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Van Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
Van Hall scores with a leg kick.
Van Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Hall misses the shot to the body.
Van Hall slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Van Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Van Hall jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.

Thompson clinches up with Van Hall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Hall blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Van Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Van Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson prevents Van Hall from breaking the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Van Hall has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Van Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson is leaning against Van Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Van Hall tries to tie him up.
Van Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall lands a good knee to the midsection. Thompson won't want to take too many of those.
Van Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Van Hall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hall.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Hall looking to stall.

Van Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Hall looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Van Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Hall tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Van Hall back against the ropes.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson cracks Van Hall with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Hall tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hall.
A head kick misses from Van Hall.
Van Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Van Hall throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson jabs Van Hall right on the nose. Van Hall blinks but takes it well.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson takes a swing at Van Hall's ribcage but misses.
Thompson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Hall moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Hall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Hall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big left from Van Hall misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson swings for the body but Van Hall moves out of range.
Ruud Van Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
Van Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Thompson looks to move away, Van Hall throws a big counter combo but Thompson just gets out of the way.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hall.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Van Hall moved out of range nicely.
Van Hall tries to clinch up.
Thompson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Van Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Enoch Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hall is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Van Hall staying out of range there.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Hall.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thompson stuns Van Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Hall wants to clinch.
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Van Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Van Hall.
Thompson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Van Hall's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Van Hall misses.
Van Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Hall loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Van Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Van Hall stuns Thompson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Van Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Van Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thompson momentarily.
Thompson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Hall misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Hall punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson throws a right hand that Van Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Hall also avoids with ease.
Van Hall is looking for a counter combo.

Thompson forces Van Hall back against the ropes and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Van Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Van Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Van Hall landing knees to the head.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Enoch Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson is working Van Hall over against the ropes.
Thompson pushes Van Hall back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Van Hall tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
Thompson is leaning against Van Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Van Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Hall's efforts to push away.
Van Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson is working Van Hall over against the ropes.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Thompson really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Van Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hall is just out of range.
Van Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Hall tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hall misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice body kick.
Jab from Thompson.

It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Van Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Hall feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson digs a right hand into Van Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Hall's gas tank.
A short left from Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Hall checks a leg kick.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
Thompson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Hall blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Van Hall blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Van Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Hall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Van Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Van Hall tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Thompson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Van Hall tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Van Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Van Hall tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the ropes.
Ruud Van Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Hall as Thompson tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Van Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Van Hall.
Van Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Van Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Van Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Van Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Van Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Hall working aggressively here.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hall.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
Van Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enoch Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enoch Thompson!
After the fight, Enoch Thompson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.