PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Booth (ranked 3509 p4p, 438 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 18789 p4p, 764 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Booth
vs
Halo

190 cm
25
216 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

191 cm
27
214 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Booth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booth moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHalo.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Booth connects with a jab.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Booth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like William Booth has been cut.
Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
Halo lands with a hook. Booth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Booth connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Halo lands a front kick to the face, that drops Booth to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Nice straight punches there by Booth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Booth.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Booth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halo.
Booth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.

Halo takes the fight into the clinch.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Booth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Booth tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Booth is breathing heavily.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Halo gets through Booth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halo landing knees to the body.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Booth.
Halo looking to throw knees to the head but Booth is blocking nicely.
Booth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
Halo stalling in the clinch but Booth improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halo prevents a body shot from Booth.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Booth.
Booth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Booth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Booth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Booth gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Booth fails to land.
Booth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halo blocks it with crossed arms.

Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Booth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo sizes up Booth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Booth cracks Halo with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Crown Halo should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on William Booth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Booth misses with a hook.
Halo walks into a jab.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Booth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Booth misses the body punch
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth avoids the head kick by Halo.
Booth slips a straight right by Halo.
Booth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo swings for the body but Booth moves out of range.
Good shot there by Booth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Booth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.

Halo clinches with his opponent.
Halo landing knees to the body.
Booth throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Booth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Booth is trying to stall.
Booth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halo trying to control the position but instead, Booth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halo into the ropes.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Halo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Booth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Booth misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booth lands a left hand.
Booth throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Booth fails to land.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Booth takes a knee right on the jaw!
Booth takes a knee right on the jaw!
Halo tries a knee to the head but Booth blocks it.
Booth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halo cracks Booth with a nice body shot.
Booth misses with a body punch.
Halo blocks a body shot from Booth.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Booth throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crown Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Booth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Booth.
Booth tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Booth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo blocks a leg kick.
Halo thinks about the counter body kick.
Booth tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Booth moves out of range of the body kick.

Halo pushes Booth up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Booth.
Booth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Booth misses with the head strike.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crown Halo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Booth misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo throws a series of punches but Booth avoids them all with ease.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Booth throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Crown Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booth misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Booth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Booth needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo throws a head kick but Booth moves out of range.
Crown Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booth slips under a jab.
Halo wants to clinch.
William Booth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.
Booth lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Halo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Booth avoids the body shot from Halo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth scores with a hook to the body. Halo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Booth off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Booth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Booth ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
An attempted straight right counter from Booth misses the target.
A big left from Booth misses.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Halo coming out on top.
Halo jabs Booth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Booth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Booth forces Halo back against the ropes and clinches.
Booth digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
Booth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo crunches a lovely knee into Booth's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crown Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crown Halo!