PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 21781 p4p, 742 weight class) and Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 22280 p4p, 701 weight class). Kickboxer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hawaiian Kickboxer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Henry
vs
Kickboxer

170 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kickboxer.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kickboxer moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Kickboxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.

Henry rushes Kickboxer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kickboxer prevents a body shot from Henry.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Kickboxer working hard to break the clinch.
Kickboxer tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry keeps control of Kickboxer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry tries a body shot but Kickboxer blocks it.
Kickboxer lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kickboxer is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Kickboxer is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.
Henry has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry scores with a nice strike.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kickboxer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook but Kickboxer avoids it easily.

Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kickboxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kickboxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Henry coming out on top.
Kickboxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry misses with a hook. Kickboxer ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Kickboxer coming out on top.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kickboxer circles away.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Kickboxer moved out of range.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henry thinking.
Henry tries to move into range but Kickboxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henry. That's going to slow Kickboxer down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Kickboxer flicks out a counter leg kick but Henry steps away.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Kickboxer's head but Kickboxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kickboxer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kickboxer throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henry checks a leg kick.
Kickboxer moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Kickboxer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kickboxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kickboxer circles away.
Kickboxer throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Kickboxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kickboxer misses with a leg kick

and Henry moves into the clinch.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Kickboxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kickboxer tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Kickboxer is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Kickboxer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kickboxer breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Kickboxer misses its intended target.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Kickboxer ducks down to avoid it.
Henry is looking to slow Kickboxer down with leg kicks.
Hawaiian Kickboxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a straight right hand.

Henry darts in and clinches Kickboxer up against the ropes.

Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry lands a nice hook to Kickboxer's body. Kickboxer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henry moves to clinch but Kickboxer breaks away
and Kickboxer counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kickboxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Kickboxer misses.
Kickboxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry slips a straight right by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer throws a good cross that connects.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Kickboxer off the ropes and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kickboxer moves out of range as Henry throws a body kick.
Kickboxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry jabs Kickboxer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kickboxer looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henry.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kickboxer.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
A big right from Henry misses.
Kickboxer misses with a low kick.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kickboxer.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Henry rushes Kickboxer and presses him up against the ropes.
Henry has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry digs a right hand into Kickboxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kickboxer's gas tank.
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kickboxer can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kickboxer can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kickboxer misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer blocking some punches.
Kickboxer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Henry prevents Kickboxer from breaking the clinch.
Kickboxer has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kickboxer working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kickboxer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Kickboxer can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands an uppercut.
Kickboxer is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.
Kickboxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Henry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kickboxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kickboxer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A cross from Henry lands.
Henry slips under a jab.
It looked like Henry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kickboxer.
Henry slips a jab from Kickboxer.

Henry has closed the distance and engaged Kickboxer in a clinch.
Kickboxer can't break the clinch.
Henry has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry prevents Kickboxer from breaking the clinch.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kickboxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pascal Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickboxer is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Kickboxer tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the ropes.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry lands a body punch.
Kickboxer is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the ropes.
Kickboxer blocks an uppercut.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kickboxer wants to break free but Henry has control.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Kickboxer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kickboxer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry misses with some punches.
Henry pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Henry.

Kickboxer is rocked!
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kickboxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry cracks Kickboxer with a nice body shot.
Kickboxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Kickboxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Kickboxer crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Kickboxer face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Henry takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pascal Henry!
During a confident post fight interview, Pascal Henry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.