PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 2381 p4p, 333 weight class) and Hermann Van Glost (ranked 7624 p4p, 645 weight class). Van Glost has chosen Rambo Theme Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Honda
vs
Van Glost

182 cm
29
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Blue Moon

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Van Glost!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Glost tries to score with a low kick but Honda moves his leg out of the way.
Van Glost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Honda throws a leg kick but Van Glost sees it coming and moves out of range.
Honda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] in the buildup to the fight.
Van Glost has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Honda.
Honda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Glost.
Van Glost counters with a body kick.
Van Glost throws a lazy body kick
and Honda counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Van Glost slams his shin into Honda's torso.
Van Glost connects with the punch.
Van Glost throws a push kick but Honda slaps the foot to one side.
Honda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda jabs Van Glost right on the nose. Van Glost blinks but takes it well.
Van Glost loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch.
Honda went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Honda has closed the distance and engaged Van Glost in a clinch.
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Glost is defending well for now.
Van Glost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Honda missing with a left hand there. Van Glost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Honda.
Honda backing away here, and Van Glost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honda tests Van Glost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honda checks a low kick from Van Glost.
Honda tries a head kick but it misses.

Van Glost gets tackled into the ropes by Honda. Honda maintains the clinch.

Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Glost missing with a left hand there. Honda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Honda takes the fight into the clinch.
Honda trying to land knees to the body.

Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honda throws a sloppy head kick and Van Glost moves out of range easily.
Honda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Glost circles away quickly and effectively.
Honda lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Glost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Honda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Honda.
Van Glost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Glost scores with a kick to the body.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Van Glost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Glost.
Van Glost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Van Glost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Van Glost darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Honda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Glost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Glost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Glost is looking to break free of the clinch but Honda has double underhooks.
Van Glost avoiding damage as Honda throws knees to the body.
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Glost is defending well for now.
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Glost is defending well for now.

Honda breaks the clinch.
Van Glost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Van Glost has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Honda fails to land with a series of punches.
Honda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Glost circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Glost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Van Glost misses.
Honda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honda throws a head kick but Van Glost moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Glost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honda.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Honda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Glost, pushing him back against the ropes.

Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Glost lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Glost is trying to counter with his kicks.
A punch combination from Honda misses.
Van Glost is looking for the big counter here.
Honda throws a nice looking combination but Van Glost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Glost throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Glost misses with a body kick.
Van Glost throws a jab but it's blocked by Honda.
Honda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Glost.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Glost misses with a hook. Honda ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Glost.
Van Glost tries a low kick but Honda avoids it.
Van Glost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Honda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Glost throws a wild body kick that Honda sees coming a mile off.
Van Glost looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Honda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Glost.
Van Glost attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Honda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Van Glost.
Van Glost looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Glost connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Glost missing with a left hand there. Honda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piston Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honda lands a high kick!
Van Glost scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Glost misses with a looping left.
As Van Glost looks to move away, Honda throws a big counter combo but Van Glost just gets out of the way.
A good leg kick by Van Glost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda throws a leg kick but Van Glost checks it.
Honda tries to bum rush Van Glost with a series of wild strikes but Van Glost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Glost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honda defending well as Van Glost loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Honda misses the target.
Honda dodges the punch combination from Van Glost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Glost.
Van Glost misses with a wild body shot.
Honda misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Van Glost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Glost misses with a wild combination.
Van Glost has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Glost misses with a body kick.
Honda went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Honda. Those never looked like landing.
Honda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Glost circles away quickly and effectively.
Honda throws a head kick but Van Glost moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Glost connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Honda throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Nice body kick from Honda.
Honda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Glost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Honda.
Honda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Glost. Van Glost obviously looking to wear him down.
Honda avoids the head kick by Van Glost.
Van Glost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Glost throws a jab when Honda was well out of range.
Honda throws a body kick that misses.
Honda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Glost throws the kick towards the body but Honda avoids it.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Honda throws a leg kick but Van Glost checks it.
Van Glost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Honda is rocked!
Van Glost tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Glost misses with a straight left.
A big right from Van Glost misses.

Van Glost cracks Honda with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Honda get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Honda looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Oh Honda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Van Glost is out of range.
Van Glost misses with a body kick.
Honda throws a head kick that misses
and Van Glost counters with a big right hand that sends Honda crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Van Glost takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hermann Van Glost!
Hermann Van Glost tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.