PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 6743 p4p, 537 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 3600 p4p, 396 weight class). Noel comes to the ring accompanied by the fat boys fat boys. Halo has chosen Unlock Coupons www.joinhoney.com/youtube It's Free Ad 1 of 2 · 0:19 joinhon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chubby Noel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Noel
vs
Halo

198 cm
37
215 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

185 cm
37
215 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Noel misses the target.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Noel's head.
Halo punishes Noel's body with a nice straight punch.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Noel tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Halo lands with an overhand left.
A nice combination there by Noel.
Noel thumps Halo with a low kick.
Noel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Noel misses the target.
Noel wants to clinch.
Halo throws out a counter right but Noel avoids it with no problem.
Noel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Noel's knee momentarily.
Noel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noel. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel closes the distance but Halo moves to the side
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
A big right from Noel misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Noel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noel blocks a jab.
Halo scores with a push kick.
Noel moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Noel slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Noel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo misses with a combination
and Noel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Noel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Noel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noel circles away quickly and effectively.
Noel moves forwards but Halo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Noel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halo circles away quickly and effectively.
Noel lands with a cross.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo wants to clinch up but Noel keeps it at a distance.
We've been informed that Halo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Noel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Halo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noel.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Noel.
Halo throws a series of strikes that have Noel backpedaling.
Noel misses the shot to the body.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halo misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halo moves out of range of the leg kick from Noel.
Halo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Noel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Noel looks to land a combination but Halo avoids it well.
And Halo responds with a good body kick, but Noel manages to step out the way in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melchizedek Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Noel tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Noel is able to avoid easily.
Noel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Noel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chubby Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noel misses with the combination.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noel in his tracks.
Noel moves out of range of the strikes.
Noel misses with a hook.
Noel thumps Halo with a low kick.
Noel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halo connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel walks into a straight right hand from Halo.
Noel fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Halo throws a body kick that misses.
Noel throws a one two combo.
Halo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Noel misses with a head kick.
Jab by Noel.
Donk. Noel catches Halo right on the button with a cross.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Noel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Noel misses.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo throws a head kick but Noel moves out of range.
Halo misses the jab.
As Halo looks to move away, Noel throws a big counter combo but Halo just gets out of the way.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel tries to clinch up.
Halo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
Halo lands with a kick to the temple. Noel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Halo lands a head shot.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Noel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo connects with a high kick.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Noel's head but Noel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halo lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo misses with a low kick.

Halo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Noel.
Halo lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Melchizedek Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Halo pushes Noel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Melchizedek Halo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Noel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Halo wants to slow Noel down by chopping away at his legs.

Noel moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Halo.
Noel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Halo blocks with his arms.
Noel scores with a shoulder strike.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.

Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halo is looking to clinch.
It looked like Noel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Halo.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halo just manages to avoid it.
Chubby Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Noel. Those never looked like landing.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Noel in the body.
Noel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noel throws a right hand that misses
and Halo counters with a series of strikes. Noel will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noel blocks a jab.
Noel loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo looks for the body kick but Noel saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo pushes Noel away with a front kick.
Halo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Noel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo lands a body shot.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Noel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Noel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halo misses with a left hand

and Noel counters with a beautiful hook that drops Halo to the mat! Will Halo be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Noel to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Halo is up. He looks OK to continue.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo blocks a head kick by Noel.
Noel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo thumps Noel with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Melchizedek Halo.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!