PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baltasar Halko (ranked 5452 p4p, 23662 weight class) and Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 138 p4p, 164 weight class). Halko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Lumberjack by Jackyl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Halko
vs
MacCumhaill

150 cm
49
300
27 - 27 - 0

225 cm
44
300
39 - 30 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baltasar Halko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fionn MacCumhaill!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCumhaill fails in his attempt to clinch.

Halko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Halko won't allow MacCumhaill to sweep him here.

Halko has gone for a leg lock! MacCumhaill slips out almost immediately though and dives into Halko's guard.

MacCumhaill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Halko working for a triangle but MacCumhaill defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halko keeping moving, preventing MacCumhaill from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Halko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MacCumhaill is aware though and is defending well.

Halko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Halko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead MacCumhaill passes into half guard.
MacCumhaill lands with a punch from half guard.
Halko moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacCumhaill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halko is keeping the position for now.
MacCumhaill won't allow Halko to sweep him here.
MacCumhaill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MacCumhaill wants to control from the top but Halko keeps moving.
Halko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
MacCumhaill is looking to work some ground and pound but Halko has wrist control.

Halko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MacCumhaill is aware though and is defending well.
MacCumhaill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
MacCumhaill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCumhaill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Halko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Halko has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. MacCumhaill is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Halko.
MacCumhaill tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
MacCumhaill trying to control the action but Halko is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Halko can't do much from the bottom here.
Halko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

MacCumhaill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
MacCumhaill tries to move to mount but Halko blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fionn MacCumhaill will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

MacCumhaill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacCumhaill misses with a two punch combination.
MacCumhaill scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Baltasar Halko has been cut.
Halko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Halko. Those never looked like landing.
MacCumhaill lands a brutal uppercut that launches Halko off his feet! Halko tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fionn MacCumhaill!
An out of breath Fionn MacCumhaill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.