PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Hallow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Burgemeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Hells Bells. Burgemeister has chosen Lil Scrappy - Head Bussa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hallow
vs
Burgemeister

180 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Hallow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Burgemeister!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgemeister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hallow circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgemeister misses with a looping right.
Hallow tries to clinch up but Burgemeister circles away and keeps his distance.
Burgemeister thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgemeister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burgemeister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burgemeister connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Brad Hallow has been cut.
Burgemeister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hallow slips a jab and a cross from Burgemeister.
Hallow is looking to clinch.

Hallow drives through and clinches with Burgemeister against the cage.
Burgemeister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hallow lands a hook that snaps the head of Burgemeister backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgemeister.
Burgemeister wants to break free but Hallow has control.
Burgemeister blocking some punches.
Burgemeister is trying to break the clinch but Hallow is controlling him.
Burgemeister gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hallow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hallow.
Burgemeister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burgemeister working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hallow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burgemeister backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hallow fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Burgemeister.
Hallow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burgemeister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hallow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burgemeister fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniel Burgemeister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hallow gets a clinch.
Burgemeister is trying to break free.
Burgemeister blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hallow is working for takedown but Burgemeister is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Hallow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hallow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hallow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Burgemeister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hallow clinches up against the cage.
Burgemeister blocking some punches.
Hallow working aggressively here.

Hallow breaks from the clinch.
Burgemeister fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hallow is out of range.
Burgemeister cracks Hallow with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hallow tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Burgemeister pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hallow is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Burgemeister!