PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous comes to the cage accompanied by Jadakiss - Pain And Torture. Jim Halpert will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Infamous
vs
Halpert

175 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
19
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

EFC Clothing

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thiago Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Halpert!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halpert is looking to clinch.
Halpert moves in looking to clinch but Infamous pushes him off.
Halpert wants to clinch up but Infamous keeps it at a distance.
Infamous's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Infamous duly obliges.
Halpert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Infamous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halpert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halpert moves in looking to clinch but Infamous pushes him off.
Infamous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halpert.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Infamous.

Halpert throws Infamous to one side and escapes!
Infamous lands a nice looking body shot.
Infamous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halpert.
Infamous lands with an uppercut that bounces Halpert off the cage and back into rage.
Halpert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Infamous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Infamous scores with a jab to the head.
Infamous looks for a takedown but Halpert sprawls well.

Halpert moves into the clinch.
Halpert misses with the head strike.
Infamous tries to work over Halpert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Infamous scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halpert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Infamous's brow.
Halpert content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halpert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Infamous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Infamous is stalling here.
Halpert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halpert leaning against his opponent.
Infamous has had enough of the clinch but Halpert keeps him there for the moment.
Infamous tries to circle away but Halpert has him pinned against the cage.
Halpert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Infamous avoids it.
Infamous lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Infamous blocks the elbow strike.
Infamous blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Infamous.
Halpert throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Halpert lands a damaging elbow.
Halpert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Infamous blocks an elbow strike from Halpert.
Infamous blocks an elbow strike.
Infamous swings wildly with an uppercut but Halpert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halpert effectively controlling the action here.
Infamous tries to circle away but Halpert has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Infamous working hard to break the clinch.
Infamous lands an elbow inside that Halpert shrugs off.
Halpert throws an elbow that misses.
Infamous blocks an elbow strike.
Infamous swings wildly with an uppercut but Halpert uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Infamous.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halpert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Infamous's brow.
Halpert keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Infamous's efforts to push away.
Infamous tries to stall but Halpert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Infamous dodges an elbow strike from Halpert.
Halpert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halpert pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Halpert throws an elbow but misses.
Infamous drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halpert gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halpert tries to land a knee to the head but Infamous blocks with his arms.
Infamous avoids the elbow strike from Halpert, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Halpert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halpert or not.
Halpert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halpert throws an elbow but it misses.
Halpert creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Halpert throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Infamous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Halpert lands an elbow just above Infamous 's eye.
Halpert lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Halpert.
Halpert is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Infamous pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Halpert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halpert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Infamous is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thiago Infamous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Halpert.
Halpert looks gassed!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halpert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Infamous's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Infamous lands with a light punch inside.
Infamous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Infamous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Infamous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halpert holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Infamous dodges an elbow strike from Halpert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halpert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Infamous's brow.
Infamous avoids a wild elbow strike from Halpert.
Halpert misses with an elbow strike.
Infamous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Infamous is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Halpert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halpert tries to pull guard but Infamous won't allow it.
Halpert stalling against the cage.
Halpert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Infamous takes an elbow to the temple.
Infamous avoiding damage as Halpert throws knees to the body.
Halpert pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Infamous can't get the takedown.
Infamous dodges an elbow strike from Halpert.
Halpert trying to control the position but instead, Infamous has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halpert into the cage.
Infamous pushes off an throws an elbow but Halpert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halpert tries to pull guard but Infamous won't allow it.
Infamous effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Halpert tries to close the distance and clinch but Infamous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Infamous misses with a series of wild punches.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halpert tries to clinch up but Infamous circles away and keeps his distance.
Infamous shoots for a double leg takedown but Halpert sprawls well. He's pushed Infamous's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halpert doesn't manage to clinch there - Infamous circles away.
Infamous lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halpert blocks a jab.
Halpert wants to clinch up but Infamous keeps it at a distance.
Infamous throws a series of punches but Halpert avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Infamous finds it's way through Halpert's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Halpert moves into the clinch.
Infamous lands a hook that snaps the head of Halpert backwards.

Infamous has hold of one of Halpert's legs. Halpert is fighting the takedown attempt but Infamous gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Halpert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Infamous postures up in Halpert's guard and throws a big left but Halpert blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infamous prevents Halpert from getting back to his feet.
Infamous scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Infamous wants to control from the top but Halpert keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halpert keeping full guard, as Infamous tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Halpert gets a clinch.
Halpert misses with an elbow strike.
Infamous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Infamous blocks the elbow strike.
Halpert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Halpert throws an elbow but misses.
Infamous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halpert backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Infamous tries to break free but Halpert pushes him back against the cage.
Halpert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halpert slowing the pace effectively.
Infamous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Infamous blocks an elbow strike from Halpert.
Infamous takes an elbow to the temple.
Infamous lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Halpert.
Infamous takes an elbow to the temple.
Halpert tries to land a knee to the head but Infamous blocks with his arms.
Halpert has a couple of punches blocked by Infamous.
Halpert throws a punch but it's blocked by Infamous.
Infamous lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Infamous lands a body punch in the clinch.
Infamous throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halpert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Infamous is trying to force a seperation but Halpert has the dominant position.
Infamous blocks the elbow strike.

Infamous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thiago Infamous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halpert tries to clinch up.
Infamous is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halpert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Infamous throws a series of strikes that have Halpert backpedaling.
Halpert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halpert moves in looking to clinch but Infamous pushes him off.
Halpert tries to clinch but Infamous is having none of it.
Infamous works Halpert's body with a nice hook.
Halpert tries to clinch up but Infamous circles away and keeps his distance.
Halpert tries to clinch up.
Halpert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Infamous scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Infamous scores with a jab.
Halpert moves in looking to clinch but Infamous pushes him off.
Halpert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Infamous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Infamous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halpert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halpert throws a sloppy head kick and Infamous moves out of range easily.
Infamous misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halpert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Infamous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Infamous works the jab nicely.
Halpert misses with a takedown attempt
and Infamous counters with a series of strikes. Halpert will be more careful next time no doubt.
Halpert tries to clinch up but Infamous circles away and keeps his distance.
Infamous defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halpert.
Infamous with a hook.
Infamous misses with a low kick.
Halpert looks to clinch
and Infamous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halpert tries to clinch but Infamous moves away
and Infamous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Infamous shoots in and bounces Halpert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Halpert keeping moving, preventing Infamous from controlling successfully.
Infamous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halpert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Infamous dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Infamous scores with a sloppy right hand. Halpert should have avoided that one.
Halpert tries to clinch but Infamous moves away
and Infamous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halpert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Infamous.
Infamous throws a big shot that misses.

Halpert moves into range and clinches up with Infamous.
Halpert stalling in the clinch but Infamous improves position.
Infamous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halpert throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Infamous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halpert effectively controlling the action here.
Halpert misses with an elbow strike.
Halpert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halpert dodges an elbow strike from Infamous.
Halpert can't get the takedown.
Infamous stalling in the clinch but Halpert improves position.

Infamous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Halpert shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Infamous is trying to defend but Halpert finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Infamous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Halpert stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert tries to clinch up
and Infamous counters with a stiff right hand.
Infamous throws a series of punches but Halpert moves out of range.
Infamous lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A right-left combo lands from Infamous.
Halpert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Infamous.
Halpert closes the distance but Infamous moves to the side
and Infamous counters with a straight right hand.
Infamous misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halpert darts in trying to clinch
and Infamous counters with a stiff right hand.
Halpert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Infamous lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halpert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Infamous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halpert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halpert gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Halpert instigates a clinch.
Infamous tries to land knees in the clinch but Halpert avoids the damage to the body.
Halpert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Infamous smiles and moves away.
Halpert has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Halpert clinches.
Halpert goes for a takedown in the clinch but Infamous prevents it.
Thiago Infamous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Halpert.
Halpert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Infamous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halpert keeps control of Infamous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Infamous blocks an elbow strike from Halpert.
Infamous lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Halpert - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halpert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Infamous blocks the elbow strike.
Halpert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Infamous is trying to stall.
Halpert throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Infamous lands a nice uppercut.
Thiago Infamous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halpert is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Halpert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halpert as Infamous tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Halpert.

Infamous lands a takedown into guard.
Halpert keeping moving, preventing Infamous from controlling successfully.
Infamous might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halpert wants to stand up but Infamous is controlling him.
Jim Halpert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infamous tries to free his leg and advance position but Halpert is retaining full guard.
Halpert wants to stand and escape but Infamous is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Infamous sitting in guard here, content to control.
Infamous stops Halpert from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halpert avoids the head kick by Infamous.
A jab from Infamous does it's job there.
Halpert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Infamous.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Infamous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Infamous, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Infamous!