PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reese McLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese McLeod has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halme
vs
McLeod

191 cm
21
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reese McLeod!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLeod scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McLeod swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
Halme could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Halme tries to clinch but McLeod is having none of it.

Halme has managed to clinch.
Halme leaning against his opponent.
Halme jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McLeod walks away with a smile on his face. Halme gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halme takes one to the side of the head.
Halme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McLeod counters with a three punch combo that has Halme backing up. Halme nods at McLeod to acknowledge the strikes.
Halme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLeod looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halme closes the distance but McLeod moves to the side
and McLeod counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme fails with the takedown
and McLeod counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McLeod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLeod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLeod fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLeod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halme doesn't seem bothered though.

McLeod moves into the clinch.
McLeod wants to break free but Halme has control.
McLeod working hard to break the clinch.
McLeod working hard to break the clinch.
McLeod tries to break free but Halme pushes him back against the cage.
Halme jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McLeod walks away with a smile on his face. Halme gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Halme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLeod checks the leg kick.

McLeod gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Halme to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Halme is breathing heavily.
McLeod is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McLeod working for a triangle but Halme defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halme wants to control from the top but McLeod keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halme stands up from McLeod's guard - Halme perhaps looking for a knockout.

McLeod darts in and clinches Halme up against the cage.
Halme tries to pull guard but McLeod holds him up against the cage and eventually Halme drops back down to his feet.
McLeod wants to break free but Halme has control.
McLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLeod tries to break the clinch but Halme is controlling the position.
Halme has McLeod pressed against the cage, preventing McLeod from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halme is working for takedown but McLeod is calmly controlling the position for now.
McLeod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halme has him pressed against the cage.
Halme looking for a takedown.
McLeod is trying to force a seperation but Halme has the dominant position.

Halme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halme closes the distance looking to clinch
and McLeod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLeod stuffs the takedown attempt from Halme. Halme gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLeod tries to clinch but Halme is having none of it.
McLeod misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reese McLeod dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McLeod throws a one two combo.
McLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from McLeod.
Halme shoots for a takedown but McLeod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halme shoots and misses
and McLeod counters with a one-two to the body.
A left lands for McLeod.
Halme with a lazy takedown attempt
and McLeod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Halme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLeod throws a leg kick but Halme moved away.
McLeod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLeod lands a two punch combo.
McLeod fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme circles away from the clinch attempt.

McLeod clinches up against the cage.
McLeod is trying to break free.
McLeod wants to get back to striking at distance but Halme won't allow it.
McLeod has had enough of the clinch but Halme keeps him there for the moment.
McLeod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McLeod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halme has him pressed against the cage.
McLeod is trying to force a seperation but Halme has the dominant position.
McLeod working hard to break the clinch.
McLeod is trying to force a seperation but Halme has the dominant position.
Halme lands a knee to the head.
McLeod prevents a takedown attempt there.

Halme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McLeod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halme shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McLeod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tony Halme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Halme clinches up with McLeod and pushes him back against the cage.
Halme jumps guard but McLeod stands there with Halme around his waist. Halme gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McLeod tries to circle away but Halme has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Halme.
McLeod tries to break the clinch but Halme is controlling the position.
Halme tries for a takedown but McLeod manages to get underhooks.
McLeod is trying to break the clinch but Halme is controlling him.
Halme keeps control of McLeod as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halme slows down the pace here.
McLeod is trying to break the clinch but Halme has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Halme.
McLeod gets underhooks to prevent Halme's takedown attempt.
McLeod wants to break the clinch but can't.
McLeod has had enough of the clinch but Halme keeps him there for the moment.
McLeod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halme has him pressed against the cage.
McLeod working hard to break the clinch.
Halme goes for a takedown attempt but McLeod pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

McLeod has closed the distance and engaged Halme in a clinch.

Halme manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Halme lands but McLeod takes it in his stride.
Reese McLeod seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

McLeod pushes Halme up against the cage in a clinch.
Halme lands a right hand.
McLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Halme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reese McLeod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLeod ducks under a wild hook from Halme.
Halme throws a sloppy head kick and McLeod moves out of range easily.
Halme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLeod wants to clinch.
Halme tries to clinch but McLeod is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reese McLeod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Halme lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for McLeod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLeod stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McLeod wants it to stay on the feet.
Halme tries to clinch up but McLeod circles away and keeps his distance.
McLeod throws out a powerful jab.
Halme fails to land the takedown.
McLeod throws a right hand that Halme ducks under and follows up with a left that Halme also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McLeod rushes Halme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McLeod is looking to break free of the clinch but Halme has double underhooks.
Halme is working for takedown but McLeod is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Halme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLeod wants to break free but Halme has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halme manages to break the clinch.
McLeod slaps away a takedown attempt from Halme, before circling back to the center of the mat.

McLeod clinches up against the cage.

McLeod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halme closes the distance but McLeod moves to the side
and McLeod counters with a stiff right hand.
Halme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McLeod looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from McLeod as Halme shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McLeod darts in and clinches Halme up against the cage.
McLeod tries to circle away but Halme has him pinned against the cage.
McLeod wants to get back to striking at distance but Halme won't allow it.
McLeod gets underhooks to prevent Halme's takedown attempt.
McLeod tries to break the clinch but Halme is controlling the position.

McLeod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halme tries a head kick but it misses.
Halme misses with a takedown

and McLeod holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Halme works on McLeod's body with a couple of short punches.
McLeod stops a takedown attempt from Halme.
Halme tries to pull guard but McLeod holds him up against the cage and eventually Halme drops back down to his feet.

Halme jumps guard and drags McLeod to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme wants to get back to his feet but McLeod is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Halme looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McLeod puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McLeod seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Halme controlling the position well.
Halme slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halme looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halme manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McLeod is in a horrible position here. Halme smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reese McLeod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McLeod winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reese McLeod!