PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halibut Halibut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grappler Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halibut comes to the cage accompanied by Peter You Suck. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Halibut
vs
Striking

185 cm
25
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

174 cm
21
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halibut Halibut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappler Striking!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halibut misses with a looping right.

Striking clinches up with Halibut and pushes him back against the cage.
Halibut prevents a body shot from Striking.
Halibut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halibut with a knee to the head.
Striking lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halibut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Striking's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Halibut.
A nice left hand lands by Striking.

Striking pulls guard effortlessly.
Striking wants to sweep but no luck.
Halibut content to stall in guard here.

Striking looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halibut wants to control from the top but Striking keeps moving.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking won't allow Halibut to sweep him here.
Halibut looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Striking puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Halibut is trying to get back to full guard.
Striking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halibut's head.

Striking is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Halibut has managed to free his arm - good work.
Striking is pressing down on Halibut's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halibut is holding on for now.
Halibut moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Striking won't allow Halibut to sweep him here.
Striking tries to free his leg and advance position but Halibut is retaining full guard.
Striking throwing strikes but missing.

That's two 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Striking as Halibut shoots in.
Striking throws a lazy right hand but Halibut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halibut fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Striking rushes Halibut and presses him up against the cage.
Halibut blocks a body shot from Striking.
Striking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halibut's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Striking.
Striking misses with a body punch.
Striking works on Halibut's body with a couple of short punches.
Striking lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halibut backwards.
Halibut tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Striking just stands there and leans against the cage.
Striking stops a takedown attempt from Halibut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Halibut Halibut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striking throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halibuts head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking can't find room to land a body shot as Halibut controls the action.
Striking tries to pull guard but Halibut holds him up against the cage and eventually Striking drops back down to his feet.
Halibut jumps guard but Striking stands there with Halibut around his waist. Halibut gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Striking lands a body shot in the clinch.

Striking drags the fight down to the ground.
Striking looking for a sweep. Not yet Striking, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Striking is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Striking keeping moving, preventing Halibut from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Striking looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Striking is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking looking for a sweep. Not yet Striking, not yet.
Striking keeping moving, preventing Halibut from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Striking thumps Halibut with a low kick.
Halibut tries for a takedown but Striking sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Halibut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Striking fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Striking does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halibut Halibut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striking misses with a low kick.
A jab from Halibut does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grappler Striking dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Halibut misses the target.
Striking comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Striking leaves Halibut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Halibut throws and low kick but Striking moves out of range easily.
Striking pushes Halibut away with a front kick.
Striking connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halibut shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Striking but Striking pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halibut misses with an uppercut.
Striking connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Striking throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Striking.
Halibut checks a low kick from Striking.
Striking lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Striking closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Striking creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Striking creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Striking working away.
Striking has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halibut is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Striking landing strikes.
Striking in side control lands a decent elbow.
Halibut taking a bit of punishment here - Striking scoring with strikes.
Halibut tries to bench press Striking off him but Striking keeps the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striking trying to control the position but Halibut is working away.
Striking has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Halibut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Striking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Halibut can't escape the position.
Halibut gets back to half guard.
Striking wants to control but Halibut is keeping him busy.
Striking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halibut is refusing to be controlled, as Striking sits in half guard.
Striking trying to mount his opponent but Halibut defends it.
Striking wants to control but Halibut is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking prevents Halibut from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Halibut avoids a kick to the body.

Halibut bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Striking can't do much from the bottom here.
Halibut is looking to take a break and control but Striking is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Striking's face as Halibut controls the position.
Halibut is looking to take a break and control but Striking is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halibut tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Halibut tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halibut has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Striking is trying to get back to half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Striking wants to clinch.
Halibut throws a series of punches but Striking avoids them all with ease.
Striking connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grappler Striking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Striking instigates a clinch.
Halibut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halibut goes for a takedown attempt but Striking pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Striking looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Striking throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Halibut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halibut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Striking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Striking is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halibut rather than just go for the knockout.
Halibut blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halibut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halibut gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Striking counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halibut's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Striking there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Striking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halibut.
Striking throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halibut takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Striking avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Striking misses with a looping left.
Halibut fails with the takedown
and Striking makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Halibut Halibut. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking scoring well with a low kick there.
Halibut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Halibut misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Striking, right into the meat.
Striking moves in looking to clinch but Halibut pushes him off.
Good work by Halibut as he checks the leg kick.
Striking fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Striking.
Striking delivers a nice body kick.

Halibut gets caught flat footed, as Striking shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Striking thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Striking cracks Halibut with a solid left hand.
Halibut is looking to sweep but instead, Striking has passed into half guard.
Halibut is refusing to be controlled, as Striking sits in half guard.
Halibut trying to hold on to Striking's head to control him but Striking postures up.
Striking working the head and body with strikes.
Halibut is trying to get back to full guard.
Striking thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Striking is nestled in close to Halibut, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Halibut on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Striking looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Halibut taking some punishment here, with Striking in his half guard.
Halibut trying to control here.

Striking is looking for a kimura but Halibut is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Striking to get the leverage.
Striking is thwarting Halibut's attempts to control the position.
Striking sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halibut defending well though.
Halibut moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Striking advances to half guard.
Halibut Halibut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halibut on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grappler Striking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Striking is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Grappler Striking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Striking 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grappler Striking!