PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Mirasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Halfoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Mirasty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mirasty
vs
Halfoat

183 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Mirasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, White Halfoat!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirasty misses with a hook. Halfoat ducked under it nicely.
Mirasty moves out of range as Halfoat strikes.
Halfoat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirasty.
Horrible takedown by Mirasty or perhaps it was just good defense by Halfoat which made him look bad.
Mirasty checks a low kick from Halfoat.
Halfoat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halfoat scores with a body shot.
Mirasty lands with a shot to the body.
Halfoat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mirasty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirasty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jon Mirasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halfoat throws the left hand but Mirasty avoids the punch easily.
Halfoat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mirasty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mirasty throws a head kick but Halfoat moves out of range.
Halfoat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halfoat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halfoat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halfoat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halfoat moves out of range of the body kick from Mirasty.
Halfoat with a nice cross.
Halfoat tries to score with a low kick but Mirasty moves his leg out of the way.
Halfoat defending well as Mirasty loads up on a big left hand.
Mirasty just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirasty throws a hook but Halfoat avoids it easily.
Halfoat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mirasty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mirasty misses with a straight left.
Mirasty fails with a takedown attempt.
Halfoat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mirasty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Mirasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halfoat lands a nice shot that snaps Mirasty's head back.
Halfoat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirasty throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Mirasty misses
and Halfoat counters with a stiff right hand.
Mirasty shoots in and drives through. Halfoat sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halfoat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mirasty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mirasty takes one to the chin there.
Mirasty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirasty blocks the leg kick.
Mirasty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halfoat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirasty throws out the jab.
A big right from Mirasty misses.
Mirasty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mirasty takes a swing at Halfoat's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Halfoat finds it's way through Mirasty's defenses.
Halfoat ducks under a wild hook from Mirasty.
Mirasty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A leg kick checked by Mirasty.
Mirasty tries a head kick but it misses.
Halfoat connects with a crisp jab.
Halfoat moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirasty throws a hook to the side of Halfoat's head but Halfoat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halfoat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mirasty misses with a looping right.
Halfoat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halfoat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirasty.
Halfoat 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.
Halfoat dips to his left and cracks Mirasty with an uppercut!
Mirasty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mirasty throws a shot from downtown. Halfoat moves away and avoids it.
Mirasty moves out of range of the leg kick from Halfoat.
Nice defenses there by Halfoat.
Mirasty throws a right and a left that Halfoat avoids nicely.
Mirasty misses with an uppercut. Halfoat saw that one coming.
Mirasty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halfoat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mirasty throws a hook but Halfoat avoids it easily.
Mirasty shoots in but no luck this time.
Halfoat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halfoat scores with a nice right hand.
Halfoat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mirasty has time to react.
Mirasty moves forwards but Halfoat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White Halfoat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halfoat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirasty.
Halfoat tries to score with a low kick but Mirasty moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Mirasty misses.
Jab from Mirasty.
Nice shot by Halfoat.
Mirasty throws an overhand right that lands on Halfoat's shoulder, as Halfoat tries to avoid the shot.
Mirasty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halfoat staying out of range there.
Mirasty fails with the takedown
and Halfoat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halfoat throws a lazy right hand but Mirasty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halfoat avoids the head kick by Mirasty.
Mirasty throws a big shot that misses.
Halfoat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Mirasty had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mirasty throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Halfoat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mirasty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mirasty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mirasty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mirasty shoots and misses
and Halfoat counters with a two punch combo.
Mirasty misses with an uppercut. Halfoat saw that one coming.
Halfoat is looking to chop away at Mirasty's legs.
Mirasty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halfoat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirasty.
Mirasty tries a head kick but it misses.
Halfoat lands a nice hook to Mirasty's body. Mirasty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halfoat lands with a right hand.
Halfoat moves out of range as Mirasty strikes.
Halfoat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Halfoat.
Halfoat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Halfoat misses
and Mirasty counters with a stiff right hand.
Mirasty misses with a jab to the body
and Halfoat counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirasty throws a right hand that Halfoat ducks under and follows up with a left that Halfoat also avoids with ease.
Mirasty missing with a left hand there. Halfoat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirasty thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Mirasty.
Halfoat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirasty swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Halfoat counter with a right hand.
Mirasty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halfoat to score with a decent uppercut.
Halfoat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mirasty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halfoat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mirasty checks a leg kick.
Mirasty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halfoat.
Halfoat scores with a jab to the head.
Halfoat scores with a decent looking hook.
Halfoat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirasty throws out the jab.
Mirasty misses with a head kick.
Mirasty throws a head kick but Halfoat moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Halfoat.
Mirasty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mirasty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirasty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mirasty misses with an uppercut.
Halfoat works Mirasty's body with a nice hook.
Mirasty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab, jab by Halfoat - just one landing.
Halfoat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirasty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halfoat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mirasty ducks right into an uppercut from Halfoat.
Mirasty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mirasty misses the jab.
Halfoat staying out of range there.
Mirasty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Mirasty with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Mirasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halfoat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mirasty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halfoat is fending him off so far but Mirasty persists. Nope, Halfoat circles away and we're back to standing.
Mirasty looks to land a left hand but Halfoat moved out of range nicely.
Mirasty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mirasty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halfoat.
Mirasty throws a shot from downtown. Halfoat moves away and avoids it.
Halfoat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mirasty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirasty shoots in but no luck this time.
Mirasty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halfoat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halfoat cracks Mirasty with a good jab.
Halfoat lands a jab to the nose.
Mirasty throws a looping overhand right but Halfoat ducks down to avoid it.
Mirasty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mirasty takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mirasty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirasty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Halfoat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mirasty looks for a takedown but Halfoat sprawls well.
Halfoat tries to work over Mirasty's front leg with a kick but Mirasty checks it.
Mirasty looks to throw the jab but Halfoat is out of range.
Halfoat scores with a jab.
Mirasty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mirasty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Halfoat.
Mirasty misses with a body shot
and Halfoat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halfoat throws out a leg kick but Mirasty moves out of range and Halfoat only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirasty throws a sloppy head kick and Halfoat moves out of range easily.

Mirasty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Halfoat did well to prevent Mirasty getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halfoat is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

White Halfoat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Halfoat scores with the left hand. Mirasty knows he should have avoided that one.
Mirasty lands with a kick to the temple. Halfoat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Halfoat ducks under a wild hook from Mirasty.
Mirasty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mirasty misses with a hook.
Halfoat looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirasty is just out of range.
Halfoat scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halfoat, as that shot connected.
Jab from Mirasty.
A good leg kick by Mirasty.
Halfoat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mirasty throws out a loose jab but Halfoat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirasty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as Mirasty blocks the low kick.
White Halfoat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halfoat throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Mirasty misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirasty misses with a jab to the body
and Halfoat counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Mirasty.
Halfoat misses with an uppercut. Mirasty saw that one coming.
Halfoat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirasty.
Halfoat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mirasty's head.
Halfoat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halfoat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirasty.
Halfoat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mirasty lands the left hand.
Halfoat swings for the body but Mirasty moves out of range.
Halfoat throws a leg kick but Mirasty checks it.
Halfoat blocks a leg kick.
Mirasty throws a push kick but Halfoat slaps the foot to one side.
Halfoat takes one to the chin there.
Mirasty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halfoat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty throws a looping overhand right but Halfoat ducks down to avoid it.
Mirasty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halfoat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mirasty throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Halfoat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirasty. That's going to slow Halfoat down.
Mirasty throws a jab but it's blocked by Halfoat.
Mirasty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mirasty wants to slow Halfoat down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mirasty checks a leg kick.
Halfoat lands a body shot.
Mirasty throws a right and a left that Halfoat avoids nicely.
Halfoat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirasty slips a straight right by Halfoat.
Mirasty scores with the left hand. Halfoat knows he should have avoided that one.
Halfoat wants to land a leg kick but Mirasty is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halfoat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirasty.
Mirasty throws a hook to the side of Halfoat's head but Halfoat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halfoat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halfoat misses with a straight left.
Halfoat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mirasty on the side of the head.
Halfoat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mirasty is out of range and Halfoat settles back down.
Mirasty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halfoat has time to react.
Mirasty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirasty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halfoat's waist but Halfoat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mirasty off to one side.
Mirasty looks to land a right hand but Halfoat moved out of range.
Halfoat ducks under a wild hook from Mirasty.
Halfoat slips a jab from Mirasty.
Halfoat tries a low kick but Mirasty avoids it.
Halfoat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halfoat leaves Mirasty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Mirasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halfoat misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Mirasty.
Halfoat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirasty.
Halfoat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halfoat moves away from the strike by Mirasty.
Mirasty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirasty blocks the leg kick.
White Halfoat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halfoat slips under a jab from Mirasty.
Mirasty looks to throw the jab but Halfoat is out of range.
Halfoat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mirasty lands a two punch combo.
Jon Mirasty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Halfoat is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halfoat ducks under a wild hook from Mirasty.
Halfoat is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirasty finish him?
Halfoat misses with a body shot.
Halfoat seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot by Halfoat.
Mirasty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halfoat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Mirasty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halfoat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... White Halfoat!