PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nuf nuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Halford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halford has chosen remix eazy tupac as his entrance music. nuf has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

nuf
vs
Halford

191 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, nuf nuf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Halford!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
nuf looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Halford jumps into guard, dragging nuf to the mat.
Halford is pulling down on nuf's head. It's preventing any offense from nuf, at least for the moment.
nuf won't allow Halford to get back to his feet.
Halford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. nuf manages to get himself to full guard.
Halford controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Halford has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halford decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Halford.
Halford controlling the position.
Halford works to advance to full mount. nuf defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halford controlling from the full mount.
Halford lands a big shot there that rocks nuf but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Halford with shots to the head and body - nuf looks very uncomfortable down there.
nuf is looking to improve his position but Halford isn't that keen on the idea.

Halford is working for a guillotine from mount but nuf frees his head quite easily.
nuf keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halford controlling from the full mount.
I looks like Halford might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

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.
nuf is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Halford lands a nice shot to the head.
Halford controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dylan Halford just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
nuf tries to clinch

and Halford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
nuf wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Halford is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Halford dominated that round.
That's time! nuf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

nuf misses with a takedown attempt

and Halford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Halford forces his way into half guard.
Halford looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nuf wants to control but Halford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Halford keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Halford stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Halford bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
nuf is trying to improve his position.
nuf can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but nuf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Halford is trying to move to mount but nuf reverses beautifully and ends up in Halford's guard.
nuf wants to control from the top but Halford keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nuf looking to pass the guard.
nuf trying to control the position from guard on top but Halford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halford looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crunch! Halford slams his shin into nuf's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nuf darts in trying to clinch

and Halford counters by moving into the clinch.
Halford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
nuf is trying to break the clinch but Halford is controlling him.

Halford manages to break the clinch.
Halford throws a leg kick which misses nuf's front leg but catches the back leg as nuf tries to avoid it.

Halford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Halford controls from within his opponent's guard.
nuf is trying to keep Halford in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Halford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Halford forces nuf back against the cage and clinches.

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

Halford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. nuf manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

nuf has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Halford is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for nuf.
nuf is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halford is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down nuf's shoulder. That is not cool.
Halford tries to move to mount but nuf blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halford is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. nuf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
nuf trying to remain calm as Halford controls from the top position.
nuf is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Halford is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
nuf manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
nuf stops Halford from getting back to his feet.

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.
nuf prevents Halford from improving his position.
nuf wants to control but Halford is keeping him busy.
nuf is thwarting Halford's attempts to control the position.
nuf is looking to take a break and control but Halford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halford gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halford keeping moving, preventing nuf from controlling successfully.
nuf is looking to stand up but Halford won't let him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
nuf tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Halford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Halford stopping the sweep attempt from nuf.

Halford stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Halford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
nuf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
nuf wants to stand and escape but Halford is having none of it.
Halford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
nuf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
nuf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dylan Halford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nuf is trying to control the position but Halford postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Halford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halford 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Halford!