PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cristiano Halo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Draclau
vs
Halo

168 cm
19
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristiano Halo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Halo.
Nice body kick there by Halo.
Draclau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo thumps Draclau with a low kick.
Halo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Halo throws a head kick that half lands.

Draclau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Halo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Halo is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Halo's face as Draclau controls the position.
Halo is looking to regain half guard here but Draclau keeps moving and retains side control.
Draclau 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 Halo's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Halo some visible discomfort.
Halo seems a little lost for a moment, as Draclau dominates the positioning.
Halo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Draclau remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Halo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Halo is looking for a sweep.
Draclau working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

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.
Halo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Draclau wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halo regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo tries to roll over but Draclau keeps him under control.
Halo taking some punishment here, with Draclau in his half guard.

Halo actively working from the bottom here.
Draclau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draclau is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking for a sweep. Draclau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draclau is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Halo won't allow Draclau to pass to mount.
Halo tries to get to full guard but Draclau has control of the leg.

Halo looking for submissions off his back.
Draclau seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Draclau has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Halo is looking to get to half guard.
Draclau controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alphons Draclau will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Halo looks to land a body kick but Draclau moved away.
Cristiano Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo tries to land a body kick

and Draclau counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halo won't be happy with that.
Halo is looking to regain half guard here but Draclau keeps moving and retains side control.
Draclau controls the position.
Halo tries to buck Draclau off but Draclau is having none of it.
Draclau taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Alphons Draclau just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Halo gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Draclau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Halo's guard.
Draclau stays in close to Halo's body and controls the position.

Halo has an active guard here but Draclau has managed to pass into half guard.
Halo wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau stalling.
Draclau is nestled in close to Halo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Draclau not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Halo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Draclau defends it easily.
Halo keeping full guard, as Draclau tries to pass.
Draclau slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Draclau moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Halo is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Halo's face as Draclau controls the position.
Halo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Halo moves into full guard.

Halo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draclau is aware though and is defending well.
Draclau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Draclau seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphons Draclau dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Draclau fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Draclau counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Halo!
Draclau controlling from the full mount.
Halo regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo wants to improve his position but Draclau is controlling well.
Halo trying to get back to full guard but Draclau takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Draclau controlling the position easily from mount.
Halo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Halo tries to hold on but Draclau pushes him away.

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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Draclau cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Draclau takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halo is working to get back to half guard.
Cristiano Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Draclau connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Halo tries to reverse the position but Draclau maintains control.
Draclau takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halo is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Draclau controlling the pace for now.
Draclau with good strikes from the mount here!
Alphons Draclau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draclau controlling his opponent.
Halo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau prevents Halo from improving his position.
Well, if Draclau is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Alphons Draclau just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Draclau avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alphons Draclau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draclau, 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... Alphons Draclau!