PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Top Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme has chosen Tony Halme - Kuningas Voittamaton as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dawg
vs
Halme

225 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Top Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Halme!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg misses with a few strikes there.
Dawg misses with a series of wild punches.
Halme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halme swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dawg counters with a three punch combo that has Halme backing up. Halme nods at Dawg to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Dawg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawg was well out of range. Poor timing from Halme.
Dawg misses the body punch

and Halme counters with a crisp one two that drops Dawg! Halme thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dawg to his feet! Dawg is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawg connects with a body shot.
Dawg misses with a series of wild punches.
Halme just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawg misses with a double jab.
Halme throws a combination that misses
and Dawg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawg dodges the punch combination from Halme.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawg.
Halme thows a body shot but no joy.
Halme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Tony Halme has been cut.
Dawg falls off balance throwing a combination

and Halme counters with a crisp one two that drops Dawg! Halme thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dawg to his feet! Dawg is in big trouble!

Dawg is rocked!
Dawg is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halme misses with a combination
enabling Dawg to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halme.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Halme is just out of range.
Dawg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halme.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawg manages to avoid it.
Dawg dodges the punch combination from Halme.
Halme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Dawg.
Halme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Top Dawg has been cut.
Dawg scores with a nice head shot.
Dawg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halme.
Dawg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halme has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Halme.
Top Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme misses with a double jab
and Dawg counters with a three punch combo that has Halme backing up. Halme nods at Dawg to acknowledge the strikes.
Dawg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halme.
Halme lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawg misses with a double jab
and Halme counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dawg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Halme counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Dawg off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Halme follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Dawg was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Halme!