PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bordoada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Halipois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Halipois will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bordoada
vs
Halipois

210 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sebastian Bordoada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joshua Halipois!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halipois closes the distance and clinches.

Halipois manages to break the clinch.

Bordoada drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Halipois throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bordoada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halipois is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bordoada postures up.
Bordoada sitting in guard here, content to control.
Halipois wants to sweep here but Bordoada controlling him for the moment.
Bordoada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bordoada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bordoada seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halipois for as long as he can get away with.
Bordoada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halipois wants to sweep here but Bordoada controlling him for the moment.
Halipois is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bordoada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bordoada's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halipois tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bordoada sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sebastian Bordoada just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Halipois misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halipois misses with a takedown attempt

and Bordoada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Halipois looking for a guillotine here but Bordoada defends easily.
Halipois looks gassed!
Bordoada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halipois's head.
Bordoada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halipois is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordoada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Halipois working for a triangle but Bordoada defends it easily.
Bordoada prevents Halipois from getting back to his feet.
Bordoada showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bordoada has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sebastian Bordoada just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Halipois misses with a takedown attempt

and Bordoada counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Halipois!
Bordoada landing shots from mount.
Bordoada with shots to the head and body - Halipois looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bordoada controlling his opponent.
Halipois in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Bordoada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bordoada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Halipois really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bordoada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bordoada taking a breather here.
Bordoada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Halipois is being controlled here.
Bordoada is working Halipois over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bordoada controls the position from side control.
Halipois tries to buck Bordoada off but Bordoada is having none of it.
Bordoada slows the pace down.
Bordoada working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordoada content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bordoada landing a few strikes.
Bordoada moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Halipois is not content to let Bordoada control the position.
Halipois is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bordoada trying to control the action but Halipois is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sebastian Bordoada just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bordoada keeps the fight on the outside.
Halipois tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bordoada swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bordoada 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.
Bordoada cracks Halipois with a solid left hand.
Bordoada controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bordoada prevents Halipois from getting back to his feet.
Bordoada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordoada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bordoada 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.

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

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sebastian Bordoada just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bordoada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bordoada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halipois paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bordoada 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.
Bordoada lands a couple of digs.
Halipois being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bordoada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bordoada is working Halipois over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Bordoada dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Halipois throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bordoada.
Halipois gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bordoada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bordoada.
Bordoada cracks Halipois with a solid left hand.
Bordoada slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bordoada postures up and lands a big shot to Halipois's brow.
Bordoada scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bordoada controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Halipois tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bordoada chips away with some ground and pound.
Bordoada sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halipois trying to keep a closed guard but Bordoada is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordoada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Halipois throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bordoada postures up.
Bordoada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bordoada landing with the ground and pound.
Bordoada stays in close to Halipois's body and controls the position.
Halipois is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
Halipois being controlled here, momentarily.
Halipois looking for a sweep. Not yet Halipois, not yet.
Bordoada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halipois manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bordoada manages to get himself to full guard.
Halipois wants to stand and escape but instead Bordoada has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordoada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bordoada is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bordoada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bordoada 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.
Sebastian Bordoada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bordoada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bordoada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halipois works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bordoada looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bordoada works over Halipois with some ground and pound from guard.
Halipois wants to stand up but Bordoada is controlling him.
Bordoada controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sebastian Bordoada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halipois trying to keep a closed guard but Bordoada is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halipois tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Bordoada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bordoada, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Bordoada!