PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tortuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Halladay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halladay has chosen By the Way as his entrance music. Tommy Tortuga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tortuga
vs
Halladay

159 cm
19
133 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

167 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Tortuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Halladay!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halladay throws a right and a left that Tortuga avoids nicely.
Halladay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tortuga.
Tortuga moves out of range of the leg kick from Halladay.
Halladay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tortuga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halladay.

Tortuga has Halladay up against the cage in a clinch.
Tortuga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halladay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Halladay working hard to break the clinch.
Tortuga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Halladay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Halladay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Halladay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halladay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tortuga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Tortuga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tortuga tries to close the distance and clinch but Halladay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jon Halladay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tortuga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tortuga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halladay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halladay throws a leg kick but Tortuga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halladay throws a front kick aimed at Tortuga's knee but Tortuga avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Halladay.
Tortuga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halladay.
Halladay lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga tries to close the distance and clinch but Halladay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halladay misses with a looping left.
Halladay throws a push kick but Tortuga slaps the foot to one side.
Halladay ducks under a wild hook from Tortuga.
Halladay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Halladay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halladay thows a body shot but no joy.
Halladay lands a leg kick that knocks Tortuga off balance momentarily.
Halladay tries a low kick but Tortuga avoids it.
Halladay misses with a right hand
and Tortuga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Halladay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tortuga wants to clinch up but Halladay keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halladay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tortuga manages to avoid it.
Halladay throws a sloppy head kick and Tortuga moves out of range easily.
Tortuga tries to clinch but Halladay is having none of it.
Halladay throws a sloppy head kick and Tortuga moves out of range easily.

Tortuga closes the distance and clinches.
Tortuga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halladay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halladay working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Halladay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tortuga shoots for a double leg takedown but Halladay sprawls well. He's pushed Tortuga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Tortuga closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tortuga thows a huge punch but Halladay dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga is controlling the pace.

Tortuga stands up from half guard.
Halladay lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halladay lands a nice looking body kick.
Halladay misses the shot to the body.
Halladay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jon Halladay will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Halladay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tommy Tortuga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halladay throws a jab when Tortuga was well out of range.
Halladay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tortuga doesn't manage to clinch there - Halladay circles away.
Halladay looks to land a left hand but Tortuga moved out of range nicely.
Tortuga shoots for a double leg takedown but Halladay sprawls well. He's pushed Tortuga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tortuga blocks a low kick nicely.
Tortuga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halladay can pounce on him.
Halladay throws the left hand but Tortuga avoids the punch easily.
Halladay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tortuga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Halladay. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tortuga blocks the low kick.
Halladay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halladay throws a shot from downtown. Tortuga moves away and avoids it.
Halladay throws a head kick that half lands.
Tortuga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halladay.
Halladay throws a sloppy head kick and Tortuga moves out of range easily.
Tortuga throws a right and a left that Halladay avoids nicely.
Halladay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Halladay misses the target.
Halladay throws a low kick, looking for Tortuga's leg but Tortuga calmly moves out of range.
Jon Halladay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tortuga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Halladay.
Halladay keeps the fight on the outside.
Tortuga shoots in for a takedown but Halladay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tortuga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Halladay as Tortuga shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Tortuga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halladay throws a solid leg kick but Tortuga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halladay.
Jon Halladay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halladay tries to land a leg kick but Tortuga saw it coming and moves away.
Halladay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halladay lands a jab to Tortuga's midsection.
Halladay throws a lazy uppercut
and Tortuga counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halladay misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga shoots in looking for a takedown. Halladay tries to sprawl out of it but Tortuga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halladay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tortuga looks to clinch
and Halladay counters with a nice leg kick.
Halladay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tortuga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Halladay misses its intended target.
Halladay connects with a body shot.
Tortuga shoots in for a double leg but Halladay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halladay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halladay looks to throw the jab but Tortuga is out of range.
Halladay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halladay connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Tortuga.
Halladay misses with an uppercut

and Tortuga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Halladay's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halladay wants to sweep here but Tortuga controlling him for the moment.

Tortuga gets to his feet - Halladay follows without any prompting.
Halladay tests Tortuga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halladay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tortuga under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Halladay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Halladay with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Halladay.
Tortuga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halladay finds it's way round the side to connect with Tortuga's head.
Halladay lunges at Tortuga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tortuga's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tortuga checks a leg kick.
Tortuga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halladay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tortuga shoots in looking for a takedown but Halladay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tortuga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halladay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tortuga blocks a head kick by Halladay.
Halladay thows a body shot but no joy.
Halladay stuffs the takedown attempt from Tortuga. Tortuga gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halladay with a jab.
Halladay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tortuga shoots in for a takedown but Halladay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Tortuga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halladay missing with a left hand there. Tortuga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halladay throws an overhand right that lands on Tortuga's shoulder, as Tortuga tries to avoid the shot.
Halladay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halladay scores with a jab to the head.
Tortuga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tortuga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halladay scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tortuga blocks the low kick.
Halladay misses with a low kick.
Tortuga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halladay but Halladay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halladay throws a sloppy head kick and Tortuga moves out of range easily.
Tortuga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Halladay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halladay.
Halladay throws a leg kick which misses Tortuga's front leg but catches the back leg as Tortuga tries to avoid it.
Halladay scores with a leg kick.
Halladay scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Halladay.
Halladay connects with a solid leg kick.
Halladay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tortuga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halladay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tortuga was well out of range. Poor timing from Halladay.
Halladay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halladay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tortuga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halladay tries to score with a low kick but Tortuga moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga tries to clinch there but Halladay circles away.
A nice combination there by Halladay.
Halladay slaps away a takedown attempt from Tortuga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halladay throws a head kick that misses.
Tortuga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Halladay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tortuga. That did some damage!
Halladay misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halladay misses with an uppercut.
Tommy Tortuga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Halladay misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Halladay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halladay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Halladay!