PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nonito Halo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bam Bam's chin.

Halo
vs
Bam

194 cm
20
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nonito Halo!
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, Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo looks to land a right hand but Bam moved out of range.

Bam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Halo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Halo is not content to let Bam control the position.
Bam lands a few punches from side control.
Bam tries to advance to mount but Halo denies him.

Bam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
An elbow from Bam crashes against the mat.

Bam decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nonito Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nonito Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo connects with a jab.
Bam tries to move into range but Halo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo catches Bam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halo works Bam's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bam takes one to the chin there.
Halo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bam back to the cage. Halo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Halo scores with a nice head shot.

Bam is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Bam is looking for a kimura here.
Halo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Halo moves into full guard.
Bam stays in close to Halo's body and controls the position.
Halo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bam manages to get himself to full guard.
Halo trying to control but Bam is working from the bottom.
Halo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo preventing the sweep.
Halo stays in close to Bam's body and controls the position.
Bam looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Halo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam has Halo pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bam is trying to control the position but Halo postures up.
Bam trying to control the position here.
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 Nonito Halo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Halo lands with a shot to the body.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Bam's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
Bam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halo swivels and escapes.
Bam moves away from the strike by Halo.
Bam misses with a few strikes there.
Bam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Halo.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halo cracks Bam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halo sizes up Bam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
and Halo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bam! He's just covering up as Halo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nonito Halo!