PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Happy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo has chosen Murder Was the Case as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Day
vs
Halo

178 cm
27
164 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

177 cm
23
164 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

.: AFFAKETIΘN :.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Day!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciano Halo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Day slips under a jab.
Halo pushes Day away with a front kick.
Day scores with a decent looking hook.
Halo throws a body kick the misses
and Day counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halo wants to slow Day down by chopping away at his legs.
Happy Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo pushes Day away with a front kick.
Halo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Day.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
Day on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Day misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo cracks Day with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Day connects with a right hand. Halo shakes it off.
Halo scores with a spinning back kick!
Day connects with a crisp jab.
Day throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Day tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo avoids the head kick by Day.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
Halo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Day.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Day blocks the leg kick.
Halo checks a low kick from Day.

Day moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Day scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
Halo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Day misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Day.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Halo tries to pull guard but Day won't allow it.
Day is working Halo over against the cage.
Halo can't break the clinch.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Day blocks it with crossed arms.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Day digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Day.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Day lands a nice uppercut.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Day just stands there and leans against the cage.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Day.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo looking to throw knees to the head but Day is blocking nicely.
Day lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halo.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Day tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Day working aggressively here.

Halo jumps guard.
Halo is pulling down on Day's head to control his posture.
Day trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Day controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Day is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Happy Day wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Day tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Day throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Day blocks a jab.
Day scores with a hook to the body. Halo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Day slips under a jab.
Day tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Day dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Day takes the fight into the clinch.
Day lands with a left to the head.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day lands a body shot.

Halo jumps guard and drags Day to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Day trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Day is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo has control of Day's left arm, preventing Day from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Day trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Happy Day.
Day throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Day getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Day's hands.
Halo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Day swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Halo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Day as he checks the leg kick.
Day looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Day tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Day.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Halo connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Happy Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo thuds his shin into the meat of Day's side.
Day throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo lands a head shot.
Halo scores with a nice right hand.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Day's sensitive parts.
Day misses the jab.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Day slips under a jab.
Day throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Halo lands a hook that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Day turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Halo trying to stall but Day improves his position.
Halo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Day walks away with a smile on his face. Halo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Day tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Day misses.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Halo looks for the body kick but Day saw that one coming.
Day tries to clinch up.
Halo scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Day misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Day's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Day tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Day lands with a straight right. Halo didn't see that one coming.
Day attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Day avoids a kick to the body.
Day misses with a looping left.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Day is out of range.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Halo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Day throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Day blocks a jab.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luciano Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 throws a quick inside leg kick.
Day misses with a head kick.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halo tries to bum rush Day with a series of wild strikes but Day uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Day is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Day takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
Day tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Day tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Day swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Day lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Day lands a high kick!
Day tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Day on the side of the head.
Day throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Halo lands with a hook. Day tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halo's corner calls for a 1-2. Halo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Halo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Day keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Day.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo sizes up Day with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Halo.
Halo lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Day.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Day blocks the low kick.
Day throws a big shot that misses.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
Halo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Day clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Halo.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Day lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halo.
Halo prevents a body shot from Day.
Halo misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Day.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Day keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Halo's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Day tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.

Halo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Day uses from the top position.
Day 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.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Happy Day wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Day scores with a shot to the body.
Day staying out of range there.
Day cracks Halo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Day scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Day will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo takes one on the button.
Day moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Day misses.
Day takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Luciano Halo just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Day misses
and Halo counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Halo misses.
Halo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Day fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo thuds his right hand into Day's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Day on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Day misses with a low kick.
Day avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halo moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Halo works Day's body with a nice hook.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Day counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halo lands an overhand right.
Day slips under a jab.
Halo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Day gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halo's head.
Halo avoids the head kick by Day.
Halo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Halo.
Day fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Day wants to clinch.
Halo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Day checks the leg kick.
Day digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Halo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Day.
Day tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Halo tries to work over Day's front leg with a kick but Day checks it.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Day. That one must have hurt.
Day takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot.
Day walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Day defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Day checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Day moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Day wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Day.
Halo misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
That kick from Halo tenderised Day's leg. Day is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo throws a leg kick but Day checks it.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Day ducks down to avoid it.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Halo scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Day - that will leave a mark!
Day fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo cracks Day with an open hand slap.
Day misses the jab.
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Day is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Day throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo misses with a straight left.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Halo dominated that fourth 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!

Nice shot by Day.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Day.
Day is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halo throws a low kick, looking for Day's leg but Day calmly moves out of range.
Day throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Halo avoids the head kick by Day.
Halo thuds his shin into the meat of Day's side.
Good exchange - Halo coming out on top.
Halo throws a right hand that Day ducks under and follows up with a left that Day also avoids with ease.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Day lands with a shot to the body.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Day is out of range.
Day with a hook.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Day thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Halo feints and then cracks Day's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Day down.
Day takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Day jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo lands with a kick to the temple. Day shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Day drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo lands the left hand.
Day throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Day saw that one coming.
Happy Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Day - just one landing.
Day lands a front kick.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Day has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo thumps Day with a low kick.
Halo swings for the body but Day moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Day takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Day is out of range.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Halo throws out a powerful jab.
Day pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Day forces Halo back against the cage and clinches.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halo tries to pull guard but Day won't allow it.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to break free but Day has control.
Happy Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but Day is controlling him.
Day lands with a short shot to the head.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Day tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Day thows a body shot but no joy.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Halo throws a low kick but Day avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Halo. Beautiful body shot.
Day blocks a leg kick.
Day misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luciano Halo.
I think Halo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Halo! Luciano Halo retains his lightweight title!