PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Graves (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graves
vs
Halo

180 cm
32
161 lbs
26 - 7 - 1

177 cm
24
164 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN
Conviction

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 26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciano Halo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halo instigates a clinch.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Halo working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.

Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo lands a jab.
Halo blocks the body kick.
Graves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.
Halo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halo with a hook.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graves throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throws a front kick aimed at Graves's knee but Graves avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graves.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Graves throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halo misses with a knee strike.

Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Halo swings widly with a right hand
and Graves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Graves in 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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves prevents a body shot from Halo.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.

Halo manages to break the clinch.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Halo tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Halo after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.

Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Graves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halo slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo lands a jab to the nose.

Halo moves into the clinch.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Graves manages to break the clinch.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Halo defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Halo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab by Halo.
Halo misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Graves blocks the low kick.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
Graves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
A big right from Halo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Halo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Halo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Halo has managed to clinch.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Halo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Graves blocks with his arms.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo lands a shot to the body.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Halo working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Halo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Halo blocks a body shot from Graves.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Halo is working Graves over against the cage.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Graves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Halo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Halo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gustav Graves has been cut.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Halo breaks from the clinch.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luciano Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Halo.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Halo lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
Halo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Graves is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo lands with a right and another and another! Graves is in big trouble! Halo lands again and this time it's lights out for Graves! A quality knockout there for Halo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luciano Halo! Luciano Halo retains his lightweight title!
Luciano Halo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'That's a nice new red belt you have John, but not as nice as my title belt :)'.