PBP Commentary

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

Zapputo
vs
Halo

196 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

198 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey Zapputo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaxon Halo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Zapputo is just out of range.

Halo clinches up against the cage.
Halo is trying to push Zapputo away but Zapputo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zapputo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halo.
Halo wants to stall.
Zapputo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
Halo looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zapputo is struggling to control the position.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.

It looks like Jaxon Halo has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Halo's ribcage.
Zapputo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zapputo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Zapputo connects with a knee to the head.
Zapputo is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zapputo lands a knee 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!
Zapputo slowing the pace effectively.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Zapputo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Halo is trying to drag Zapputo to the mat but Zapputo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zapputo is stalling here.
Zapputo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo tries to break free but Zapputo pushes him back against the cage.
Zapputo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zapputo scores with a knee to the head.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Halo avoiding damage as Zapputo throws knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
Zapputo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halo or not.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Halo's ribcage.
Zapputo leaning against his opponent.
Zapputo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Halo won't want to take too many of those.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Halo won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Zapputo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zapputo lands a shot to the body.
Halo is trying to force a seperation but Zapputo has the dominant position.

Zapputo drops Halo with a big knee straight up the middle! Halo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Halo is rocked!
Zapputo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Zapputo finish him?
Zapputo throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Zapputo only half commits.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zapputo.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zapputo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zapputo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zapputo thumps Halo with a low kick.
Zapputo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zapputo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo drops his hands momentarily and Zapputo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zapputo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zapputo, right into the meat.
Zapputo lands a nice looking body kick.
Zapputo lands with an overhand left.
Halo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zapputo misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zapputo thumps Halo with a low kick.

Zapputo has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Zapputo is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Zapputo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Halo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zapputo cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Zapputo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zapputo.
Zapputo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Zapputo rushes Halo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Zapputo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zapputo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zapputo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Zapputo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Halo's ribcage.
Zapputo pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zapputo working Halo over with knees to the body.
Zapputo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo has Halo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Halo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Zapputo - that's hurt Halo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Halo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Halo doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mickey Zapputo!