PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Alarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. Oscar Alarcon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halo
vs
Alarcon

189 cm
25
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
29
180 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

5th Round Clothing
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Alarcon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alarcon misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Alarcon is just out of range.
Alarcon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alarcon misses with a body shot.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Alarcon moves out of range easily.
Alarcon throws a push kick but Halo slaps the foot to one side.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alarcon throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alarcon throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alarcon throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Alarcon misses with a double jab.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alarcon throws a big shot that misses.
Alarcon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Alarcon blocks the body kick.
Alarcon avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alarcon.
Alarcon tries to bum rush Halo with a series of wild strikes but Halo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Alarcon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halo slips under a jab from Alarcon.
Halo avoids the body shot from Alarcon.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halo avoids the head kick by Alarcon.
Halo throws a front kick that sends Alarcon stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Alarcon moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Halo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alarcon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo looks for the body kick but Alarcon saw that one coming.
A big left from Halo misses.

Alarcon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Halo moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Alarcon from controlling successfully.
Alarcon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halo looking for a sweep. Not yet Halo, not yet.
Halo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Oscar Alarcon.
Halo misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon moves out of range of the strikes.
Alarcon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alarcon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Halo catches Alarcon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alarcon catches Halo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alarcon throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Alarcon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alarcon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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.

Michael Halo dominated that 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.

Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo feints and then cracks Alarcon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alarcon down.
Alarcon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alarcon missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo throws a hook but Alarcon blocks it.
Alarcon throws a leg kick that misses.
Halo throws the left hand but Alarcon avoids the punch easily.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Alarcon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Alarcon does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alarcon with a jab.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Alarcon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo lands a nice hook to Alarcon's body. Alarcon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halo keeps Alarcon at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Halo misses.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo cracks Alarcon with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Halo thuds his right hand into Alarcon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alarcon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Alarcon.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Alarcon in the body.
Alarcon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alarcon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halo. That one must have hurt.
Alarcon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alarcon is looking to score with low kicks.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo moves away from the strike by Alarcon.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Alarcon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo connects with a body shot.
A lazy left from Alarcon finds it's target.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alarcon was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alarcon doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Alarcon.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halo catches Alarcon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Halo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alarcon avoids a kick to the body.
Halo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
Nice straight punches there by Halo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halo.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Halo scores with a jab. Alarcon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alarcon.
Alarcon throws a head kick 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!
Alarcon misses with a body shot.
Alarcon blocks a head kick by Halo.
Alarcon misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Halo dominated that second round.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Alarcon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo jabs at Alarcon's body.
Halo misses with a shot to the body
and Alarcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alarcon.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alarcon throws a lazy uppercut
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halo stuns Alarcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alarcon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alarcon throws a sloppy body shot
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alarcon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Alarcon's front leg but catches the back leg as Alarcon tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alarcon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick from Halo is predictable there
and Alarcon counters with a nice body shot.
Alarcon throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Alarcon avoids the body shot from Halo.
Alarcon misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Halo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alarcon will feel that in the morning.
Halo throws a leg kick but Alarcon checks it.
Halo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alarcon on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Halo slams his shin into Alarcon's torso.
Halo tries to clinch there but Alarcon circles away.
Nice cross by Halo.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Alarcon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alarcon tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alarcon throws a poor cross that misses
and Halo counters with a low kick, right behind Alarcon 's knee.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Alarcon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alarcon.
Oscar Alarcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo cracks the inside of Alarcon's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Halo is looking to slow Alarcon down with leg kicks.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo swings for the body but Alarcon moves out of range.
Halo scores with a nice head shot.
Halo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alarcons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alarcon just misses with a punch to the body.
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halo moves away from the strike by Alarcon.
Alarcon misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Alarcon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Halo.
Alarcon throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alarcon. That did some damage!
Alarcon drops his hands momentarily and Halo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alarcon throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alarcon's calf.
Halo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alarcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Alarcon is just out of range.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alarcon's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Halo!
Michael Halo gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).