PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I am a Nightmare Walking. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bowie
vs
Halo

195 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

PWNAGE™ (WOT)

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Bowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowie.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!

Halo instigates a clinch.
Bowie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
Bowie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Halo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bowie avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Bowie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bowie misses with a punch to the body.
Halo presses Bowie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bowie trying to land knees to the body.
Halo is pressed up against the cage. Bowie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halo down to the mat. Halo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bowie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowie throws a big right hand that misses.
Bowie stopping the sweep attempt from Halo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Bowie from controlling successfully.
Bowie tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
Halo pulls Bowie in close to his closed guard and prevents Bowie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bowie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bowie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bowie wants to pass the guard but Halo is keeping the position.
Bowie wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking for a sweep. Not yet Halo, not yet.
Bowie throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.
Halo trying to control the position.
Bowie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bowie tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
Bowie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bowie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bowie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bowie throws a strike but Halo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Halo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bowie keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Halo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bowie drives through and clinches with Halo against the cage.
Bowie wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Bowie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
Bowie is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie wants a takedown but no success here.
Bowie takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Raphael Bowie has been cut.
Halo lands a nice elbow.
Halo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Halo.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowie.
Bowie looking for a takedown.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
Halo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo slips under a jab from Bowie.
Bowie throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bowie gets a clinch.
Halo trying to control the position but instead, Bowie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halo into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Bowie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bowie throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Bowie with that takedown attempt.
Halo cracks Bowie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bowie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Donk. Bowie catches Halo right on the button with a cross.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halo scores with the left hand. Bowie knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Halo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowie closes the distance but Halo moves to the side
and Halo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowie's knee momentarily.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Bowie ducks down to avoid it.
Bowie dives in and grabs Halo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halo pushes down on Bowie's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Gabriel Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Bowie's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Halo sprawls well. Halo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bowie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Bowie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo scores with a hook to the body. Bowie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bowie checks a low kick from Halo.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowie shoots in looking for a takedown. Halo tries to sprawl out of it but Bowie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halo jabs at Bowie's body.
Bowie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bowie rather than just go for the knockout.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bowie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
A head kick from Halo lands but Bowie takes it in his stride.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowie is just out of range.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowie tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie misses with a hook
and Bowie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowie scores with a jab to the head.

Bowie moves into the clinch.
Bowie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Halo looking to throw knees to the head but Bowie is blocking nicely.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bowie is keeping busy.
Halo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bowie up against the cage.
Bowie scores with a shot to the side of Halo's head.
Bowie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Halo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bowie managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Halo lands a knee to the body.
Bowie misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Halo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bowie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bowie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Halo swings widly with a right hand

and Bowie counters by moving into the clinch.
Bowie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Halo prevents it.
Bowie tries to land a knee to the head but Halo blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bowie is trying to drag Halo to the mat but Halo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Halo leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raphael Bowie's cut.
That's time! Bowie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bowie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Halo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bowie somewhat.
Bowie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bowie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo throws a front kick aimed at Bowie's knee but Bowie avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowie's calf.
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo cracks Bowie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowie needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.

Bowie is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie misses with a body shot.
Halo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bowie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halo motions for Bowie to come forward. Halo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gabriel Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowie.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowie's calf.
Bowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo is looking to chop away at Bowie's legs.
Bowie scores with a body shot.
Halo throws a leg kick but Bowie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Bowie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bowie doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Bowie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raphael Bowie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Bowie.
Nice straight punches there by Halo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halo.
Oh Bowie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowie seems to have got his legs back now.
Halo feints and then cracks Bowie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowie down.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowie's head.
Bowie checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Bowie down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bowie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bowie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bowie looks up at the clock. Bad move! Halo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bowie. Halo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Halo!