PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Halo
vs
Protacio Jawo

189 cm
27
182 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
28
180 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Brute

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 12 - 5 - 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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jawo.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Halo scores with the left hand. Jawo knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo looks to land a combination but Jawo avoids it well.
Jawo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jawo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jawo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jawo on the side of the head.
Halo looks to land a combination but Jawo avoids it well.
Jawo walks into a left hand.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo throws a low kick, looking for Jawo's leg but Jawo calmly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Jawo.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jawo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jawo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Jawo counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jawo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jawo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo scores with a sloppy right hand. Jawo should have avoided that one.
Halo misses the jab.
Jawo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jawo.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Jawo moves away and avoids it.
Jawo avoids the head kick by Halo.
Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo jabs Halo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jawo moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jawo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jawo lands with a hook. Halo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo connects with a right hand. Jawo shakes it off.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jawo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo thuds a left hand into Jawo's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Halo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Jawo moved out of range nicely.
Jawo 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.
Halo catches Jawo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Halo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jawo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Jawo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halo rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo tries to land a body kick
and Jawo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jawo throws out the jab.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Jawo ducks down to avoid it.
Halo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Halo throws a hook but Jawo avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Jawo.
Jawo moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Jawo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo scores with a kick to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Halo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo keeps Jawo at a distance using the push kick.
Jawo misses with a double jab
and Halo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo swinging wildly here.
Jawo scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo wants to clinch.
Halo misses with a hook.
Jawo avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jawo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Jawo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
Halo tries to work over Jawo's front leg with a kick but Jawo checks it.
Jawo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jawo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jawo scores with a push kick.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jawo finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jawo. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jawo.
Jawo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Jawo moved away.
Jawo is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Jawo doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jawo!
Jawo blocks a head kick by Halo.
Jawo jabs at Halo's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Halo is predictable there
and Jawo counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo misses with the combination.
Halo takes a swing at Jawo's ribcage but misses.
Jawo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Halo there.
Jawo looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
Halo swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jawo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halo scores with a decent looking hook.

Jawo clinches.
Halo lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo working aggressively here.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawo controls his hands.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jawo is trying to maintain a safe position but Halo gets an underhook and turns Jawo into the cage.

Halo breaks the clinch.
Halo throws out a leg kick but Jawo moves out of range and Halo only half commits.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jawo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo blocks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jawo 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.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Jawo shrugs it off though.
Jawo ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Jawo saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jawo. Those never looked like landing.
Jawo throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Halo feints and then cracks Jawo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jawo down.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halo tries a low kick but Jawo avoids it.
Jawo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jawo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jawo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo throws a sloppy body shot
and Jawo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halo defending well as Jawo loads up on a big left hand.
Halo throws the left hand but Jawo avoids the punch easily.
Halo scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jawo swinging wildly here.
Jawo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jawo throws out the jab.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Jawo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jawo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Jawo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jawo tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jawo ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo throws a leg kick but Jawo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo lands a jab to the head.
Halo lands with an overhand left.
Jawo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jawo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jawo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jawo.
Jawo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Jawo counters with a series of strikes. Halo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Jawo is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Halo coming out on top.
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jawo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jawo.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo lands a nice hook to Jawo's body. Jawo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jawo moves away.
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jawo.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jawo.
Halo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jawo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jawo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jawo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jawo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jawo scores with a leg kick.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jawo's head.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jawo takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawo moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Jawo is looking to clinch.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Jawo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jawo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jawo takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Jawo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jawo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Jawo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Halo lands a body shot.
Jawo misses with a straight left.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Halo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo lands a high kick!
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Halo moves away from the strike by Jawo.
Jawo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jawo manages to avoid it.
Halo lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jawo.
Jawo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jawo works the jab nicely.
Jawo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo wants to slow Jawo down by chopping away at his legs.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Jawo's ribs.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Jawo's front leg but catches the back leg as Jawo tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jawo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo works Jawo's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Halo!
Michael Halo very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.