PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiomar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer's entrance music is Freddie Gibbs - National Anthem (Fuck The World). A fine choice. Arnold Palmer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Palmer
vs
Halo

191 cm
36
250 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

205 cm
31
267 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heisenberg
Conviction

All 160
Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiomar Halo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Palmer slams his shin into Halo's torso.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Palmer scores with a spinning back kick!
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palmer. That one must have hurt.
Halo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halo looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palmer - that will leave a mark!
Palmer tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palmer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Xiomar Halo has been cut.
Palmer scores with a kick to the body.
Palmer thumps Halo with a low kick.
Palmer lands a head shot.
Palmer pushes Halo away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Palmer.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Halo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palmer - the referee stops the clock and Halo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palmer. Halo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Halo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palmer.
Palmer connects with an inside leg kick.
Palmer lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halo gets tackled into the cage by Palmer. Palmer maintains the clinch.

Palmer breaks the clinch.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Halo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Halo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palmer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halo if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnold Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Halo's head back.
Palmer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palmer throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Palmer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palmer digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmer connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palmer. That's going to slow Halo down.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palmer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Palmer.
Halo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer misses with a body kick.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palmer. That one must have hurt.
Palmer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Palmer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palmer connects with a right hand. Halo shakes it off.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Palmer digs a good hook to Halo's body.
Halo throws a body kick that misses.
Palmer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Palmer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palmer thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer connects with a body shot.
That kick from Palmer tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
Halo moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Palmer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Palmer swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halo.
Halo misses the jab.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palmer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palmer throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer works Halo's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Palmer.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halo's head.
Palmer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Palmer tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xiomar Halo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Palmer throws a shot to the body.
Halo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Palmer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palmer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer connects with a body shot.
Palmer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Palmer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmer scores with a body shot.
Palmer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Palmer throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Palmer looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
Palmer 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.
Donk. Palmer catches Halo right on the button with a cross.
Palmer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Halo is rocked!
Halo avoids the head kick by Palmer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Palmer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Palmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Halo sprawling to the canvas! Halo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Palmer finish him?!
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Halo is aggressively charging in as Palmer backs up avoiding any damage. Palmer tosses out a jab and Halo runs right into it face first! Halo is out cold! Palmer dropped down on all fours and is barking in Halo's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnold Palmer!
Arnold Palmer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.