PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solomon Halo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Halo

180 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Solomon Halo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Halo blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Halo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Halo is controlling the position.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.
Halo landing knees to the head.

It looks like Max Jackson has been cut.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Halo scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halo.
Halo lands a knee to the head.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halo landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Halo.
Halo lands a nice knee to the body.
Halo with a knee to the head.
Halo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Halo presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halo landing knees to the head.

Jackson is rocked!
Halo with a knee to the head.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a knee to the body.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo lands a nice knee to the body.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
A right hand to the body from Halo.
Halo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Halo landing knees to the head.
Halo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Halo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Halo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Halo scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Halo with a knee to the head.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Halo lands a body shot.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Halo scores with a hook to the body.
Halo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Halo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Halo scores a nice knee to the body.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halo scores a nice knee to the body.
Halo landing knees to the head.
Halo is working Jackson over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Halo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
A short left from Halo.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halo lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a hook to the body.
Halo lands a knee to the head.
Halo with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Halo.
Halo lands a body punch.
Halo with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Halo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Halo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson misses with a body kick.

Halo closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Halo is controlling the position.
Halo is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halo lands a knee to the body.
Halo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halo with a knee to the head.
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Halo.
A short right from Halo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Halo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Halo cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Halo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Halo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Halo as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Halo - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Halo.
Halo landing knees to the head.
A short left from Halo.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Halo lands a right hand.
Halo landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Halo.
Halo lands a right hand.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Solomon Halo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
Nice body punch from Halo - that landed with a thud.
Halo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Halo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halo is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Halo landing knees to the body.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Halo pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halo digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Halo lands a body shot.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Halo with a knee to the head.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Halo.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halo crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a hook to the body.
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
Halo lands a knee to the body.
Halo lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Halo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo lands a knee to the head.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Jackson's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Halo darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Halo.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Halo landing knees to the head.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Halo.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halo.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Halo.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Halo lands a nice uppercut.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Halo.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Halo has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halo to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Halo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo lands a body shot.
Halo lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Halo working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Halo lands a knee to the body.
Halo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo scores with a knee to the head.
Halo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halo managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halo pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Halo scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Halo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halo presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Halo sprawls well.

Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Max Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo is working Jackson over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Good body shot from Halo.
Halo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo lands a knee to the head.
Halo blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Halo digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Halo!