PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Opdauhl
vs
Halo

192 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
209 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Opdauhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo misses with a double jab.
Halo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Opdauhl back to the cage. Halo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Halo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gary Opdauhl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Opdauhl's belly button to the back.
Halo throws a nice looking combination but Opdauhl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Opdauhl attempts a counter takedown but Halo avoids it well and moves away.
Opdauhl throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Opdauhl only half commits.
Opdauhl throws a head kick that misses.
Halo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Opdauhl moves away and avoids it.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Opdauhl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo throws a low kick but Opdauhl moves out of range easily.
Opdauhl has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Opdauhl dodges the punch combination from Halo.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Opdauhl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Opdauhl misses with a body kick.
Halo with a hook.
Opdauhl needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Halo enables Opdauhl to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Halo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Opdauhl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opdauhl stopping the sweep attempt from Halo.
Opdauhl is fighting to break Halo's control of his arms but Halo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Halo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Opdauhl controlling from the top position.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Opdauhl is proving a slippery customer.
Opdauhl 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.
Opdauhl throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Halo is still trying to improve position.
Opdauhl is fighting to break Halo's control of his arms but Halo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Opdauhl distracts Halo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Opdauhl with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Opdauhl not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halo is pulling down on Opdauhl's head to control his posture.
Halo is continuing to stall.
Halo looking for a sweep. Not yet Halo, not yet.
Opdauhl seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Opdauhl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Opdauhl from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Opdauhl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Opdauhl's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Opdauhl.
Halo tests Opdauhl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo misses with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Opdauhl.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chryst Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Opdauhl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halo.
Opdauhl ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Opdauhl saw that one coming.
Opdauhl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Halo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Opdauhl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Opdauhl misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Opdauhl misses with a hook to the body
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Opdauhl dives in and grabs Halo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halo pushes down on Opdauhl's head and hops out.
Halo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chryst 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 will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Opdauhl appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo checks a low kick from Opdauhl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chryst Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo takes a swing at Opdauhl's ribcage but misses.
Halo staying out of range there.
Opdauhl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Opdauhl wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Halo. No joy for Opdauhl on that attempt.
A nice side step and Halo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Opdauhl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Opdauhl.
Halo throws a low kick but Opdauhl avoids it.
Good shot there by Halo.
Opdauhl shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Halo scores with the left hand. Opdauhl knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Opdauhl throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Opdauhl's head.
Opdauhl shoots for a takedown but Halo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Opdauhl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo misses with a straight left.
Halo scores with a one two! Opdauhl had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Opdauhl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halo tries to avoid it but Opdauhl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halo to the ground. Halo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Opdauhl shoots in but Halo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Opdauhl takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Opdauhl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halo sprawls and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Opdauhl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Halo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Opdauhl shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Halo is looking to control Opdauhl's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halo avoid being mounted?
Opdauhl missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
Opdauhl tries to pass the half guard into mount. Halo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Halo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Opdauhl.
Halo is trying to maintain the position but Opdauhl is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is concentrating on defense, preventing Opdauhl from advancing position.
Opdauhl seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Opdauhl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Opdauhl thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Halo gets back to full guard.
Halo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Opdauhl haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Opdauhl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Opdauhl takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Opdauhl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Halo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Opdauhl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Opdauhl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Opdauhl connects with a single shot there.
Halo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Opdauhl goes for a double leg but Halo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Halo continues to drive forward.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
Opdauhl has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Gary Opdauhl has been cut.
Opdauhl lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chryst Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Opdauhl's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Opdauhl throws the kick towards the body but Halo avoids it.
Chryst Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo misses with the combination.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Opdauhl doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo avoids the body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Opdauhl lands with a nice combination. Halo backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Opdauhl is just out of range.
A punch combination from Halo misses.
That kick from Opdauhl tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halo slaps away a takedown attempt from Opdauhl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Opdauhl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halo slips a straight right by Opdauhl.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Opdauhl saw that one coming.
Opdauhl misses with a low kick.
Opdauhl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a body punch but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halo sprawls and moves away.
Opdauhl fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gary Opdauhl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo slaps away a takedown attempt from Opdauhl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Opdauhl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opdauhl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
Opdauhl blocks a head kick by Halo.
Opdauhl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Opdauhl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Opdauhl's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Opdauhl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halo takes a swing at Opdauhl's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Opdauhl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Opdauhl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Opdauhl shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Opdauhl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Halo scores with a three punch combo!
Halo cracks Opdauhl with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Opdauhl. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Opdauhl throws a big shot that misses.
Opdauhl misses with a jab to the body
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Halo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Halo.
Halo lands a lovely overhand right.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Halo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Opdauhl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Opdauhl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Halo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Opdauhl throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Opdauhl misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Opdauhl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chryst Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

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