PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes to the cage accompanied by Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . Halo has chosen I am a Nightmare Walking as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barksdale
vs
Halo

185 cm
38
211 lbs
31 - 18 - 1

188 cm
36
215 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Spartan Nutrition
AnonymouS

Conquer

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 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws a push kick but Barksdale slaps the foot to one side.
Barksdale tries a head kick but it misses.
Barksdale throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo blocks a low kick nicely.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Halo is looking to slow Barksdale down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Barksdale. That snapped Halo's head back.
Barksdale moves away from the strike by Halo.
Barksdale throws a lazy uppercut
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Barksdale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barksdale.
A shot to the liver by Barksdale. Beautiful body shot.
Halo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Barksdale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barksdale.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Barksdale's head but Barksdale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands with a slapping head kick.
Halo tried to score with a low kick but Barksdale checks it.
Barksdale is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barksdale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halo has time to react.
Halo works Barksdale's body with a nice hook.
Barksdale loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Barksdale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barksdale tries to land a leg kick but Halo saw it coming and moves away.
Barksdale throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halo works Barksdale's body with a nice hook.
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 as Barksdale strikes.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barksdale was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barksdale.
Halo throws a leg kick
enabling Barksdale to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo throws a poor cross that misses
and Barksdale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo connects with a right hand. Barksdale shakes it off.
Halo checks the leg kick.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barksdale half committed to a counter leg kick.
Halo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barksdale misses with a body kick.
Halo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barksdale.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barksdale slips a jab from Halo.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barksdale walks into a straight right hand from Halo.
Barksdale is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barksdale is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Halo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo avoids the head kick by Barksdale.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barksdale was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Barksdale misses with a low kick.
Halo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Barksdale throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throws out a counter right but Barksdale avoids it with no problem.
Barksdale swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barksdale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barksdale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barksdale.
Barksdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo's coach down at Guinness Stout was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Halo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barksdale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barksdale blocks a head kick by Halo.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Barksdale moved out of range nicely.
Barksdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale scores with a push kick.
Barksdale swings widly with a right hand
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo throws the left hand but Barksdale avoids the punch easily.
Barksdale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Barksdale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halo avoids the body shot from Barksdale.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Barksdale moved out of range nicely.
Barksdale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Halo misses the jab.
Barksdale throws a hook but Halo blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barksdale throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Barksdale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Barksdale settles back down.
Barksdale throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Barksdale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Avon Barksdale will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Halo misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a straight left.
Halo with a hook.
Barksdale misses with a low kick.
Barksdale is looking to land body kicks.
Halo throws a fast counter high kick but Barksdale manages to duck under it in time.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barksdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick.
Halo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Avon Barksdale is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barksdale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo lunges at Barksdale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barksdale's hand.
Halo takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Halo avoids the head kick by Barksdale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barksdale.
Barksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo blocks a head kick by Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a body kick that misses.
Halo slips a straight right by Barksdale.
Halo lands a head kick!
Barksdale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barksdale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Barksdale seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Halo shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Barksdale is backing up but Halo catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Barksdale covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Halo Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Halo!
A very excited looking Gabriel Halo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.