PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conway Pulford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulford comes to the cage accompanied by Im The Nemesis!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pulford
vs
Halo

198 cm
23
261 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
254 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
DC Unrivaled

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conway Pulford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Halo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Pulford settles back down.
Halo scores with a one two! Pulford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Conway Pulford has been cut.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Pulford looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pulford tries to land a leg kick but Halo saw it coming and moves away.
Pulford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Perkele! Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Pulford slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Pulford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo lands a nice looking body kick.
Halo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Halo is looking to slow Pulford down with leg kicks.
Halo scores with a spinning back kick!
Halo blocks a jab.
Halo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pulford with a body shot.
Ken Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pulford backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pulford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halo misses with a body shot.

Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pulford, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulford.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pulford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulford.
Halo is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulford has double underhooks.
Pulford has Halo pressed against the cage, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pulford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulford.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halo tries to circle away but Pulford has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulford.
Pulford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
Pulford blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Pulford throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
Halo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pulford gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
Halo can't break the clinch.
Halo can't break the clinch.
Halo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Pulford fails to land.
Pulford tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Pulford lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulford.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulford.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Pulford to work.
Halo prevents a body shot from Pulford.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo digs a right hand into Pulford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pulford's gas tank.
Halo is leaning against Pulford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pulford is breathing heavily.
A short right from Halo on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Halo.
A short right from Halo.
Halo digs a right hand into Pulford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pulford's gas tank.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halo scores with the left hand. Pulford knows he should have avoided that one.

Conway Pulford's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pulford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pulford misses with a body kick.
Pulford takes one to the side of the head.
Halo avoids the body shot from Pulford.
Halo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halo stuns Pulford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pulford throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.
Pulford swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pulford thinking.
Pulford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pulford on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pulford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halo to score with a decent uppercut.

Conway Pulford's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conway Pulford's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pulford's head.
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulford circles away quickly and effectively.
Ken Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Pulford settles back down.
Halo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pulford throws a leg kick that misses.
Pulford just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Pulford misses.
Halo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pulford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulford avoids a kick to the body.
Halo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pulford counters with a good low kick that Halo was not able to check.
Pulford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pulford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Pulford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pulford throws a big shot that misses.
Pulford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Halo misses.
Halo throws the left hand but Pulford avoids the punch easily.
Halo thuds his shin into the meat of Pulford's side.
Pulford throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Ken Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pulford tries to clinch up
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulford manages to avoid it.
Halo digs a good body shot into Pulford's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Halo.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.

Pulford moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo prevents a body shot from Pulford.
Pulford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Halo.
Halo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pulford throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
A short right from Halo on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulford prevents a body shot from Halo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulford.

Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halo.
Pulford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulford misses with a wild body shot.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulford's sensitive parts.
Pulford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pulford motions for Halo to come forward. Pulford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pulford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulford is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Halo.
Pulford tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pulford circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pulford will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Jeez, Conway Pulford's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pulford avoids a kick to the body.
And Pulford counters with a quick kick to the body but Halo blocks it.
Pulford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Pulford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pulford doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo checks a low kick from Pulford.
Halo misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pulford!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conway Pulford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Pulford.
Halo takes a swing at Pulford's ribcage but misses.
Pulford tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Halo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo throws out a powerful jab.
Pulford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halo.
Pulford scores with a jab to the body.
Pulford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Halo.
Halo thuds his right hand into Pulford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Halo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Halo lands with a nice body kick.
Halo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
Halo misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Pulford moved away.
Halo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halo scrambles back to his feet.
Pulford moves out of range as Halo strikes.
A lazy left from Halo finds it's target.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Conway Pulford's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Halo!
Ken Halo is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ken Halo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Conway Pulford was interviewed post fight and said 'They drugged me! The opponent is juicing and he had steel plates in his gloves! The ref and all the judges were paid off!!!'.