PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atticus Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atticus Halo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Halo

193 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 New York, Richard Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Atticus Halo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halo punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Halo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

Halo gets a clinch.
Halo throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Halo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Halo tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo slows down the pace here.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo slowing the pace effectively.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Halo is controlling the position.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva slips under a jab from Halo.

Halo clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Halo has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Halo tries to tie him up.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Halo looking to stall.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Halo blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Halo thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Atticus Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Halo misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Halo misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Halo counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Atticus Halo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo lands a head kick!

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Halo. Halo maintains the clinch.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Halo lands with a right to the head.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Halo swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Halo misses with a straight left.
Silva lands a head shot.

It looks like Atticus Halo has been cut.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Halo looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Halo defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Halo throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Halo has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Halo.
Silva is looking to control Halo's arms but Halo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halo up against the cage.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Halo lands with a right to the head.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Halo misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atticus Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atticus Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atticus Halo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halo has time to react.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva throws an overhand right that has Halo reeling! Silva follows up with more punches and Halo is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richard Silva!