PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halleck has chosen The Clash-White Riot as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Spencer
vs
Halleck

180 cm
22
147 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

183 cm
22
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halleck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
Spencer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Halleck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halleck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halleck misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spencer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spencer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Spencer - just one landing.
Spencer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spencer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halleck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spencer on the side of the head.
Halleck throws a good cross that connects.

Spencer is rocked!
Spencer moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Halleck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halleck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
Halleck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halleck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halleck.
Spencer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
Halleck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halleck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Halleck misses the target.
Halleck has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spencer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spencer scores with a punch to the head.
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halleck connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Spencer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halleck looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Spencer seems to have got his legs back now.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Halleck is just out of range.
Halleck is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spencer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Halleck cracks Spencer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Halleck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spencer tries to counter by clinching up but Halleck breaks away and moves out of range.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Halleck.
Halleck lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Halleck avoids them all with ease.
Halleck lands with an overhand left.
Spencer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Spencer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Halleck drops Spencer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Spencer looks back up at him and smiles so Halleck waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Halleck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halleck missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Halleck backs away, Spencer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Halleck avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Halleck misses with a looping right.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halleck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spencer moves out of range of the strikes.
Spencer is looking for a counter combo.
Spencer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Halleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Halleck throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Spencer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spencer moves in looking to clinch but Halleck pushes him off.

Halleck gets tackled into the cage by Spencer. Spencer maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spencer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Halleck manages to break the clinch.
Halleck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Spencer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halleck.
Spencer misses the jab.
Spencer lands an overhand right.
A big left from Halleck misses.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
Spencer is looking to counter punch.
Spencer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halleck throws out the jab.
Spencer cracks the inside of Halleck's front leg.
Halleck throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
Spencer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Halleck.
Halleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halleck.
Spencer is looking for a counter combo.
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halleck at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halleck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halleck thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halleck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Spencer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spencer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot by Spencer.
Halleck swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halleck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spencer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Spencer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halleck throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Spencer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spencer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halleck to score with a decent uppercut.
Mark Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer tries to clinch up but Halleck circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Halleck misses.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halleck! But no joy.
Halleck loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halleck throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halleck. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Halleck looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Spencer connects with a body shot that sends Halleck's belly button to the back.
Spencer throws a front kick aimed at Halleck's knee but Halleck avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Spencer as he connects with a hook.
Spencer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halleck.
Halleck throws out a counter right but Spencer avoids it with no problem.
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Halleck's shoulder, as Halleck tries to avoid the shot.
Halleck throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy body kick from Spencer
and Spencer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer connects with a nice looking jab.
Halleck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halleck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halleck throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halleck moves away.
Halleck throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
Halleck scores with a hook to the body. Spencer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halleck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halleck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gurney Halleck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spencer gets a clinch.

Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halleck misses with a straight left.
Halleck looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Halleck misses with a looping left.
Halleck throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer throws a hook but Halleck avoids it easily.
Spencer takes a swing at Halleck's ribcage but misses.
Halleck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halleck throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Halleck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spencer tries to land a front kick but Halleck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Halleck.
Spencer cracks Halleck with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Halleck.
Spencer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Halleck scores with a jab to the head.
Halleck lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
Spencer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halleck connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Spencer to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Halleck!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gurney Halleck!
Gurney Halleck thanked the fans post fight for their support.