PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smash Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smash Punch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Halo
vs
Punch

189 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

196 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominick Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smash Punch!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punch throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
Punch throws a sloppy head kick

and Halo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Punch has his feet on Halo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punch is defended easily by Halo.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Punch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Punch misses with a combination

and Halo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Punch won't be happy with that.
Punch defending against the ground and pound.
Halo working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Halo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Punch is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here as Halo stalls from top position.
Punch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Punch defending against the ground and pound.
Halo looks up at the clock and then as Punch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Halo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Punch is trying to escape the position but Halo is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Punch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Punch looks to move to half guard but instead Halo has passed into mount! Damn!
Punch taking shots to the head.
Punch is bucking up trying to escape but Halo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Punch is working to get back to half guard.
Halo controlling the pace for now.
Halo lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo controlling the position easily from mount.
Halo landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've been informed that Punch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Halo landing shots from mount.
Punch gets back to half guard.
Halo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Punch tries to kick Halo off but Halo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Halo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punch's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch wants to get back to full guard.
Halo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Halo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Halo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Punch wants to get back to his feet.
Halo is trying to control the action in half guard but Punch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Punch is looking for a sweep. Halo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Punch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halo thows a huge punch but Punch dodges it nicely.
Punch wants to get back to full guard.
Halo looks to land a strike but Punch avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Halo dominated that round.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Punch shoots in looking for a takedown. Halo tries to sprawl out of it but Punch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Punch tries to clinch

and Halo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Punch makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Smash Punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Halo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punch defending well though.
Halo controlling the action here.
Halo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is nestled in close to Punch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Halo seems content to control.
Halo lands with a punch from half guard.
Halo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punch's head.

Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Punch is defending well.
Halo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Halo seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halo thows a huge punch but Punch dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Punch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Punch is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Halo.
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Punch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo is really struggling to control Punch but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Punch.
Halo attempts a counter takedown but Punch avoids it well and moves away.
Punch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Halo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Punch's guard.
Punch is breathing heavily.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Halo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punch can do to turn this around?
Halo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Halo pushes down on Punch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Halo drops an elbow to the side of Punch's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo working the head and body with strikes.
Halo lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Halo winds up and cracks Punch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Halo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Punch has hold of Halo's hands but Halo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Punch taking some punishment here, with Halo in his half guard.
Halo lands strikes from half guard.
Punch wants to get back to his feet.
Halo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Halo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Punch slips a straight right by Halo.
Punch misses with a double jab

and Halo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Halo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Halo advances to half guard.
Punch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Halo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Halo winds up and cracks Punch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Halo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dominick Halo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch wants to get back to his feet.
Punch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halo lands strikes from half guard.
Halo working Punch over with strikes.
Halo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halo working the head and body with strikes.

Punch is defending against the submission attempts here by Halo.
Halo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Punch wants to get back to his feet.
Dominick Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo 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.
Punch taking some punishment here, with Halo in his half guard.
Halo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Halo connects with a nice short shot to Punch's temple.
Halo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Halo lands strikes from half guard.
Halo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Halo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Halo landing punches.
Halo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Halo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Halo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Punch's face.
Halo landing strikes from the mount and Punch is in trouble!
Halo controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Halo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Halo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Punch hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch is bucking up trying to escape but Halo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Punch is rocked!
Halo wants to control the pace but Punch is squirming around nicely.
Halo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Punch is still in real trouble! Can Halo finish him?
Halo lands a nice shot to the head.
Halo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smash Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo breaks from Punch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Halo blocks Punch's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26

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