PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 440 p4p, 47 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 1005 p4p, 100 weight class). Halleck comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Minds - Changeling. Silvio Crespo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gurney Halleck's chin.

Halleck
vs
Crespo

183 cm
29
158 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

170 cm
29
155 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

IniTech Nutrition
RAGS of a RONIN

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Halleck.
Halleck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crespo lands a two punch combo.
Donk. Halleck catches Crespo right on the button with a cross.
Halleck throws a right hand that misses
letting Crespo counter with a right hand.
Halleck throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo misses with a kick to the body.
Crespo moves out of range of the leg kick from Halleck.
Halleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halleck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halleck throws an off balance right hand
and Crespo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crespo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Halleck is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck looks to land a right hand but Crespo moved out of range.
Oh Halleck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crespo punishes Halleck's body with a nice straight punch.
Halleck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crespo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Halleck swats away the attempt to clinch by Crespo.
Crespo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halleck seems to have got his legs back now.
Crespo lands with an overhand left.
Crespo throws out a powerful jab.
Halleck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halleck throws a looping overhand right but Crespo ducks down to avoid it.
Crespo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Crespo works the jab nicely.
Crespo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halleck.
Crespo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Halleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halleck throws a looping overhand right but Crespo ducks down to avoid it.
Crespo works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halleck. Crespo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crespo! But no joy.
Crespo ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
Halleck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crespo counters with a leg kick.
Crespo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halleck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crespo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halleck looks to score with a jab to the body but Crespo is just out of range.
Crespo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halleck.
Halleck misses with a wild body shot.
Crespo feints a jab promting Halleck to slip. Crespo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halleck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Halleck throws a jab but it's blocked by Crespo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crespo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crespo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halleck doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Crespo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halleck misses with an uppercut. Crespo saw that one coming.
Crespo feints a jab promting Halleck to slip. Crespo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halleck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crespo drops Halleck with a straight right hand, right on the button! Crespo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Crespo!
Silvio Crespo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bullet Proof System logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Gurney Halleck was interviewed post fight and said 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.