PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baltasar Halko (ranked 4523 p4p, 151 weight class) and Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 4905 p4p, 158 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Halko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Lumberjack by Jackyl. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Halko
vs
Dzoker

150 cm
38
300 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

190 cm
36
438 lbs
20 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltasar Halko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzoko Dzoker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dzoker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Halko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dzoker.
Dzoker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halko tries to roll over but Dzoker keeps him under control.
Halko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dzoker throwing strikes from guard but Halko blocks nicely.
Halko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Halko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dzoker wants to stand but Halko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Halko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzoker throws a big elbow that misses.

Halko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dzoker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dzoker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halko has momentary wrist control but Dzoker slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halko keeping full guard, as Dzoker tries to pass.

Halko looking for a guillotine here but Dzoker defends easily.
Dzoker forces his way into half guard.
Halko trying to control here.
Dzoker not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Halko looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halko wants to improve his position but Dzoker is controlling well.
Halko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dzoker.
Halko wants to improve his position but Dzoker is controlling well.
Halko trying to control here.
Halko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halko is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halko trying to control but Dzoker is working from the bottom.
Halko working some strikes from top position.
Halko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dzoker is keeping the position for now.
Halko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dzoker is striking but Halko is not phased and passes to half guard.
Dzoker trying to control here.

Halko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halko trying to control from Dzoker's half guard. Dzoker has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dzoker has momentary wrist control but Halko slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dzoker is on top in guard.

Dzoker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dzoker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Halko is looking for a triangle but Dzoker pushes his legs off easily.
Dzoker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dzoko Dzoker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dzoker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Halko on his heels. He'll look to pass Halko's guard now, I'm sure.

Halko looking for a triangle here. Dzoker is fighting it but it looks tight! Halko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Dzoker is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Baltasar Halko!
A relieved looking Baltasar Halko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Dzoko Dzoker spoke after the fight, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.