PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Halo (ranked 846 p4p, 118 weight class) and Johny Persecutioned (ranked 802 p4p, 109 weight class). Arthur Halo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johny Persecutioned's chin.

Halo
vs
Persecutioned

187 cm
34
180 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

191 cm
34
181 lbs
26 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Evil Empire Nutrition - 151Q $100

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Persecutioned!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persecutioned lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halo backs up against the cage.
A leg kick checked by Persecutioned.

Halo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Persecutioned did well to prevent Halo getting side control.

Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Persecutioned is defending well.

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

Halo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Persecutioned sees it coming and defends easily.
Persecutioned is trying to stand back up but Halo is controlling him
Halo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Persecutioned wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Halo.
Halo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Persecutioned's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo dominating with strikes here.
Persecutioned really wants to buck Halo off and get back to his feet.
Halo working the ground and pound effectively.

Halo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Persecutioned is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Halo working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Halo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Persecutioned has worked his arm free - good work by Persecutioned!
Halo scores with a couple of short elbows.

Persecutioned is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Halo is chipping away with strikes.
Persecutioned is still in real trouble! Can Halo finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persecutioned is trying to get back to his feet.
Persecutioned seems to have recovered his senses.

Halo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.

Halo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Persecutioned pushes Halo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Halo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Halo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Persecutioned has escaped the position, nice work there.
Halo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Persecutioned is avoiding damage well.
Persecutioned is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Halo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Halo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Halo grinds an elbow into Persecutioned's temple.
Halo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Halo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Persecutioned is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Persecutioned is pushing Halo's head away, looking to escape. Halo manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo working the head with strikes.
Halo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Persecutioned is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Halo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Halo is working Persecutioned over with some ground and pound from side control.

Halo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Persecutioned, who protects the arm well.
Persecutioned defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo prevents Persecutioned from escaping the position.
Halo working the head and body with strikes.
Halo prevents Persecutioned from escaping the position.

Halo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Halo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Persecutioned wants to get back to his feet.
Halo is putting a hurting on Persecutioned here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Halo dominated that round.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Persecutioned stuffs the takedown attempt from Halo. Halo gets slowly back to his feet.
Persecutioned looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Persecutioned tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo attempts a counter takedown but Persecutioned avoids it well and moves away.
Halo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Persecutioned takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arthur Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Persecutioned tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Persecutioned lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persecutioned leaves Halo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Persecutioned misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persecutioned throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Persecutioned tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo attempts a counter takedown but Persecutioned avoids it well and moves away.
Persecutioned missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Persecutioned doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.

Halo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Persecutioned!

Persecutioned throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Halo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Persecutioned closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Persecutioned.
A short right from Persecutioned.
Halo blocking some punches.
Persecutioned gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Halo.
Persecutioned throws a head punch that misses.
Persecutioned misses with a punch on the inside.
Persecutioned tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Persecutioned tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Persecutioned prevents a takedown attempt there.
Persecutioned swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Persecutioned tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.

Halo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Halo manages to end up in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Persecutioned throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Persecutioned stuffs the takedown.
Johny Persecutioned is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Halo.

Persecutioned throws Halo to one side and escapes!
Halo tries to land a body kick
and Persecutioned counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Halo or perhaps it was just good defense by Persecutioned, which made it look bad.
Persecutioned moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Persecutioned cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Persecutioned clinches up with Halo and pushes him back against the cage.
Persecutioned fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Persecutioned fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Persecutioned working aggressively here.

Halo manages to break the clinch.
Halo closes the distance and clinches up with Persecutioned, looking for a takedown. Halo pushes Persecutioned against the cage but Persecutioned circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Persecutioned clinches up against the cage.

Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Halo gets tackled into the cage by Persecutioned. Persecutioned maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Persecutioned showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Persecutioned.

Halo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Persecutioned to the mat! Persecutioned manages to get full guard.
Halo throws an elbow that misses. Persecutioned uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Halo's guard. Nice move by Persecutioned!

Persecutioned gets to his feet - Halo follows without any prompting.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Persecutioned. That did some damage!
Halo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Persecutioned closes the distance and clinches.
Persecutioned is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Persecutioned with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persecutioned misses with some punches.
Persecutioned throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Persecutioned prevents the takedown attempt.
Persecutioned tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Persecutioned is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Persecutioned throws a head punch that misses.
Persecutioned has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
Persecutioned misses with a punch to the body.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Persecutioned is pressed up against the cage. Halo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Persecutioned down to the mat. Persecutioned avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Persecutioned looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Persecutioned avoids the body shot from Halo.
Persecutioned on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halo in his tracks.
Persecutioned moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Persecutioned wants to clinch.
Halo fails with a takedown attempt.
Persecutioned tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo with a poor takedown
and Persecutioned connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned darts in trying to clinch

and Halo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Persecutioned!
Persecutioned wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Halo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Persecutioned, who protects the arm well.

Halo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Halo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Persecutioned knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Halo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo prevents Persecutioned from escaping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Halo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Halo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Persecutioned knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Persecutioned pushes Halo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Halo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johny Persecutioned.
I think Persecutioned has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Persecutioned!
Johny Persecutioned managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Evil Empire Nutrition - 151Q $100, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Arthur Halo had this to say: 'No big deal. I'll go back to training now. '.