PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 1518 p4p, 230 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 2478 p4p, 333 weight class). Walcott's entrance music is The Way Of The Fist. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Walcott
vs
Halo

187 cm
32
204 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

185 cm
32
215 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walcott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo jabs Walcott right on the nose. Walcott blinks but takes it well.
A leg kick checked by Walcott.
Walcott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Halo backs away, Walcott returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
We've been told by Walcott's head coaches at Pugilists and Grapplers Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Halo stalks Walcott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walcott's face. Walcott staggers backwards, shaken.
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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walcott.
Halo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Walcott.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walcott takes the fight into the clinch.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walcott tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo misses with some punches.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Halo tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Walcott digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
As Halo tries to get set, Walcott tries to push him back and clinch up but Halo manages to avoid the attempt.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott checks a leg kick nicely.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walcott if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo lands with a cross.
Halo misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halo cracks Walcott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Walcott catches Halo right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Halo connects with a high kick.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Halo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.

Walcott lands a big head kick that sends Halo tumbling to the mat! Walcott takes a step backwards and waves Halo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Halo is rocked!

It looks like Melchizedek Halo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.

Walcott lands a big uppercut and Halo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Halo looks OK. Walcott waves Halo back to his feet!
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Walcott finish him?
Halo walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Walcott! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.