PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Jack (ranked 8054 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Halifax (ranked 6681 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari Halifax will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jack
vs
Halifax

168 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kari Halifax !
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halifax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jack shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jack was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jack cracks Halifax with a big right hand but Halifax just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Halifax trying to remain calm as Jack controls from the top position.
Jack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Halifax 's face as Jack controls the position.
Halifax struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack taking a breather here.

Jack tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands an elbow.
Jack in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halifax tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jack cracks Halifax with a big elbow.
Halifax tries to buck Jack off but Jack is having none of it.
Jack scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jack lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Halifax down.
Jack lands an elbow.
Jack 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack controlling the position.
Jack scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Halifax to see if he's OK.
Jack remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halifax is looking to reverse the position.
Halifax taking a bit of punishment here - Jack scoring with strikes.
Jack lands a few punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Halifax can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jack working the head and body with strikes.
Halifax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halifax tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jack tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jack grinds an elbow into Halifax 's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halifax is trying to buck Jack off.
Jack slows the pace down.
Halifax is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Halifax 's face as Jack controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Jack dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jack clinches up against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Halifax has eaten all the pies!
Jack stalling in the clinch but Halifax improves position.
Halifax blocks an uppercut.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack looking to slow down the pace here.
Halifax working aggressively here.
Halifax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jack goes for a takedown attempt but Halifax pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jack doesn't manage to clinch there - Halifax circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Halifax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Jack closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Halifax did well to prevent Jack getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack wants to take a breather but Halifax is having none of it.
Jack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sonny Jack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Jack there.
Halifax tries to get to full guard but Jack has control of the leg.
Halifax wants to control but Jack is keeping busy.
Jack sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jack landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Jack connects with a nice short shot to Halifax 's temple.
Halifax has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jack is working away from the top position though.

Jack is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Halifax sees it coming and defends easily.
Halifax trying to hold on to Jack's head to control him but Jack postures up.
Jack drops an elbow to the side of Halifax 's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halifax wants to get back to his feet.
Jack works his way into full mount!
Jack lands a big shot there that rocks Halifax but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jack content just to control the position here.
Jack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jack controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jack.
Jack controlling the pace for now.
Jack working Halifax over with strikes here.
Jack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack lands a big elbow.
Jack has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Halifax 's face.

Halifax is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Jack dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jack misses with a shot to the body
and Halifax counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Jack does no damage.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halifax under the eye.
Halifax is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
Jack fails with a takedown attempt.
Halifax seems to have recovered his senses.
Halifax is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halifax uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Halifax cracks Jack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Sonny Jack has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halifax is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halifax avoids the body shot from Jack.

Jack gets tackled into the cage by Halifax . Halifax maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to work over Halifax 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halifax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halifax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jack tries to work over Halifax 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jack looking to slow down the pace here.
Halifax lands with a right to the head.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Halifax .
Halifax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jack working aggressively here.
Halifax works on Jack's body with a couple of short punches.
Jack looking to stall.
Jack working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halifax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Jack misses.
Halifax slaps away a takedown attempt from Jack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Halifax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halifax wants to clinch up but Jack keeps it at a distance.
Halifax looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halifax can do to turn this around?
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halifax swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jack.
Halifax blocks a low kick nicely.

Halifax drops Jack with a beautiful combination! Jack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Halifax is looking for the KO!

Jack is rocked!
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Halifax . That snapped Jack's head back.
Oh Jack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Jack has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Halifax smells blood and charges in for the finish! Halifax unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Jack sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kari Halifax !