PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 2704 p4p, 363 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 3034 p4p, 404 weight class). Osama Akharraz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Akharraz
vs
Halo

225 cm
29
215 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

185 cm
32
215 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Akharraz blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Akharraz misses the target.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo scores with a shot to the body.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
Akharraz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
Akharraz slips a straight right by Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Halo.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akharraz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akharraz.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses the jab.

Akharraz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the cage.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.

Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Halo misses with a hook. Akharraz ducked under it nicely.
Akharraz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.

Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.

Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo misses with a straight left.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akharraz.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
and Akharraz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Halo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akharraz at a distance.
Halo misses with a hook
and Akharraz counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akharraz throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halo.
Akharraz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akharraz throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Akharraz slips the punch.
Akharraz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akharraz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akharraz lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Akharraz cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akharraz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halo slips a jab from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands with a cross.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melchizedek Halo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Akharraz if he has to take too many more of those.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akharraz with a body shot.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Akharraz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Akharraz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halo. That one must have hurt.
Akharraz's corner calls for a 1-2. Akharraz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Halo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Halo with a jab.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Akharraz darts in and clinches Halo up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz blocks a body shot from Halo.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz walks into a straight right hand from Halo.
Halo feints and then cracks Akharraz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akharraz down.
Halo scores with a nice body kick.
Halo cracks the inside of Akharraz's front leg.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Halo misses.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
Akharraz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo throws out a counter right but Akharraz avoids it with no problem.
Akharraz moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Akharraz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akharraz lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Akharraz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akharraz counters with an outside leg kick.
Akharraz ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Halo lands a high kick!
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo moves into range and connects with a jab.

Akharraz is rocked!
Halo is stalking Akharraz. Akharraz circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Halo, and it's lights out! Akharraz really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melchizedek Halo!
Melchizedek Halo thanked the fans post fight for their support.