PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Hallick (ranked 180 p4p, 21 weight class) and Henri Lafitte (ranked 421 p4p, 66 weight class). 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.

Hallick
vs
Lafitte

193 cm
40
215 lbs
37 - 13 - 0

193 cm
36
215 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallick moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hallick.
Lafitte tries to clinch but Hallick moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hallick. That's going to slow Lafitte down.
A big left from Hallick misses.
Nice defenses there by Hallick.
Hallick takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Hallick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ass Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hallick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hallick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lafitte misses with a straight right.

Hallick gets tackled into the cage by Lafitte. Lafitte maintains the clinch.
Lafitte has a couple of punches blocked by Hallick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafitte prevents Hallick from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lafitte.
Lafitte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Lafitte on the inside.
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!
Lafitte scores with a shoulder strike.
Hallick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lafitte can't find room to land a body shot as Hallick controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte swings wildly with an uppercut but Hallick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafitte.
Hallick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafitte swings wildly with an uppercut but Hallick uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hallick breaks the clinch.
Lafitte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafitte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Lafitte misses its intended target.
It looked like Hallick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lafitte tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafitte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lafitte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henri Lafitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lafitte forces Hallick back against the cage and clinches.
Hallick is trying to break the clinch but Lafitte has him pressed against the cage.
Hallick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hallick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte tries to clinch up but Hallick circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafitte tries to clinch there but Hallick circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hallick misses the target.
A slow jab from Hallick misses its intended target.
Hallick backing away here, and Lafitte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hallick swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafitte.
Hallick misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lafitte moves into range and clinches up with Hallick.
Hallick blocks a body shot from Lafitte.
Lafitte misses with a punch on the inside.
Hallick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hallick blocking some punches.
Hallick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hallick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafitte lands a jab to the head.
Lafitte throws a poor cross that misses
and Hallick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lafitte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte tries to work over Hallick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafitte tries a body shot but Hallick blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallick.
A nice left hand lands by Lafitte.
Lafitte pushes Hallick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hallick is trying to break the clinch but Lafitte is controlling him.

Hallick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lafitte is looking to clinch but Hallick is avoiding it.
Hallick takes a jab right on the kisser.

Lafitte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lafitte.

Hallick breaks from the clinch.
Lafitte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lafitte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hallick.
Lafitte misses with an uppercut. Hallick saw that one coming.
Hallick is looking to counter punch.
Lafitte tries to clinch but Hallick is having none of it.
A low kick from Hallick misses
and Lafitte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hallick scores with a hook to the body. Lafitte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lafitte has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hallick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafitte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Hallick. That snapped Lafitte's head back.
Hallick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hallick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Lafitte pushes Hallick up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafitte has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hallick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lafitte can turn it around.
Hallick wants to break free but Lafitte has control.
Lafitte pushes Hallick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lafitte has a couple of punches blocked by Hallick.
Lafitte lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lafitte.
Hallick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hallick is trying to break the clinch but Lafitte has him pressed against the cage.
Lafitte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Hallick avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the cage.

Hallick breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafitte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hallick keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Lafitte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lafitte forces Hallick back against the cage and clinches.
Hallick is trying to force a seperation but Lafitte has the dominant position.
Hallick has had enough of the clinch but Lafitte keeps him there for the moment.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallick.
Hallick has had enough of the clinch but Lafitte keeps him there for the moment.
Lafitte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hallick manages to break the clinch.
Lafitte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lafitte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Hallick is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafitte misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafitte misses the target.
A punch combination from Lafitte misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafitte looks to throw the jab but Hallick is out of range.
Hallick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lafitte.
Lafitte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lafitte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Hallick does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafitte.
Lafitte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lafitte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Hallick.
Lafitte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafitte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lafitte swinging wildly here.
Lafitte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lafitte lands a jab-cross combination.
Hallick misses the jab.
Lafitte scores with a body shot.

Lafitte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lafitte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hallick is looking to break free of the clinch but Lafitte has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick is trying to break the clinch but Lafitte has him pressed against the cage.

Hallick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lafitte forces Hallick back against the cage and clinches.
Lafitte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henri Lafitte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lafitte can't find room to land a body shot as Hallick controls the action.

Hallick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hallick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hallick blocks the body kick.
Lafitte misses with the combination.
Lafitte throws a leg kick but Hallick sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Hallick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lafitte throws a hook but Hallick avoids it easily.

Lafitte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Hallick's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hallick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafitte tries to clinch there but Hallick circles away.
Hallick throws a hook but Lafitte avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lafitte moves into the clinch successfully.
Lafitte lands a nice shot to the body.
Hallick is trying to break the clinch but Lafitte is controlling him.
Lafitte misses with a body punch.
Lafitte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafitte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hallick's efforts to push away.
Hallick working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Lafitte.

Hallick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lafitte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hallick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Hallick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Lafitte rushes Hallick and presses him up against the cage.
Hallick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lafitte misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafitte scores with a shoulder strike.
Lafitte misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hallick breaks from the clinch.
Hallick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafitte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hallick swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafitte.
Hallick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafitte.
Hallick thuds his shin into the meat of Lafitte's side.
Lafitte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafitte tries to clinch but Hallick moves away
and Hallick counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafitte is looking to clinch.
Lafitte throws an off balance right hand
and Hallick counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Lafitte misses.
Lafitte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hallick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Lafitte moves into the clinch.

Hallick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lafitte clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Lafitte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.

Hallick manages to break the clinch.
Hallick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafitte to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafitte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Hallick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Lafitte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lafitte closes the distance and clinches.
Hallick is trying to push Lafitte away but Lafitte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lafitte misses with a punch to the body.

Hallick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Lafitte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lafitte.

Lafitte gets a clinch.
Hallick is trying to break the clinch but Lafitte is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.

Hallick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Hallick does it's job there.
Hallick tries to work over Lafitte's front leg with a kick but Lafitte checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafitte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hallick.
Lafitte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hallick.
Hallick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Lafitte moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lafitte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hallick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hallick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Lafitte.

Lafitte rushes Hallick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hallick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lafitte has closed the distance and engaged Hallick in a clinch.
Hallick blocking some punches.
Lafitte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lafitte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallick's elbow.

Hallick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafitte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafitte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hallick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafitte.

Hallick gets tackled into the cage by Lafitte. Lafitte maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hallick breaks from the clinch.
Lafitte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hallick's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lafitte at a distance.
Lafitte connects with the punch.
Hallick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lafitte looks to clinch
and Hallick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lafitte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Hallick was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lafitte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Lafitte clinches.
Lafitte throws a head punch that misses.

Hallick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hallick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafitte tries to clinch there but Hallick circles away.
Lafitte throws the left hand but Hallick avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lafitte digs a good body shot into Hallick's ribs.

Lafitte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hallick, pushing him back against the cage.
Lafitte scores with a shot to the side of Hallick's head.
Lafitte lands with a light punch inside.
Hallick is looking to break free of the clinch but Lafitte has double underhooks.
Lafitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lafitte fails to land.
A short uppercut from Lafitte.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallick.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallick.
Lafitte lands a nice uppercut.
Lafitte misses with a body punch.

Hallick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Lafitte misses.
Lafitte tries to clinch up but Hallick circles away and keeps his distance.
Hallick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!

Lafitte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Hallick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Lafitte drives through and clinches with Hallick against the cage.
Lafitte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hallick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hallick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hallick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafitte backwards.
Lafitte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafitte misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafitte misses with some punches.
Lafitte prevents Hallick from breaking the clinch.
Lafitte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallick's elbow.
Lafitte misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hallick breaks the clinch.
Lafitte misses with a hook. Hallick ducked under it nicely.
Lafitte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lafitte tries to clinch but Hallick moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Lafitte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lafitte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Lafitte!