PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 232 p4p, 34 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 445 p4p, 58 weight class). Crown Halo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mauricio DeSilva
vs
Halo

200 cm
32
195 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

191 cm
36
207 lbs
22 - 16 - 2

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo is looking to slow DeSilva down with leg kicks.
DeSilva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
DeSilva throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
DeSilva catches Halo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
DeSilva scores with a leg kick.
DeSilva misses with a body kick.
DeSilva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeSilva can pounce on him.
DeSilva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DeSilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from DeSilva misses.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
DeSilva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from DeSilva finds it's way through Halo's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSilva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeSilva thows a body kick. Halo tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Halo forces DeSilva back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a shoulder strike.
Halo lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeSilva lands with a right to the head.
DeSilva throws a head punch that misses.
Halo lands a knee to the head.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeSilva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo misses with some punches.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, DeSilva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo tries to stall but DeSilva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
DeSilva prevents a body shot from Halo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSilva misses with the head strike.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeSilva prevents a body shot from Halo.
DeSilva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from DeSilva.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DeSilva lands a left hand.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeSilva.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
DeSilva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from DeSilva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeSilva's efforts to push away.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a hook that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
DeSilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
DeSilva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. DeSilva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Halo can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
DeSilva lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by DeSilva.
Halo tries a knee to the head but DeSilva blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from DeSilva.
A body shot lands from DeSilva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeSilva lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva lands a right hand.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from DeSilva.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as DeSilva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halo looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
DeSilva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from DeSilva.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

DeSilva scores with a jab to the head.
DeSilva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halo.
DeSilva misses the shot to the body.
Halo moves out of range as DeSilva throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Halo misses.
Halo misses with a body kick.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Halo checks a leg kick.
DeSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
DeSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting DeSilva here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters circling - DeSilva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo tries to clinch up but DeSilva circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
DeSilva throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo throws a push kick but DeSilva slaps the foot to one side.
DeSilva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeSilva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
We've been told by DeSilva's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeSilva.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo wants to clinch.
Halo checks a low kick from DeSilva.
DeSilva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeSilva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from DeSilva.
A lazy left from DeSilva finds it's target.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeSilva.
Halo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
DeSilva checks a leg kick.
DeSilva lands a lovely overhand right.
DeSilva looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 hard body shot but it just misses.
DeSilva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
DeSilva lands a nice looking body kick.
DeSilva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeSilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Crown Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Halo. Those never looked like landing.
DeSilva moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
It looked like DeSilva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and DeSilva only half commits.
Halo throws a fast counter high kick but DeSilva manages to duck under it in time.
DeSilva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
DeSilva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeSilva rather than just go for the knockout.
Halo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeSilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DeSilva swinging wildly here.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
DeSilva is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeSilva.
DeSilva scores with a leg kick.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeSilva doesn't seem bothered though.
DeSilva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeSilva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeSilva feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Halo slips under a jab from DeSilva.
Halo throws a low kick but DeSilva moves out of range easily.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeSilva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeSilva throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
DeSilva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.

Halo rushes DeSilva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
DeSilva scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but DeSilva avoids the damage to the body.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Halo.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but DeSilva avoids the damage to the body.
DeSilva managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Halo prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
DeSilva pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeSilva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

DeSilva misses the shot to the body.
DeSilva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halo's head backwards.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DeSilva scores with a hook.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSilva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeSilva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halo - the referee stops the clock and DeSilva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halo. DeSilva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeSilva wants to slow Halo down by chopping away at his legs.
DeSilva blocks the body kick.
DeSilva throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at DeSilva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Halo clinches with his opponent.
Halo lands a nice knee to the body.
Halo prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but DeSilva avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
DeSilva avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Halo cracks DeSilva with a nice body shot.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from DeSilva.
DeSilva managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Halo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halo lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Halo to work.
Halo prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Halo pushes DeSilva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeSilva working aggressively here.
DeSilva blocks a body shot from Halo.
DeSilva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
DeSilva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo working aggressively here.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

DeSilva manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva fakes the leg kick and cracks Halo in the body.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
DeSilva misses the jab.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halo throws a one two combo.

Halo clinches.
DeSilva throws a head punch that misses.
DeSilva takes a knee right on the jaw!
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSilva blocks it with crossed arms.
DeSilva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSilva blocks it with crossed arms.
Halo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DeSilva misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Halo as the two fighters clinch.
DeSilva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeSilva avoids it.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from DeSilva.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
A short right from DeSilva.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but DeSilva blocks with his arms.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeSilva blocks a body shot from Halo.
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSilva won't want to take too many of those.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeSilva scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crown Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeSilva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!