PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 2084 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Tupa Halloo (ranked 77 p4p, 89 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by Gerardo's Rico Suave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cole
vs
Halloo

182 cm
40
168
34 - 20 - 1

188 cm
34
220
16 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
Halloo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halloo thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halloo misses with a kick to the body.
Cole has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cole throws a hook but Halloo avoids it easily.

Halloo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Halloo has him pressed against the cage.
Halloo scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
Halloo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halloo throws a head punch that misses.

Cole lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloo is trying to stand.
Cole trying to pass the guard but Halloo defending well.
Halloo is refusing to be controlled, as Cole sits in half guard.
Cole trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cole is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Halloo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cole.
Cole stops Halloo from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cole looks to land a body kick but Halloo moved away.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halloo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Halloo misses with a straight right.
Halloo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halloo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Halloo misses.
Cole throws a jab when Halloo was well out of range.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Halloo there.
Cole cracks Halloo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cole looks to land a left hand but Halloo moved out of range nicely.
Halloo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Halloo wants to clinch.
Halloo connects with a jab.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole looks to land a left hand but Halloo moved out of range nicely.
Halloo throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Halloo walks into a jab.
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!
Halloo misses with a straight right.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halloos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halloo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo scores with a jab. Cole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cole lands with a hook. Halloo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Cole misses.
Nice straight punches there by Cole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cole.
Halloo with a nice cross.
Cole connects with an inside leg kick.
Cole thows a leg kick but Halloo checks it
and Halloo counters with a body kick.
Halloo staying out of range there.
Halloo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halloo with a jab.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Halloo counters with a huge right that knocks Cole out cold! Halloo is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
An out of breath Tupa Halloo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.