PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between General Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Halperin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halperin has chosen Somewhere Over the Rainbow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Battery
vs
Halperin

225 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Jerusalem Fight Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, General Battery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tank Halperin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halperin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Tank Halperin has been cut.

Halperin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Battery is in all sorts of trouble here.
Halperin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Halperin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Battery blocking the ground and pound.
Battery blocking the ground and pound.
Halperin scoring with strikes but Battery is staying in there.
Halperin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Battery is bucking up trying to escape but Halperin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Halperin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Battery really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Battery manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Battery manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Battery has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Halperin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halperin cracks Battery with a solid left hand.
Halperin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halperin won't allow Battery to sweep him here.
Halperin is looking to advance position but Battery has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Halperin is looking to improve his position but Battery isn't that keen on the idea.
Battery really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battery unloading with bombs!
Battery landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Battery.

Halperin tries to improve his position but Battery has taken his back! Battery has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Halperin tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Battery pushes Halperin away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). General Battery!