PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by I am a Nightmare Walking. Gabriel Halo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halo
vs
Vinci

188 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
27
201 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vinci takes the fight into the clinch.
Halo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vinci up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
Halo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Francis Vinci has been cut.
Halo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vinci managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Halo is struggling to control the position.
Vinci tries to pull guard but Halo won't allow it.
Vinci tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vinci being controlled against the cage.
Halo missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Halo.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Vinci blocks with his arms.
Vinci being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Halo.

Vinci moves into the clinch successfully.
Halo lands an elbow that stopped Vinci in his tracks for a moment.
Vinci tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gabriel Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Vinci.
Vinci takes an elbow to the forehead.
Halo lands a damaging elbow.
Halo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Francis Vinci's cut even more.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
Halo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Vinci is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vinci is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
Vinci looks gassed!
Vinci takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Francis Vinci's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Halo content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Clinched against the cage, Halo lands a big elbow that drops Vinci! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Vinci is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Halo!