PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Martin's choice of entrance music: War - The Sick Puppies. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Halo
vs
Martin

189 cm
28
182 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
31
179 lbs
19 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin slips a straight right by Halo.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Halo finds it's target.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Martin avoids the body shot from Halo.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halo's waist but Halo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
Martin misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Halo looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Martin thumps Halo with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halo backs up against the cage.
Martin throws a series of punches but Halo avoids them all with ease.
Martin tries to move into range but Halo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Nolan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Halo avoids it really well and circles away.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martin will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Martin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Halo lands the left hand.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Halo shoots in.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Halo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halo jabs at Martin's body.
Martin lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halo doesn't seem bothered though.
Martin tries to move into range but Halo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Martin down.
Halo connects with a body shot.
Halo throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halo is able to avoid easily.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halo throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Halo works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Halo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halo.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Halo.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Halo with a hook.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Halo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Halo misses with an uppercut.
Halo cracks Martin with an open hand slap.
Halo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Martin blocks the low kick.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin looks for a takedown but Halo sprawls well.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Halo back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Halo.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halo.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Martin shrugs it off though.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
Halo misses the shot to the body.

Martin rushes Halo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo tries for a takedown but Martin manages to get underhooks.
Martin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Halo is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Halo on the inside.

Halo manages to break the clinch.
Martin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halo rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Halo which made him look bad.
Martin throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Halo as Martin shoots in.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Halo down.

Martin gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to stand back up but Martin manages to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo is trying to get back to half guard.
Martin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martin working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Halo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Martin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Halo looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Martin lands a nice hook to Halo's body. Halo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Martin stuns Halo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin jabs at Halo's body.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin takes one on the button.
Halo thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
A jab from Halo misses.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.

Martin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Halo's half guard.
Halo is looking to improve his position.
Halo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martin is nestled in close to Halo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martin wants to take a breather but Halo is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Halo is pressing down on Martin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin is in close to Halo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Halo defending against the ground and pound.
Martin tries to score with some ground and pound. Halo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Martin scores with punches from side control.

Martin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Halo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Martin but great work by Halo.
Martin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Halo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Martin tries to hold on but Halo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to improve his position but Halo isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Martin!
Nolan Martin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.