PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandwasi Nsumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Halliday
vs
Nsumba

194 cm
29
196 lbs
6 - 8 - 3

180 cm
24
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandwasi Nsumba!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halliday misses with the combination.
Nsumba moves out of range of the body kick from Halliday.
Nsumba staying out of range there.
Halliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mickey Halliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halliday lands a lovely overhand right.
Nsumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halliday tries to clinch but Nsumba moves out of range.
Halliday scores with a nice head shot.
Nsumba slips a jab and a cross from Halliday.
Nsumba avoids the body shot from Halliday.
Halliday throws a big shot that misses.
Nsumba throws a hook to the side of Halliday's head but Halliday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nsumba defending well as Halliday loads up on a big left hand.
Halliday scores with the left hand. Nsumba knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday lands a leg kick that knocks Nsumba off balance momentarily.
Halliday throws a poor cross that misses
and Nsumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Halliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nsumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halliday buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nsumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halliday scores with a head kick.
Halliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halliday shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nsumba moves out of range as Halliday strikes.
Halliday falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nsumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nsumba was well out of range. Poor timing from Halliday.
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!
Halliday fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Halliday misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Nsumba.
Nsumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halliday misses with a body punch
and Nsumba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halliday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halliday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nsumba slips under a jab from Halliday.
Halliday throws a hook but Nsumba avoids it easily.
Nsumba blocks a jab.
Halliday takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halliday throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nsumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halliday throws the left hand but Nsumba avoids the punch easily.
Nsumba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Halliday goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halliday misses with a wild body shot.
Halliday is looking to chop away at Nsumba's legs.
Halliday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halliday lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nsumba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nsumba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nsumba looks to score with a jab to the body but Halliday is just out of range.
Halliday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halliday looks to land a combination but Nsumba avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Nsumba scores with a four punch combination!
Halliday looks to land a right hand but Nsumba moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nsumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halliday lands with a good body shot.
Crunch! Halliday slams his shin into Nsumba's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halliday throws a right and a left that Nsumba avoids nicely.
Halliday throws the left hand but Nsumba avoids the punch easily.
Halliday looks for the body kick but Nsumba saw that one coming.
Nsumba throws a body punch but Halliday moves out of range.
Nice shot by Nsumba.
A punch combination from Halliday misses.
Halliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nsumba blocks a jab.
Nsumba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halliday fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Halliday dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Halliday lands with a cross.
Nsumba connects with a body shot.
Halliday misses with a body kick.
Mickey Halliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halliday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nsumba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Halliday.
Halliday walks into a stiff left hand from Nsumba.
Nsumba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halliday.
Nsumba lands a body shot.
Halliday defending well as Nsumba loads up on a big left hand.
Halliday tries a low kick but Nsumba avoids it.
Nsumba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halliday looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Halliday.
Nice defenses there by Nsumba.
Halliday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nsumba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nsumba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nsumba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halliday throws a head kick that misses.
Nsumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halliday was well out of range. Poor timing from Nsumba.
Halliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nsumba throws out the jab.
Halliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halliday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halliday falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nsumba counters with a three punch combo that has Halliday backing up. Halliday nods at Nsumba to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Mickey Halliday has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halliday closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halliday throws a body punch but Nsumba moves out of range.
Mickey Halliday is winning the standup battle so far.
Halliday slips a straight right by Nsumba.
Halliday goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halliday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nsumba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Nsumba - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Halliday misses the target.
Halliday misses the shot to the body.
Halliday connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Halliday moves into the clinch.

Nsumba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halliday walks into a left hand.
Halliday tries to clinch but Nsumba is having none of it.
Nsumba thuds a left hand into Halliday's body.
Halliday just misses with a punch to the body.
Halliday tries to clinch but Nsumba is having none of it.
Halliday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba checks a low kick from Halliday.
Nsumba looks to throw the jab but Halliday is out of range.
Nsumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halliday manages to avoid it.
Nsumba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halliday. Halliday circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Halliday does it's job there.
Nsumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nsumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halliday.
Halliday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nsumba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halliday swings widly with a right hand
and Nsumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Halliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nsumba was well out of range. Poor timing from Halliday.
Halliday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nsumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halliday tries a low kick but Nsumba avoids it.
Halliday falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nsumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday throws a jab but it's blocked by Nsumba.
A lazy left from Halliday finds it's target.
Halliday lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halliday is looking to score with low kicks.
Halliday slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Nsumba.
Halliday tries a low kick but Nsumba avoids it.
Halliday misses with an uppercut
and Nsumba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halliday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halliday throws out a loose jab but Nsumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nsumba checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Halliday misses
and Nsumba counters with a three punch combo that has Halliday backing up. Halliday nods at Nsumba to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wandwasi Nsumba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey Halliday's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A slow jab from Halliday misses its intended target.
Halliday chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Nsumba blocks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Halliday coming out on top.
Halliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nsumba was well out of range. Poor timing from Halliday.
Halliday misses with a hook to the body
and Nsumba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Halliday throws a big shot that misses.
Nsumba tries to move into range but Halliday moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halliday throws a combination that misses
and Nsumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Halliday.
Halliday has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nsumba finds it's way round the side to connect with Halliday's head.
Halliday shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Halliday is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nsumba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halliday.
Halliday walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Halliday is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Halliday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halliday pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nsumba lands with a big left! Halliday is wobbled badly! Nsumba comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Halliday to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wandwasi Nsumba!