PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasty Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Halo
vs
Murdock

183 cm
18
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasty Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock thows a leg kick but Halo checks it
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Nasty Murdock has been cut.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
Murdock tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Murdock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Murdock.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Murdock lands a head kick. Halo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nasty Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Halo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murdock throws a head kick that Halo semi-blocks.
Halo throws a hook but Murdock blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Murdock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Halo misses with a hook. Murdock ducked under it nicely.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murdock tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo thuds a left hand into Murdock's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murdock. That's going to slow Halo down.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo is looking to wear down Murdock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a two punch combo.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Murdock counters with a nice uppercut.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock tries to clinch up.
Murdock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.

Murdock gets a clinch.

Halo manages to break the clinch.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Murdock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murdock manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Murdock instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.

Murdock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Murdock loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Murdock thumps Halo with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock wants to clinch.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Murdock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murdock scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nasty Murdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nasty Murdock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
Murdock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.
Halo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murdock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murdock lands a nice looking body shot.
Murdock scoring well with a low kick there.
Murdock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock lands a nice shot to the body.
Murdock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halo. Halo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murdock tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Murdock scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murdock lands with a hook. Halo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murdock works the jab nicely.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murdock connects with a jab.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murdock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.

Murdock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murdock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Murdock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Murdock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo working hard to break the clinch.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Chryst Halo has been cut.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.

Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murdock. That's going to slow Halo down.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock digs a good hook to Halo's body.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Murdock tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Murdock looks to land a combination but Halo avoids it well.
Murdock scores with a jab.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murdock scores with a shot to the body.
Halo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Murdock's ribs.
Murdock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murdock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Murdock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nasty Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Murdock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Murdock.
Murdock lands with a nice body kick.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Murdock instigates a clinch.

Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nasty Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Halo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Good leg kick by Murdock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Murdock throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
A left lands for Murdock.
Murdock jabs Halo right on the nose. Halo blinks but takes it well.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Murdock.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murdock throws out a powerful jab.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Murdock is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murdock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Murdock throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Chryst Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murdock looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Murdock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Murdock moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdock.
Murdock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halo's head.
Murdock lands with a straight right. Halo didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Murdock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murdock.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Murdock does it's job there.
Murdock lands with a straight right. Halo didn't see that one coming.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Murdock cracks Halo with a good jab.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Halo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murdock at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murdock. That's going to slow Halo down.
Halo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murdock with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nasty Murdock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murdock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasty Murdock!