PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph McGuire Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire Jr has chosen Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind as his entrance music. Ken Halo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halo
vs
McGuire Jr

192 cm
22
254 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire Jr misses the target.
Halo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire Jr throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
McGuire Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Ralph McGuire Jr has been cut.
Halo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halo blocks a jab.
McGuire Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGuire Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ralph McGuire Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuire Jr tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire Jr moves away from the strike by Halo.
McGuire Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire Jr.
Halo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGuire Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
McGuire Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McGuire Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

McGuire Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Halo breaks the clinch.
Halo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire Jr.
Halo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGuire Jr misses with a body shot.
Ken Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire Jr misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a three punch combo that has McGuire Jr backing up. McGuire Jr nods at Halo to acknowledge the strikes.

That has opened up Ralph McGuire Jr's cut even more.
McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
McGuire Jr throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire Jr is just out of range.
Halo misses with a double jab.
McGuire Jr checks a low kick from Halo.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halo scores with a nice head shot.
Halo tests McGuire Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo misses with a double jab.
McGuire Jr connects with a leg kick. Halo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGuire Jr throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by McGuire Jr.
Halo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuire Jr on the side of the head.

The cut above Ralph McGuire Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo connects with a crisp jab.

McGuire Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo misses with the head strike.
McGuire Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire Jr.

Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire Jr shoots in and drives through. Halo sprawls well.
McGuire Jr throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire Jr.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire Jr looks to clinch
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

McGuire Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.

Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralph McGuire Jr'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.

McGuire Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo catches McGuire Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halo looks to land a combination but McGuire Jr avoids it well.
McGuire Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from McGuire Jr misses.
McGuire Jr misses the body punch
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Halo misses.
McGuire Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
McGuire Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuire Jr misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire Jr. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Ralph McGuire Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McGuire Jr shoots in for a double leg but Halo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire Jr off balance momentarily.
Halo misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands with a straight right. McGuire Jr didn't see that one coming.
Ken Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuire Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire Jr can do to turn this around?
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks McGuire Jr in the body.
McGuire Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo misses with an uppercut. McGuire Jr saw that one coming.
Halo staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Halo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Oooooh!!! Halo has knocked McGuire Jr down with a huge combo! Halo steps away and waves a wobbly McGuire Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ralph McGuire Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Halo!
A relieved looking Ken Halo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.