PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Gaul has chosen Asterix and Obelix as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Halo
vs
De Gaul

192 cm
23
254 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

193 cm
23
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gaul slips a straight right by Halo.
De Gaul slips under a jab.
Halo jabs De Gaul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Gaul moves away.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces De Gaul off the cage and back into range.
De Gaul scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Gaul misses with an uppercut.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab by De Gaul.
Halo misses with a double jab
and De Gaul counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
De Gaul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo throws a right hand that De Gaul ducks under and follows up with a left that De Gaul also avoids with ease.
De Gaul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Halo tries a low kick but De Gaul avoids it.

De Gaul clinches up against the cage.
De Gaul lands with a left to the head.
De Gaul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Gaul lands a left hand.
Halo tries to work over De Gaul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Gaul scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Halo.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo misses with some punches.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
De Gaul blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by De Gaul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Gaul blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Obelix De Gaul has been cut.
De Gaul can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.

De Gaul manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from De Gaul. Those never looked like landing.
Halo looks to land a combination but De Gaul avoids it well.
De Gaul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo is looking to counter punch.
Halo throws a right hand that De Gaul ducks under and follows up with a left that De Gaul also avoids with ease.
Halo looks to land a left hand but De Gaul moved out of range nicely.
De Gaul throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Gaul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo slips under a jab from De Gaul.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Gaul slips under a jab from Halo.
De Gaul punishes Halo's body with a nice straight punch.
Halo misses with a low kick as De Gaul jumps back.
De Gaul throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
De Gaul cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

De Gaul clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Halo.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo misses with a body punch.
De Gaul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Gaul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Gaul lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Gaul misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De Gaul fails to land.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Gaul backwards.
De Gaul throws a head punch that misses.
Halo is working De Gaul over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
De Gaul prevents a body shot from Halo.
De Gaul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from De Gaul fails to land.

Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Gaul is just out of range.
Halo digs a good hook to De Gaul's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - De Gaul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ken Halo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Obelix De Gaul's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice jab there from Halo.
Halo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Gaul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo throws a push kick but De Gaul slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
De Gaul looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
De Gaul misses the jab.
It looked like Halo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Halo throws a jab when De Gaul was well out of range.
De Gaul checks a leg kick.
De Gaul throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo slips a jab from De Gaul.
Halo misses with a body kick.
De Gaul throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throws a leg kick but De Gaul moved away.
De Gaul throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
De Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo cracks De Gaul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halo scores with a shot to the body.
De Gaul's corner calls for a 1-2. De Gaul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick.
De Gaul's corner calls for a 1-2. De Gaul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Gaul thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
De Gaul checks a leg kick nicely.

Halo drives through and clinches with De Gaul against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Gaul in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Gaul lands an uppercut.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halo working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
De Gaul struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Gaul blocks an uppercut.
De Gaul prevents a body shot from Halo.
De Gaul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo blocking some punches.
De Gaul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Gaul controls his hands.
Halo pushes De Gaul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Gaul can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
A short right from Halo.
De Gaul digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
Halo digs a right hand into De Gaul's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Gaul's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Gaul is breathing heavily.
Halo working aggressively here.

Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from De Gaul.
Ken Halo is winning the standup battle so far.

De Gaul gets tackled into the cage by Halo. Halo maintains the clinch.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Gaul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Gaul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Gaul backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Gaul keeps control of Halo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Gaul blocks a body shot from Halo.
De Gaul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo lands with a light punch inside.
De Gaul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Gaul misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from De Gaul.
De Gaul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Gaul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Gaul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but De Gaul is controlling him.
De Gaul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Gaul keeps control of Halo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Gaul has Halo pressed against the cage, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Gaul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halo is leaning against De Gaul and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halo blocks a body shot from De Gaul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Halo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Obelix De Gaul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Halo tries to work over De Gaul's front leg with a kick but De Gaul checks it.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Gaul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Gaul takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
De Gaul slips under a jab from Halo.
De Gaul looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Ken Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo lands a really nice looking cross but De Gaul seems unphased.
De Gaul looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
As De Gaul looks to move away, Halo throws a big counter combo bu De Gaul just gets out of the way.
Halo misses with a double jab
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gaul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halo staying out of range there.
De Gaul misses with a two punch combination.
De Gaul misses with an uppercut.
De Gaul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Gaul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from De Gaul.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
De Gaul throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo stuns De Gaul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obelix De Gaul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul misses with a wild body shot.
De Gaul keeps Halo at a distance using the push kick.
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!
De Gaul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Gaul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Gaul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo connects with a jab.
De Gaul takes one to the chin there.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Gaul throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.

De Gaul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Gaul controls his hands.
Halo cracks De Gaul with a nice body shot.
De Gaul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Gaul controls his hands.
De Gaul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Gaul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ken Halo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Gaul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Halo's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Gaul blocking some punches.
De Gaul keeps control of Halo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Gaul scores with a shoulder strike.
De Gaul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Gaul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo gets through De Gaul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Gaul.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Gaul can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
De Gaul misses with a punch to the body.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as De Gaul controls the action.
Halo is trying to push De Gaul away but De Gaul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Gaul pushes Halo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Gaul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
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!
De Gaul digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
De Gaul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Gaul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo is looking to break free of the clinch but De Gaul has double underhooks.
De Gaul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Gaul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Gaul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Gaul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Gaul scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Obelix De Gaul.
I think Halo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Halo!
Ken Halo thanked the fans post fight for their support.