PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael O Hallorhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari comes to the cage accompanied by James Last - Happy Music. Bob Baramari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baramari
vs
O Hallorhan

210 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

201 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Organic Peak Performance

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael O Hallorhan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hallorhan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Baramari takes the fight into the clinch.
O Hallorhan wants a takedown but no success here.
Baramari with a knee to the head.
O Hallorhan has had enough of the clinch but Baramari keeps him there for the moment.
Baramari scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baramari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Hallorhan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.
Baramari connects with a knee to the head.

Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Hallorhan looks to throw the jab but Baramari is out of range.
O Hallorhan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baramari throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as O Hallorhan stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Baramari follows into mount!

O Hallorhan is rocked!

It looks like Michael O Hallorhan has been cut.
O Hallorhan looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Hallorhan is squirming around, avoiding Baramari's attempts to control the action.
O Hallorhan is looking to improve his position but Baramari isn't that keen on the idea.

Baramari stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
O Hallorhan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baramari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch but O Hallorhan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Baramari has closed the distance and engaged O Hallorhan in a clinch.
O Hallorhan is looking to break free of the clinch but Baramari has double underhooks.

Baramari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Hallorhan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baramari swats away the attempt to clinch by O Hallorhan.
Baramari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Hallorhan.

O Hallorhan moves into range and clinches up with Baramari.
O Hallorhan is looking to break free of the clinch but Baramari has double underhooks.

Baramari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Hallorhan looks to land a combination but Baramari avoids it well.
Baramari throws a series of punches but O Hallorhan moves out of range.
Baramari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Hallorhan tries to bum rush Baramari with a series of wild strikes but Baramari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Baramari clinches.
Nice body punch from Baramari.
Baramari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baramari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baramari goes for a takedown attempt but O Hallorhan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baramari shoots in and drives through. O Hallorhan sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baramari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baramari keeps control of O Hallorhan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baramari connects with a knee to the head.
Baramari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baramari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baramari lands with a light punch inside.

Baramari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Hallorhan prevents Baramari from getting back to his feet.
Baramari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Hallorhan trying to control but Baramari is working from the bottom.

Baramari is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
O Hallorhan wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baramari pushes O Hallorhan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baramari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

O Hallorhan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from O Hallorhan misses.
Baramari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baramari is looking to clinch.
Baramari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baramari closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Hallorhan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Baramari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hallorhan shoots in for a double leg but Baramari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Hallorhan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Hallorhan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Hallorhan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael O Hallorhan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baramari cracks the inside of O Hallorhan's front leg.
A head kick from Baramari lands but O Hallorhan takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - O Hallorhan scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - O Hallorhan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Hallorhan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baramari tries to clinch up
and O Hallorhan counters with a left and a right that stings Baramari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hallorhan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baramari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baramari is looking to clinch but O Hallorhan is avoiding it.
O Hallorhan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!

Baramari has O Hallorhan up against the cage in a clinch.
O Hallorhan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baramari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Hallorhan just stands there and leans against the cage.

Baramari breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Baramari.
O Hallorhan misses with a combination
and Baramari counters with an outside leg kick.
O Hallorhan looks to land a combination. Baramari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baramari throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for O Hallorhan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Baramari closes the distance and clinches.
Baramari with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Baramari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael O Hallorhan's cut.
That's time! Baramari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Hallorhan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baramari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Hallorhan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baramari on the side of the head.
O Hallorhan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Hallorhan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Baramari moves into the clinch.
O Hallorhan is trying to break the clinch but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.
Baramari changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Hallorhan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baramari lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Hallorhan throws a head kick that misses.
Baramari lands with a kick to the temple. O Hallorhan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Baramari darts in and clinches O Hallorhan up against the cage.
O Hallorhan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.
Knees to the body from Baramari.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Hallorhan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Baramari.
Baramari wants a takedown but no success here.
O Hallorhan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baramari tries to land a knee to the head but O Hallorhan blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari prevents O Hallorhan from breaking the clinch.
Baramari prevents O Hallorhan from breaking the clinch.
Baramari lands a nice knee to the body.
Baramari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Hallorhan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Baramari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hallorhan throws a series of punches but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baramari checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by O Hallorhan.
O Hallorhan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baramari shoots in but O Hallorhan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Hallorhan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Hallorhan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from O Hallorhan does no damage.
Bob Baramari is winning the standup battle so far.

O Hallorhan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

O Hallorhan working for submissions but it's allowed Baramari to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Baramari prevents O Hallorhan from standing back up.
O Hallorhan wants to improve his position but Baramari is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baramari decides to stand up.
Baramari connects with a high kick.
O Hallorhan connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baramari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Hallorhan connects with the punch.
O Hallorhan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baramari.
Baramari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Hallorhan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baramari throws a head kick that O Hallorhan semi-blocks.
Baramari tries to clinch up but O Hallorhan circles away and keeps his distance.
Baramari wants to clinch up but O Hallorhan keeps it at a distance.
Baramari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Hallorhan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baramari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Hallorhan really felt that one!
O Hallorhan misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari wants to clinch.
O Hallorhan throws a leg kick but Baramari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baramari throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baramari throws a front kick that sends O Hallorhan stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Baramari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Hallorhan throws a low kick but Baramari avoids it.
Baramari scores with a leg kick.
O Hallorhan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Hallorhan tries to clinch up.
Baramari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baramari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baramari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baramari misses with a two punch combination.
O Hallorhan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baramari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Baramari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael O Hallorhan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

O Hallorhan circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Hallorhan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baramari on the side of the head.
O Hallorhan swats away the attempt to clinch by Baramari.
O Hallorhan motions for Baramari to come forward. O Hallorhan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Hallorhan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baramari avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Hallorhan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Baramari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baramari.
Baramari landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Baramari.
O Hallorhan wants to break free but Baramari has control.
Baramari connects with a knee to the head.
Baramari works on O Hallorhan's body with a couple of short punches.
Baramari lands a nice knee to the body.
O Hallorhan wants to break free but Baramari has control.
Baramari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baramari misses with a knee strike.
O Hallorhan is trying to break the clinch but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.
Baramari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Baramari fails to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Baramari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Hallorhan lands a jab to Baramari's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hallorhan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baramari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Hallorhan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Baramari forces O Hallorhan back against the cage and clinches.
Baramari scores with a knee to the head.
Baramari misses with a knee strike.
O Hallorhan wants to break free but Baramari has control.
Baramari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Hallorhan has had enough of the clinch but Baramari keeps him there for the moment.
O Hallorhan tries to break the clinch but Baramari is controlling the position.
O Hallorhan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baramari unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Hallorhan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baramari looking to throw knees to the head but O Hallorhan is blocking nicely.
O Hallorhan is looking to break free of the clinch but Baramari has double underhooks.
Baramari avoiding damage.

Baramari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Hallorhan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Hallorhan wants to clinch.
O Hallorhan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Baramari clinches up with O Hallorhan and pushes him back against the cage.

Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Hallorhan lands with a cross.
O Hallorhan just misses with a punch to the body.
O Hallorhan misses with the combination.
Baramari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Hallorhan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baramari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baramari lands with a slapping head kick.

O Hallorhan rushes Baramari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Hallorhan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Hallorhan goes for a takedown attempt but Baramari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Hallorhan fails to land with a series of punches.
O Hallorhan misses the shot to the body.

Baramari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baramari connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Hallorhan's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baramari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Baramari.
Baramari is trying to maintain a safe position but O Hallorhan gets an underhook and turns Baramari into the cage.
Baramari missing with knees to the body.
O Hallorhan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.

Baramari ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Baramari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Baramari wants to stand but O Hallorhan is controlling the position.
Baramari has a closed guard, preventing O Hallorhan from standing up.
Baramari wants to get back to his feet but O Hallorhan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Baramari has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes O Hallorhan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Hallorhan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Michael O Hallorhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Hallorhan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Hallorhan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baramari's head.
O Hallorhan lands with a shot to the body.
Baramari throws a head kick that misses.
Baramari slips a jab and a cross from O Hallorhan.
Baramari closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Hallorhan circles away.
O Hallorhan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baramari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Hallorhan counters with a series of strikes. Baramari will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from O Hallorhan.
Baramari wants to clinch.
O Hallorhan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baramari doesn't seem bothered though.
O Hallorhan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baramari.
Bob Baramari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Hallorhan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Baramari.
Well Baramari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Baramari!