PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe. Chryst Halo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Redman
vs
Halo

184 cm
26
206 lbs
24 - 7 - 1

183 cm
26
209 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redman throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Redman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Redman looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Redman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Redman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
Redman punishes Halo's body with a nice straight punch.
Redman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
JT Redman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Redman throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo slips under a jab from Redman.
Redman misses with a body shot
and Halo counters with a left and a right that stings Redman.
Redman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redman misses with a hook to the body
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Redman's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Redman avoids the head kick by Halo.
A shot to the liver by Redman. Beautiful body shot.
Redman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Redman misses.
Halo tries to move into range but Redman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo avoids the head kick by Redman.
Redman misses the body punch
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Redman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes one on the button.
Halo avoids the body shot from Redman.
A shot to the body from Redman misses
and Halo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redman misses with a hook to the body
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Redman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redman was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo misses with a hook.
Redman misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman connects with a solid leg kick.
Redman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Redman is looking to wear down Halo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Redman cracks a nice hook into Halo's ribs.
Redman looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.

Halo moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Redman.
A frustrated look appears on Redman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Halo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Redman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redman.
Redman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Redman misses with a jab to the body
and Halo counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Redman misses
and Halo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halo.
Redman is breathing heavily.
Redman walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Redman throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redman looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Redman looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Redman throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redman.
Redman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chryst Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JT Redman'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.

Redman cracks Halo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Redman throws a leg kick
and Halo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Redman misses
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redman swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Chryst Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halo.
Redman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Redman backing away here, and Halo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Redman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Halo responds with a good body kick, but Redman manages to step out the way in time.
Redman lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Chryst Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman throws a series of strikes that have Halo backpedaling.
Redman swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Redman stuns Halo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halo avoids the body shot from Redman.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Halo.
Redman blocks the body kick.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Halo takes one to the side of the head.
Halo avoids the body shot from Redman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

JT Redman's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Redman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Redman takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Redman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Redman lands a right hook to the body.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Redman checks it well.
Redman slips under a jab from Halo.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Redman can pounce on him.
Redman misses with a jab to the body
and Halo counters with a leg kick.
Halo throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Redman crashing down! Redman tries to stagger back to his feet but Halo just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Redman asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chryst Halo!