PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moudood Halimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mucks Wun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mucks Wun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Halimi
vs
Wun

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moudood Halimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mucks Wun!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wun throws a series of punches but Halimi avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Wun misses.
Halimi tries to counter by clinching up but Wun breaks away and moves out of range.
Halimi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wun sprawls well. Wun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Halimi gets slowly back to his feet.

Halimi forces Wun back against the cage and clinches.

Wun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Halimi moves into range and clinches up with Wun.

Wun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Halimi takes the fight into the clinch.

Halimi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Halimi wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halimi.
Halimi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Halimi drops Wun with a beautiful combination! Wun stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Halimi is looking for the KO!

Wun is rocked!

It looks like Mucks Wun has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wun is still on wobbly legs! Can Halimi finish him?
Wun just misses with a punch to the body.
Wun seems to have recovered his senses.
Halimi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halimi dodges the punch combination from Wun.
Halimi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wun.
Wun throws a body punch but Halimi moves out of range.

Halimi rushes Wun and presses him up against the cage.
Halimi throws an elbow but it misses.
Halimi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wun blocks the elbow strike.

Halimi manages to break the clinch.
Halimi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Halimi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wun, pushing him back against the cage.

Wun breaks the clinch.

Halimi closes the distance and clinches.

Wun breaks the clinch.
Halimi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wun.
Halimi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halimi.
Wun throws a big shot that misses.
Halimi is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halimi tries to clinch but Wun is having none of it.
Halimi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wun circles away.
Wun throws out a counter right but Halimi avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wun throws out a loose jab but Halimi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halimi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wun circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Wun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wun with a nice cross.
Halimi scores with a nice body kick.
Wun looks winded!
Wun misses with an uppercut.
Halimi goes for a double leg but Wun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wun continues to drive forward.
Wun might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Halimi.
Wun swats away the attempt to clinch by Halimi.
Halimi tries to move into range but Wun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Halimi takes the fight into the clinch.

Halimi breaks the clinch.
Halimi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wun keeps the fight on the outside.
Wun swats away the attempt to clinch by Halimi.
Wun unleashes a big counter combination but Halimi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Halimi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Halimi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wun.
Wun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Halimi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wun! But no joy.
Halimi shoots in for a double leg but Wun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moudood Halimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wun lands a jab to the nose.
Wun scores with a hook to the body. Halimi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halimi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wun keeps the fight on the outside.
Halimi moves in looking to clinch but Wun pushes him off.
Wun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Halimi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Halimi clinches up against the cage.

Wun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wun misses with a body punch

and Halimi counters with a crisp one two that drops Wun! Halimi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wun to his feet! Wun is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wun leaves Halimi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wun throws a body punch but Halimi moves out of range.

Halimi closes the distance and clinches.
Halimi lands a damaging elbow.
Halimi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wun's defenses.
Halimi lands an elbow just above Wun 's eye.

Wun manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Halimi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halimi lands an elbow that stopped Wun in his tracks for a moment.
Halimi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halimi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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 Moudood Halimi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mucks Wun's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Halimi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halimi goes for a double leg but Wun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wun continues to drive forward.
Mucks Wun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wun catches Halimi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wun clobbers Halimi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halimi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halimi wants to clinch.
Wun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halimi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halimi avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wun swings for the body but Halimi moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Wun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halimi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wun!
Wun is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wun throws a right hand that Halimi ducks under and follows up with a left that Halimi also avoids with ease.

Halimi moves into the clinch.
Halimi misses with an elbow over the top.
Wun blocks an elbow strike.
Halimi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Halimi lands an elbow just above Wun 's eye.

Wun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halimis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Halimi.
Wun misses with a hook
and Halimi counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Wun falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Moudood Halimi!