PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halibut Halibut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halibut comes into the arena with Peter You Suck blaring out of the sound system. Hamilton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. OTC- why can't i kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Halibut Halibut is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Halibut
vs
Hamilton

185 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halibut Halibut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton looks for a takedown but Halibut sprawls well.
Hamilton fails to land the takedown.
Hamilton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Halibut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamilton as he avoids it easily.
Halibut closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamilton circles away.
Halibut stalks Hamilton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamilton's face. Hamilton staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick from Halibut lands but Hamilton takes it in his stride.

Halibut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hamilton drags the fight down to the ground.

Hamilton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hamilton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamilton working for submissions but it's allowed Halibut to get to half guard.
Hamilton wants to improve his position but Halibut is controlling well.
Halibut drops an elbow to the side of Hamilton's head.
Halibut trying to control the action but Hamilton is working from the bottom.
Hamilton tries to roll over but Halibut keeps him under control.
Halibut wants to control but Hamilton is keeping him busy.
Hamilton wants to get back to full guard.
Hamilton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hamilton looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halibut trying to control the action but Hamilton is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - Halibut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Halibut Halibut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Hamilton.

Halibut clinches with his opponent.

Hamilton breaks the clinch.

Halibut scores with a takedown into Hamilton's guard.
Hamilton keeping full guard, as Halibut tries to pass.
Hamilton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Halibut landing with the ground and pound.
Halibut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut trying to control but Hamilton is working from the bottom.
Hamilton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halibut not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hamilton is trying to keep Halibut in close.
Halibut controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hamilton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halibut doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halibut manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hamilton looking for a guillotine here but Halibut defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hamilton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Halibut escapes and throws Hamilton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Halibut in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hamilton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hamilton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hamilton.
Halibut won't allow Hamilton to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halibut Halibut dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hamilton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamilton tries to pass to full mount but Halibut defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halibut keeps working.
Hamilton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Halibut trying to control here.
Hamilton lands strikes from half guard.
Hamilton is trying to control the action in half guard but Halibut is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hamilton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Halibut trying to hold on to Hamilton's head to control him but Hamilton postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Halibut tries to clinch up but Hamilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamilton fails with the takedown
and Halibut counters with a two punch combo.
Halibut Halibut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Hamilton.
Halibut with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hamilton counters with a single leg into guard. Halibut didn't expect that.
Halibut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Halibut trying to keep a closed guard but Hamilton is proving a slippery customer.
Halibut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamilton trying to control but Halibut is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Halibut keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halibut throws a head kick that misses

and Hamilton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Halibut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halibut tries to lock up and control but Hamilton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halibut sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Halibut is controlling Hamilton's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Halibut slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halibut is pulling down on Hamilton's head. It's preventing any offense from Hamilton, at least for the moment.
Halibut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hamilton manages to get himself to full guard.
Hamilton controls Halibut momentarily but Halibut frees himself.
Halibut wants to pass the guard but Hamilton is keeping the position.
Halibut controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hamilton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Halibut stacks Hamilton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Halibut!
Hamilton tries to improve position but can't.
Hamilton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton wants to improve his position but Halibut is controlling well.
Rob Hamilton has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hamilton actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hamilton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hamilton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hamilton works his way into side control.
Hamilton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hamilton trying to control the position but Halibut is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hamilton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hamilton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hamilton trying to control the position but Halibut is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Hamilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Halibut's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hamilton misses with a takedown

and Halibut counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hamilton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Halibut is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hamilton to the mat. Hamilton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Halibut wants to pass the guard but Hamilton is keeping the position.

Hamilton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halibut gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hamilton looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamilton, not yet.
Hamilton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Halibut is now in half guard.
Hamilton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Hamilton keeping busy on the bottom but Halibut has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hamilton punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamilton is on top in guard.
Hamilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamilton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hamilton works to advance to full mount. Halibut defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hamilton avoids the attempt from Halibut to control.
Hamilton trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halibut regains half guard.
Halibut is trying to maintain the position but Hamilton is very close to passing his half guard.
Halibut is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Halibut is defending well.

Hamilton seems to be looking for submissions.
Halibut manages to get to full guard.
Hamilton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throwing strikes from guard but Halibut blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hamilton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halibut counters with a big head kick but Hamilton shrugs it off.
Halibut throws a combination. Hamilton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hamilton fails to land the takedown.
Halibut circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halibut counters with a left and a right that stings Hamilton.
Halibut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamilton shoots and misses

and Halibut counters by clinching up.
Halibut Halibut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Hamilton.
Hamilton fails to pull guard.
Hamilton prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halibut is looking to control Hamilton's arms but Hamilton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halibut has his back to the cage.
Halibut prevents the takedown attempt.
Halibut fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Halibut can't break the clinch.
Hamilton wants a takedown.
Hamilton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Halibut manages to break the clinch.

Halibut gets caught flat footed, as Hamilton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hamilton tries to free his leg and advance position but Halibut is retaining full guard.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halibut is keeping the position for now.

Hamilton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hamilton trying to control but Halibut is working from the bottom.
Hamilton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Halibut Halibut showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halibut 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Halibut Halibut!