PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Halo (ranked 293 p4p, 40 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 64 p4p, 10 weight class). 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
Lafayette

187 cm
35
180 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

184 cm
32
175 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo fails with a takedown attempt.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Lafayette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo 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.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses

and Halo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lafayette's guard.
Halo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Halo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Halo pushes his legs off easily.

Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halo works over Lafayette with some ground and pound from guard.

Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Lafayette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halo is aware though and is defending well.
Lafayette controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.

Halo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lafayette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halo has managed to get both his arms back between Lafayette's legs - danger averted.
Halo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halo defends it easily.

Lafayette working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halo has passed into half guard!

Halo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lafayette is just riding it out for now. Halo eventually gives up the hold.
Halo is trying to control. Lafayette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg.

Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lafayette has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Lafayette is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lafayette avoid being mounted?
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.

Lafayette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halo prevents Lafayette from improving his position.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Halo defends easily.
Halo passes Lafayette's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lafayette is looking to score with low kicks.
Halo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lafayette is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a right hand that misses

and Halo counters with a single leg into guard. Lafayette didn't expect that.
Halo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lafayette tries to roll over but Halo keeps him under control.
Lafayette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halo's back!
Halo turns into Lafayette and is now in his guard.

Halo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Lafayette working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halo has passed into half guard!
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Halo connects with a nice short shot to Lafayette's temple.
Halo trying to mount his opponent but Lafayette defends it.

Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafayette is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Halo moves nicely into side control.
Lafayette taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lafayette manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Halo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Halo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halo works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halo goes for an armbar but Lafayette turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lafayette.
Lafayette prevents Halo from getting back to his feet.
Lafayette throws a big elbow that misses.
Lafayette postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lafayette has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halo is proving hard to escape from.

Halo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lafayette defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafayette seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lafayette stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Halo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lafayette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arthur Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Halo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Halo showed some decent athleticism there.

Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Halo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lafayette sees it coming and defends easily.
Halo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Lafayette is defending well.
Halo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lafayette!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
Halo cracks Lafayette with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Halo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lafayette manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lafayette manages to get back to half guard.
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Lafayette trying to control from the bottom.
Halo trying to control from half guard but Lafayette is working away.
Halo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lafayette!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking to control but Lafayette is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lafayette is working to get back to half guard.
Halo unloading with bombs!

Halo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lafayette can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position but Halo isn't that keen on the idea.
Lafayette keeps trying to improve his position.
Lafayette gets back to half guard.
Halo lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to control the action in half guard but Lafayette is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lafayette has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lafayette looking for submissions off his back.

Halo wants to work for an arm triangle but Lafayette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette gets full guard.
Arthur Halo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo controlling from the top position.

Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halo's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Lafayette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halo is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Halo takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Halo!
After winning the bout, Arthur Halo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.