PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 650 p4p, 93 weight class) and Art Brock (ranked 452 p4p, 63 weight class). Crown Halo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Halo
vs
Brock

191 cm
36
207 lbs
22 - 17 - 2

195 cm
33
213 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halo clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Halo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Halo on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brock throws an elbow but misses.
Halo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brocks head.
Brock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Brock.
Halo tries a body shot but Brock blocks it.
Brock gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halo avoiding damage as Brock throws knees to the body.
Brock tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Brock back against the cage.
Halo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brock backwards.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brock throws a half hearted mid kick.

Halo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halo trying to land knees to the body.
Halo lands a right hand.
Brock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Halo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brock can turn it around.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brock throws an elbow but misses.
Halo blocks a body shot from Brock.
Nice body punch from Brock - that landed with a thud.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brock avoids it.
Brock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brocks head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands a shoulder strike.
Halo trying to land knees to the body.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock working aggressively here.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Halo pushes Brock up against the cage in a clinch.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brock.
Halo lands a knee to the body.
Brock tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Brock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a hook but Halo blocks it.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Brock misses.
Brock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brock throws an off balance right hand
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Brock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Brock misses with a double jab
and Halo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brock throws a leg kick
and Halo counters with a solid body kick.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brock.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Brock misses
and Halo counters with a left and a right that stings Brock.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Brock lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brock throws a hook but Halo blocks it.

Halo gets a clinch.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Brock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a knee to the head.
Halo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crown Halo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brock appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Brock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo throws a nice looking combination but Brock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brock throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halo tries to counter by clinching up but Brock breaks away and moves out of range.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brock can do to turn this around?
Halo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brock.
Brock moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Halo cracks the inside of Brock's front leg.
Art Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brock.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Brock cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.

Halo darts in and clinches Brock up against the cage.

Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brock tries to score with a low kick but Halo moves his leg out of the way.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
Brock misses with a shot to the body

and Halo moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
Halo taking a breather.
Halo tries a body shot but Brock blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock works on Halo's body with a couple of short punches.
Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo landing knees to the body.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brock tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halo pushes Brock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brock throws an elbow but misses.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brock.
A bit of stalling here from Brock.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Brock controls the action.
Halo lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock stalling against the cage.
Halo stalling.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Brock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brock manages to circle out of the way.
Brock throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brock.
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Brock fails to land with a series of punches.

Halo instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brock managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Halo pushes Brock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo working Brock over with knees to the body.
Brock is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Halo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brock.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Brock lands a hook that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Brock is trying to force a seperation but Halo has the dominant position.
Brock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brock misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Crown Halo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Halo tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Brock.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Brock misses with a right hand
and Halo counters with a nice body shot.
Brock misses with a straight right.
Brock misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo avoids the body shot from Brock.
No joy there for Brock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock misses with a hook
and Halo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brock's knee momentarily.
Brock tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
Brock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a front kick.
Brock misses with a low kick as Halo jumps back.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
Halo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crown Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Brock throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.

Halo has Brock up against the cage in a clinch.
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halo blocks a body shot from Brock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
Brock lands an elbow just above Halo 's eye.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brock avoids the damage to the body.
Crown Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.

Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brock blocks the body kick.
Brock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Brock looks to move away, Halo throws a big counter combo but Brock just gets out of the way.
Halo jabs at Brock's body.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Brock.
Halo scores with a one two! Brock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brock throws a right and a left that both miss.

Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo misses with the head strike.
Art Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock lands with a left to the head.
Halo with a knee to the head.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo avoids the elbow strike from Brock, against the cage.
Brock prevents a body shot from Halo.
Halo misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock takes a shot to the head.
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.

Brock breaks from the clinch.
Brock throws a body kick that misses.
Halo tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Art Brock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brock throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
And Halo counters with a quick kick to the body but Brock blocks it.
Brock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick from Halo lands but Brock takes it in his stride.
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!
Brock swinging wildly here.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brock throws a right hand that misses
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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 Crown Halo.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crown Halo!
An out of breath Crown Halo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.