PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Hallinan (ranked 4766 p4p, 3590 weight class) and Herio Lupsaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hallinan
vs
Lupsaka

190 cm
22
165
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
184
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CJ Hallinan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herio Lupsaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hallinan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lupsaka did well to prevent Hallinan getting side control.
Lupsaka controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lupsaka wants to get back to full guard.
Hallinan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lupsaka works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallinan is fighting to break Lupsaka's control of his arms but Lupsaka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lupsaka wants to get back to his feet but Hallinan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lupsaka is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupsaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hallinan's guard.

Lupsaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lupsaka postures up and lands a big shot to Hallinan's brow.
Lupsaka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lupsaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hallinan's head.
Lupsaka is in close to Hallinan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hallinan is breathing heavily.
Lupsaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lupsaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lupsaka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hallinan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lupsaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupsaka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hallinan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lupsaka on the ground.
Lupsaka works over Hallinan with some ground and pound from guard.
Lupsaka content to stall in guard here.
Lupsaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Hallinan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lupsaka works over Hallinan with some ground and pound from guard.

Hallinan is rocked!
Lupsaka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Hallinan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lupsaka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupsaka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupsaka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lupsaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lupsaka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lupsaka landing with the ground and pound.
Lupsaka postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hallinan covers up, he's hurt! Lupsaka keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lupsaka and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lupsaka can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herio Lupsaka!