PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad DaMan (ranked 2403 p4p, 2905 weight class) and Tony Halme (ranked 257 p4p, 308 weight class). Halme is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Katri Helena-Katson autiota hiekkarantaa. Tony Halme will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

DaMan
vs
Halme

203 cm
26
275
2 - 0 - 0

220 cm
27
261
2 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad DaMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Halme!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DaMan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

DaMan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halme sprawls well initially but DaMan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Halme actively working from the bottom here.
DaMan is controlling the pace.
Halme trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaMan slips a nice elbow through Halme's hands, connecting with Halme's forehead.
We've been hearing that DaMan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Halme is trying to maintain the position but DaMan is very close to passing his half guard.
DaMan controlling the pace.
Halme looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halme looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from DaMan there.
DaMan lands strikes from half guard.
Halme wants to improve his position but DaMan is controlling well.

Halme looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
DaMan 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.
DaMan working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaMan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
DaMan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
DaMan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
DaMan is controlling the pace.
DaMan prevents Halme from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme pushes DaMan off looking to stand but DaMan dives back in and keeps control.
Halme tries to roll over but DaMan keeps him under control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
DaMan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Halme misses with the combination.
DaMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halme fails in his attempt to clinch.
DaMan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Halme manages to circle out of the way.

Halme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DaMan, pushing him back against the cage.
Halme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halme prevents DaMan from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaMan tries to score a body lock takedown but Halme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
DaMan tries to break free but Halme pushes him back against the cage.

DaMan manages to break the clinch.
DaMan swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halme tries to clinch up but DaMan circles away and keeps his distance.
Halme moves in looking to clinch but DaMan pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halme tries to clinch up but DaMan circles away and keeps his distance.
DaMan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
DaMan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
DaMan keeps the fight on the outside.
Halme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad DaMan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Halme wants to clinch.
Halme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DaMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DaMan tries to counter by clinching up but Halme breaks away and moves out of range.
DaMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halme is looking to clinch.
Tony Halme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme is looking to clinch but DaMan is avoiding it.
Halme fails to land with a series of punches.
Halme fails in his attempt to clinch.
DaMan swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
As Halme tries to get set, DaMan tries to push him back and clinch up but Halme manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Halme closes the distance and clinches.
Halme lands an elbow inside that DaMan shrugs off.

It looks like Vlad DaMan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme misses with an elbow over the top.
Halme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DaMan avoids it.
DaMan can't break the clinch.
Halme lands an elbow inside that DaMan shrugs off.
Halme dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halme's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Halme is looking to control DaMan's arms but DaMan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halme has his back to the cage.
DaMan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halme lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme is defending well against a takedown attempt.
DaMan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad DaMan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halme misses with a knee strike.
DaMan is trying to push Halme away but Halme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
DaMan is trying to force a seperation but Halme has the dominant position.
Halme lands with a left to the head.
Halme misses with an elbow strike.
Halme is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Halme.

DaMan has picked Halme up - he's going for a ride! DaMan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Halme wants to improve his position but DaMan is controlling well.
DaMan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Halme looking for submissions off his back.
Halme tries to kick DaMan off but DaMan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vlad DaMan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halme wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Halme is trying to stand.
Halme tries to get to full guard but DaMan has control of the leg.
Halme is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DaMan scores with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Halme has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Halme tries to work over DaMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Halme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad DaMan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

DaMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DaMan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

DaMan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Halme napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as DaMan stalls from top position.
DaMan grinds an elbow into Halme's temple.
DaMan controls the position.
Halme tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but DaMan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaMan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
DaMan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DaMan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halme for as long as he can get away with.
DaMan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
DaMan landing strikes from the mount.
Halme sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halme looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
DaMan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
DaMan working the head and body with strikes.

DaMan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Halme to get to his feet.
Halme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DaMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DaMan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Halme manages to circle out of the way.
Halme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Halme tries to close the distance and clinch but DaMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Halme has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Halme.
Halme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
DaMan blocks a body shot from Halme.
Halme taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Halme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Halme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halme gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from DaMan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaMan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DaMan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halme gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halme trying to stall but DaMan improves his position.
DaMan dodges an elbow strike from Halme.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DaMan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Halme gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad DaMan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Halme.
I think Halme has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Halme!
Tony Halme tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.