PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasilli Bloodfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalman Halperin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halperin has chosen gay fish as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bloodfist
vs
Halperin

180 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes ground

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasilli Bloodfist!
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, Kalman Halperin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halperin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Halperin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halperin won't allow Bloodfist to get back to his feet.
Halperin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bloodfist keeping full guard, as Halperin tries to pass.

Halperin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Halperin passes into half guard.

Halperin wants to work for an arm triangle but Bloodfist is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Halperin is working for a kimura but Bloodfist is defending it quite comfortably.
Bloodfist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halperin on the ground.
Bloodfist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halperin is working away from the top position though.
Halperin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bloodfist tries to kick Halperin off but Halperin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Halperin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bloodfist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halperin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halperin looks gassed!
Halperin stops Bloodfist from getting back to his feet.
Bloodfist might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halperin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halperin is looking to take a break and control but Bloodfist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halperin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloodfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halperin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halperin misses with a takedown attempt - Bloodfist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bloodfist tries to clinch up.
Bloodfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodfist tries to clinch up but Halperin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloodfist wants to clinch up but Halperin keeps it at a distance.
Bloodfist stuffs the takedown attempt from Halperin. Halperin gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasilli Bloodfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halperin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halperin has a takedown stuffed.
Vasilli Bloodfist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalman Halperin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Halperin tries for a takedown but Bloodfist sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Halperin shoots in but Bloodfist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halperin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halperin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halperin circles away from the clinch attempt.

Halperin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halperin thows a big elbow that misses.
Halperin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bloodfist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halperin prevents Bloodfist from getting back to his feet.
Bloodfist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halperin controls the pace.
Halperin is looking to work some ground and pound but Bloodfist has wrist control.
Bloodfist keeping moving, preventing Halperin from controlling successfully.
Halperin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halperin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Halperin with a nice head shot there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bloodfist is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halperin shoots in and bounces Bloodfist off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Halperin tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodfist is retaining full guard.
Bloodfist could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Halperin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Halperin with a nice head shot there.
Halperin passes Bloodfist's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Halperin working the head and body with strikes.
Halperin wants to control but Bloodfist is keeping him busy.
Halperin working over Bloodfist with some ground and pound. Bloodfist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bloodfist is rocked!
Halperin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Bloodfist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halperin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halperin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bloodfist is hurt! He's hurt bad - Halperin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bloodfist from any more punishment! Congratulations to Halperin! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalman Halperin!