PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Happy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Halo's choice of entrance music: Murder Was the Case. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Day
vs
Halo

178 cm
28
164 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

177 cm
24
164 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Day!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciano Halo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
Halo misses with a wild combination.
Halo avoids the head kick by Day.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Day's hands.
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Halo throws a hook but Day blocks it.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Day throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Day tries to land a body kick
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Day.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day scores with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day lands with a short shot to the head.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Halo.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Day.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo lands a left hand.
Day lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Day scores with a shoulder strike.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Day scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halo doesn't seem bothered though.
Day throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Day blocks a leg kick.
Day tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Day lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Day in his tracks.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Day throws a right hand that misses
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo lands with a kick to the temple. Day shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Day has closed the distance and engaged Halo in a clinch.
Day lands a right hand.
Day prevents Halo from breaking the clinch.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Day lands a nice uppercut.
Halo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Day lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Day.
Day lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Day tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Day tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Day.
Halo looks gassed!
A short left from Halo.
Day working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Day works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Day scores with a hook to the body.
Day stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Day lands a hook that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo blocks a body shot from Day.
Day lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Day lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Day.

Halo is rocked!
A short uppercut from Day.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Day finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo prevents a body shot from Day.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Day lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day scores with a nice hook to the head.
Day lands a left hand.
Halo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Day lands with a light punch inside.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Day drops Halo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Halo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Day misses with some punches.
Day pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Day working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Day unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Halo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Day is unloading with more strikes now! Halo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Day!
Happy Day is the new lightweight champion!