PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francis Assisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malavetti Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assisi comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Assisi
vs
Halo

188 cm
26
198 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

194 cm
24
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Assisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malavetti Halo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Halo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Assisi moves into the clinch.
Assisi tries to pull guard but Halo won't allow it.
Halo lands an uppercut.

Assisi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Halo regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Assisi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Halo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Halo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Halo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assisi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Assisi wants to control but Halo postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assisi is trying to improve his position.
Halo takes a little break here. Assisi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Assisi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Assisi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halo's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Assisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Assisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assisi is looking to get back to full guard here but Halo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Assisi holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assisi sneaks back into half guard.

Assisi looking for a kimura from the bottom but Halo passes into side control!
Halo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Halo trying to control the action but Assisi is working from the bottom.
Assisi is trying to control Halo's posture but Halo avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assisi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Assisi throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Assisi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Assisi fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Halo pushes Assisi up against the cage in a clinch.
Assisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halo to keep the fight standing.
Halo scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Halo.
A short right from Halo on the inside.
Assisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Assisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halo to keep the fight standing.
Assisi jumps guard but Halo stands there with Assisi around his waist. Assisi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo is working Assisi over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halo lands a shot to the body.
Halo stops a takedown attempt from Assisi.

Assisi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Assisi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Assisi is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assisi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Assisi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Assisi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assisi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halo controls the pace.
Assisi working a defensive guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Malavetti Halo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Halo scores with a hook to the body. Assisi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halo thows a body kick. Assisi tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo connects with a nice looking jab.
Assisi closes the distance and clinches up with Halo, looking for a takedown. Assisi pushes Halo against the cage but Halo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Halo is looking to slow Assisi down with leg kicks.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assisi takes a step back to recover.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assisi avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assisi's sensitive parts.
Assisi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assisi takes a step back to recover.
Assisi shoots for a takedown but Halo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halo scores with a push kick.
Halo lands with an overhand left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halo.
Halo feints and then cracks Assisi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Assisi down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Assisi shrugs it off though.
Assisi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halo digs a good body shot into Assisi's ribs.
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assisi if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Halo drops Assisi with a beautiful combination! Assisi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Halo is looking for the KO!

Assisi is rocked!

It looks like Francis Assisi has been cut.
Assisi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halo.
Oh Assisi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malavetti Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francis Assisi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assisi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assisi seems to have got his legs back now.
Assisi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assisi closes the distance and clinches up with Halo, looking for a takedown. Assisi pushes Halo against the cage but Halo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Assisi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halo tries to avoid it but Assisi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halo to the ground. Halo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Halo lands a big head kick that sends Assisi tumbling to the mat! Halo takes a step backwards and waves Assisi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Halo clinches with his opponent.
Halo lands with a left to the head.
Halo lands a right hand.
Assisi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Assisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assisi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Halo smiles and moves away.

Halo closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Halo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo is muscling Assisi up against the cage and as Assisi bounces back off, Halo cracks him with a huge right hand! Assisi crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malavetti Halo!
A relieved looking Malavetti Halo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.