PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eremeev has chosen David Guetta ft. Sia – Titanium as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maxim Eremeev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halliday
vs
Eremeev

194 cm
26
196 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

181 cm
22
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Untouchable Fight Gear

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 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Eremeev!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halliday keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halliday lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Halliday looks to land a combination but Eremeev avoids it well.
Halliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eremeev fails with the takedown.
Maxim Eremeev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eremeev misses with a takedown attempt
and Halliday counters with a two punch combo.
Mickey Halliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Eremeev.
Halliday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eremeev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Halliday counters with a nice body kick.
Eremeev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Halliday counters with an inside leg kick.
Eremeev misses with a takedown attempt - Halliday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Halliday scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Eremeev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eremeev throwing strikes but missing.
Eremeev works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Halliday wants to get back to his feet.
Eremeev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halliday pushes Eremeev off looking to stand but Eremeev dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eremeev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halliday on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Halliday tries to get out of the position.
Eremeev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halliday knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eremeev on the ground.
Eremeev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eremeev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Still in half guard, Eremeev seems content to control.
Eremeev trying to mount his opponent but Halliday defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halliday's head.
Eremeev wants to free his trapped foot but Halliday is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eremeev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Halliday!
Eremeev scoring with strikes but Halliday is staying in there.
Eremeev with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eremeev trying to control but Halliday is having none of it.
Halliday is working to get back to half guard.
Eremeev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Halliday is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Halliday looks a forlorn figure.
Eremeev throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Halliday because Eremeev loaded up on that one.
Halliday wants to hold on but Eremeev pushes him away.
Halliday is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Halliday is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eremeev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Eremeev looking to control but Halliday is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eremeev with shots to the head and body - Halliday looks very uncomfortable down there.

Halliday is rocked!

It looks like Mickey Halliday has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eremeev drops a big elbow. That's hurt Halliday! More shots from Eremeev and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Eremeev!
Maxim Eremeev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.