PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sagoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Sagoth has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Halliday
vs
Sagoth

194 cm
28
196 lbs
5 - 7 - 3

192 cm
27
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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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 5 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sagoth!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagoth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halliday is fending him off so far but Sagoth persists. Nope, Halliday circles away and we're back to standing.
Sagoth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halliday misses with a double jab
and Sagoth counters with a head kick.
Halliday misses with a hook.
Halliday circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halliday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halliday swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sagoth.

Halliday closes the distance and clinches.
Halliday is trying to break the clinch but Sagoth is controlling him.
Sagoth misses with a knee to the head.

Halliday breaks from the clinch.
Sagoth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sagoth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday misses with a straight right.
Halliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagoth circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagoth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halliday throws a leg kick that misses.
Sagoth is looking to clinch but Halliday is avoiding it.
Sagoth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Halliday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halliday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halliday gets underhooks to prevent Sagoth's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Halliday scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halliday is trying to force a seperation but Sagoth has the dominant position.

Halliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sagoth slips a jab and a cross from Halliday.
Halliday misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halliday throws a combination that misses
and Sagoth counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halliday misses with a two punch combination.
Sagoth tries to clinch but Halliday is having none of it.
Mickey Halliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sagoth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sagoth looking to throw knees to the head but Halliday is blocking nicely.
Sagoth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halliday lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
A hook to the body from Halliday.
Sagoth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mickey Halliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Sagoth.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagoth.

Halliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halliday pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sagoth is out of range and Halliday settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagoth swats away the attempt to clinch by Halliday.
Halliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sagoth counters by clinching up.
Sagoth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Sagoth.
Sagoth trying to stall but Halliday improves his position.
Sagoth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halliday blocks it with crossed arms.

Halliday manages to break the clinch.
Sagoth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Halliday.
Halliday's corner calls for a 1-2. Halliday obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Halliday lands a head shot.
Halliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagoth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halliday throws a right and a left that Sagoth avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday throws a nice looking combination but Sagoth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sagoth wants to clinch up but Halliday keeps it at a distance.
Sagoth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagoth checks the leg kick.
Halliday throws a combination that misses
and Sagoth counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sagoth counters with a leg kick.
Halliday connects with a crisp jab.
Halliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Sagoth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halliday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Halliday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagoth walks into a left hand.
Halliday misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Halliday tries to clinch but Sagoth is having none of it.
Halliday misses with a body shot.
Halliday lands with a shot to the body.
Halliday throws a nice looking combination but Sagoth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sagoth slips a jab and a cross from Halliday.
Halliday moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halliday pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sagoth back to the cage. Halliday follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sagoth tries to clinch up.

Halliday darts in and clinches Sagoth up against the cage.
Sagoth looking to throw knees to the head but Halliday is blocking nicely.
Halliday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halliday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagoth keeps control of Halliday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagoth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sagoth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halliday avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagoth has him pressed against the cage.
Halliday lands with a right to the head.
Halliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagoth has him pressed against the cage.

Halliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sagoth moves out of range of the strikes.
Halliday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Halliday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Halliday.

Halliday clinches with his opponent.
Halliday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sagoth is keeping busy.
Halliday lands a right hand.
Sagoth goes for a takedown attempt but Halliday pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mickey Halliday is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halliday instigates a clinch.
Halliday misses with a body punch.

Halliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Halliday is predictable there
and Sagoth counters with a good low kick that Halliday was not able to check.
Halliday scores with a one two! Sagoth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sagoth counters with a left and a right that stings Halliday.
Sagoth tries to clinch but Halliday moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Halliday has Sagoth up against the cage in a clinch.
Sagoth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Halliday pulls his leg out and moves away.
Halliday swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagoth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday thows a leg kick but Sagoth checks it
and Sagoth counters with a straight right hand.
Sagoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halliday lands with a nice combination. Sagoth backs away looking to recover.
Halliday tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halliday keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagoth darts in trying to clinch
enabling Halliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Halliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagoth slips a jab and a cross from Halliday.
Sagoth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halliday tries to avoid it but Sagoth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halliday to the ground. Halliday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mickey Halliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Sagoth.
Halliday throws a series of punches but Sagoth avoids them all with ease.
Halliday looks to land a combination but Sagoth avoids it well.
Mickey Halliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagoth tries to clinch but Halliday moves away
letting Halliday counter with a right hand.
Halliday misses with the combination.
Mickey Halliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Sagoth blocks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halliday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagoth moves in looking to clinch but Halliday pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Halliday. No joy for Sagoth on that attempt.
Halliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halliday scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Halliday dominated that second round.
That's time! Halliday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Halliday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sagoth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Halliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagoth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sagoth tries to clinch up
and Halliday counters with a three punch combo that has Sagoth backing up. Sagoth nods at Halliday to acknowledge the strikes.
Sagoth dodges the punch combination from Halliday.
Halliday throws out a loose jab but Sagoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Halliday does it's job there.
Halliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagoth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halliday.
A big right from Halliday misses.
Halliday throws a low kick but Sagoth avoids it.
Halliday throws a combination that misses
and Sagoth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halliday's knee momentarily.
Sagoth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halliday tries to avoid it but Sagoth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halliday to the ground. Halliday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sagoth is looking to clinch but Halliday is avoiding it.
Sagoth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sagoth wants to clinch but Halliday slips to the side
and Halliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sagoth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Halliday pushes Sagoth up against the cage in a clinch.
Sagoth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sagoth misses with a knee to the head.
Halliday has had enough of the clinch but Sagoth keeps him there for the moment.

Halliday breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halliday!
Sagoth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halliday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagoth wants to clinch
and Halliday counters with a left and a right that stings Sagoth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sagoth is looking to clinch.
Sagoth tries to clinch but Halliday is having none of it.
Halliday throws a combination that misses
and Sagoth counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halliday is looking to clinch.
Halliday throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halliday swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halliday throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sagoth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Halliday blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagoth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Halliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halliday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sagoth moves out of range as Halliday strikes.
Halliday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sagoth darts in trying to clinch
enabling Halliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Sagoth wants to clinch.
Halliday motions for Sagoth to come forward. Halliday throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday misses with a low kick.
Sagoth tries to clinch up
and Halliday counters with a one-two to the body.
Sagoth is looking to clinch.
Sagoth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sagoth dodges the punch combination from Halliday.
John Sagoth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagoth tries to clinch
and Halliday counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Halliday. Those never looked like landing.
Halliday cracks the inside of Sagoth's front leg.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagoth dodges the punch combination from Halliday.
A punch combination from Halliday misses.
Sagoth shoots in but Halliday avoids the takedown attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Halliday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halliday has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Halliday!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mickey Halliday thanked Untouchable Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).