PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Syn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Truth by Alexander kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hamood Hallak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hallak
vs
Syn

184 cm
23
223 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franky Syn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syn ducks under a wild hook from Hallak.
Syn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Syn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hallak.
Syn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Syn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Syn lands with a cross.
Hallak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Syn pinned against the cage. Syn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Syn misses with the combination.
Hallak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Franky Syn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hallak misses with a hook
enabling Syn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamood Hallak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamood Hallak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallak walks into a straight right hand from Syn.

It looks like Hamood Hallak has been cut.
Syn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hallak.
Hallak doesn't manage to clinch there - Syn circles away.

Hallak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Syn tries to get to full guard but Hallak has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Syn can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hallak is looking for a kimura but Syn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hallak to get the leverage.
Hallak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Syn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syn is holding on to half guard well.
Hallak throwing shots but Syn is blocking nicely.
Hallak moves into full mount! Syn won't be happy about that!
Hallak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hallak thowing shots but they're missing.
Hallak thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hallak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Syn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallak throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hallak punching from mount but Syn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hallak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Syn's face.
Hallak prevents Syn from getting the reversal.
Hallak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hallak lands with some strikes.
Hallak working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallak tries to control but Syn wriggling away.
BOOM! Hallak connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hallak jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Syn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Syn and Hallak has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Syn tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Hallak are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hallak is looking to take a break and control but Syn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hallak's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamood Hallak dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hallak shoots in but Syn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Syn connects with an inside leg kick.
Hallak looks to clinch
and Syn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamood Hallak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hallak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Syn connects with an inside leg kick.
Hallak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hallak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Hallak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syn.
Syn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hallak. Hallak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Syn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Syn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallak.
Hallak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallak throws a hook to the side of Syn's head but Syn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak misses with an uppercut. Syn saw that one coming.
Hallak misses with an uppercut.
Syn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hallak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Syn but Syn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Syn jabs at Hallak's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hallak.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamood Hallak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Syn sizes up Hallak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Syn lunges at Hallak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hallak's hand.
A swing and a miss from Hallak.
Syn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hallak is defended easily by Syn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hallak tries to move into range but Syn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hallak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Syn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Syn.
Syn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallak moves in looking to clinch but Syn pushes him off.
Syn thows a body kick. Hallak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hallak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Syn.
Hallak misses with a combination
and Syn counters with a nice uppercut.
Franky Syn seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syn keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franky Syn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hallak takes a swing at Syn's ribcage but misses.
Syn keeps Hallak at a distance using the push kick.
Syn lands a nice hook to Hallak's body. Hallak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hallak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Syn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Syn tenderised Hallak's leg. Hallak is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Syn.
Syn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hallak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Syn counters with a nice leg kick.
Syn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hallak moves forwards but Syn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Syn tests Hallak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hallak misses with a takedown attempt - Syn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Syn lands a left and a right that send Hallak crashing to the mat, dazed. Syn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hallak is rocked!
Syn thuds a left hand into Hallak's body.
Oh Hallak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Syn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hallak takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syn stuns Hallak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Syn cracks Hallak with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Syn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hallak to stand back up!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Syn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Syn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hallak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hallak seems to have got his legs back now.
Hallak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hallak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Syn lands a nice shot to the body.
Hallak throws a body punch but Syn moves out of range.
Hallak tries to clinch up but Syn circles away and keeps his distance.
Hallak swings for the body but Syn moves out of range.
Hallak misses with a few strikes there.
Hallak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Syn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syn jabs Hallak to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Syn lands a big uppercut and Hallak crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hallak looks OK. Syn waves Hallak back to his feet!
Syn fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Hallak square on the jaw! Damn, Hallak is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franky Syn!
A very excited looking Franky Syn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.