PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Halo
vs
Uzamaki

189 cm
31
182 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

184 cm
33
182 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Naruto Uzamaki!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uzamaki counters with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Uzamaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halo misses with an uppercut.

Halo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Uzamaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Uzamaki stands and steps away. Halo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uzamaki.
Uzamaki slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Halo stuns Uzamaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halo throws a right hand that misses
and Uzamaki counters with a nice body shot.
Halo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Halo throws a good cross that connects.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halo - that will leave a mark!
Halo looks for the body kick but Uzamaki saw that one coming.
Uzamaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uzamaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Halo is rocked!
Halo tries a low kick but Uzamaki avoids it.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uzamaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halo tests Uzamaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
Uzamaki tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.

Uzamaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzamaki tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Uzamaki back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.

Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uzamaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Halo.
Halo stuns Uzamaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Halo lands a big head kick that sends Uzamaki tumbling to the mat! Halo takes a step backwards and waves Uzamaki back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Uzamaki is rocked!
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!
Halo sizes up Uzamaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uzamaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
Uzamaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Halo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Uzamaki sprawling to the canvas! Uzamaki rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Halo finish him?!
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Uzamaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Uzamaki seems to have recovered his senses.

Halo sends Uzamaki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Halo is motioning to the referee to let Uzamaki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Uzamaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Uzamaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uzamaki rushes Halo and presses him up against the cage.

Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Uzamaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo is looking to break free of the clinch but Uzamaki has double underhooks.
A short left from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uzamaki looking to throw knees to the head but Halo is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Halo.
Halo tries a body shot but Uzamaki blocks it.
Uzamaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Uzamaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Halo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Halo lands with a shot to the body.

Halo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Uzamaki preventing the sweep.
Uzamaki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Naruto Uzamaki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Uzamaki wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo shoots in for a takedown but Uzamaki shows good takedown defense.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uzamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo connects with a body shot.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzamaki manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Uzamaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Uzamaki tries to avoid it.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uzamaki checks a low kick from Halo.
Halo misses with a leg kick
and Uzamaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halo's knee momentarily.
Halo scores with a shot to the body.
Uzamaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Halo stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Michael Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzamaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing 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!
Halo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uzamaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uzamaki avoids a kick to the body.
Halo throws a head kick that half lands.

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

Uzamaki clinches with his opponent.
Uzamaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uzamaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo wants to break free but Uzamaki has control.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Uzamaki controls his hands.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uzamaki backwards.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uzamaki can do to turn this around?
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Uzamaki avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uzamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Uzamaki trying to land knees to the body.
Halo works on Uzamaki's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uzamaki breaks the clinch.
Halo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halo throws a leg kick but Uzamaki checks it.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Uzamaki checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uzamaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Uzamaki walks into a stiff left hand from Halo.
Uzamaki lands with an overhand left.
Uzamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Uzamaki moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Halo dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

That kick from Halo tenderised Uzamaki's leg. Uzamaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uzamaki takes one to the chin there.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Uzamaki tries to clinch up.

Uzamaki moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Halo.

Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uzamaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uzamaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Oooooh!!! Halo has knocked Uzamaki down with a huge combo! Halo steps away and waves a wobbly Uzamaki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo misses with a body punch
and Uzamaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzamaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Halo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uzamaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uzamaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uzamaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Halo forces Uzamaki back against the cage and clinches.
Halo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Halo manages to break the clinch.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Uzamaki's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halo sends Uzamaki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Halo is motioning to the referee to let Uzamaki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Uzamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halo feints and then cracks Uzamaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uzamaki down.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uzamaki cracks Halo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uzamaki throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uzamaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uzamaki. That did some damage!
Uzamaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uzamaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Uzamaki slips the punch.
Uzamaki wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Uzamaki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uzamaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Uzamaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halo as he jumps to the side.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naruto Uzamaki.
Halo works Uzamaki's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a body punch but Uzamaki moves out of range.
Uzamaki walks into a straight right hand from Halo.
Halo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Uzamaki. Uzamaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halo thuds a left hand into Uzamaki's body.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uzamaki's hands.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Uzamaki in the body.
Naruto Uzamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Uzamaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halo lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Halo finds it's way through Uzamaki's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Halo!
Michael Halo gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).