PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bear Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas Bear Shield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bear Shield
vs
Halliday

188 cm
26
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
31
196 lbs
8 - 10 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomas Bear Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear Shield was well out of range. Poor timing from Halliday.
Bear Shield blocks a jab.
Bear Shield misses with a straight left.
Halliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear Shield circles away quickly and effectively.
Halliday misses with a body shot.
Halliday stuffs the takedown.

Halliday rushes Bear Shield and presses him up against the cage.
Bear Shield stalling in the clinch but Halliday improves position.
Halliday blocks a body shot from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield looking for a takedown.

Halliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halliday's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bear Shield under the eye.

It looks like Tomas Bear Shield has been cut.
Halliday works over Bear Shield's head and body with a nice combination.
Bear Shield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear Shield tries to move into range but Halliday moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bear Shield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bear Shield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Bear Shield thows a body shot but no joy.
Bear Shield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halliday just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday tries a head kick but it misses.
Halliday lands with a good body shot.
Halliday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halliday.
Bear Shield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halliday doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Bear Shield there.
Bear Shield misses with an uppercut. Halliday saw that one coming.

Halliday clinches with his opponent.
Bear Shield tries to throw a body punch but Halliday avoids it by throwing Bear Shield back against the cage.

Halliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halliday is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bear Shield rather than just go for the knockout.
Bear Shield lands a jab to the head.
Halliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear Shield on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halliday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear Shield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halliday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bear Shield has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Bear Shield. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Bear Shield misses.
A shot to the liver by Bear Shield. Beautiful body shot.
Halliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Bear Shield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halliday tries to avoid it but Bear Shield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halliday to the ground. Halliday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bear Shield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halliday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bear Shield looks to score with a jab to the body but Halliday is just out of range.
Halliday misses with a hook
and Bear Shield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Halliday.
Bear Shield looks to score with a jab to the body but Halliday is just out of range.
Mickey Halliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halliday tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halliday moves away from the strike by Bear Shield.
Halliday moves forwards but Bear Shield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halliday throws a series of punches but Bear Shield avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Bear Shield.
Bear Shield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bear Shield shoots in looking for a takedown. Halliday tries to sprawl out of it but Bear Shield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halliday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halliday misses the jab.
Bear Shield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halliday ducks right into an uppercut from Bear Shield.
Halliday misses with a wild body shot.
Halliday doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halliday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bear Shield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halliday walks into a straight right hand from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halliday.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halliday thuds a left hand into Bear Shield's body.
Halliday moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Halliday is rocked!
Bear Shield with a hook.
Halliday is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear Shield finish him?
Bear Shield shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Halliday defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Halliday right on the button. Halliday goes down! Bear Shield follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bear Shield gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Bear Shield!