PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by I am a Nightmare Walking. Corbett has chosen Men at Work - Down Under as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Halo
vs
Corbett

188 cm
30
215 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

189 cm
30
215 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett lands with a nice body punch.
Corbett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corbett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbett was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Halo misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corbett on the side of the head.
A low kick from Halo is predictable there
and Corbett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gabriel Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corbett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Corbett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbett moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corbett lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Corbett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corbett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corbett checks the leg kick nicely there.

Corbett moves into the clinch successfully.
Corbett told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Corbett lands a nice elbow.
Halo trying to stall but Corbett improves his position.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Corbett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corbett throws an elbow that misses.
Halo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corbett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo blocks a body shot from Corbett.
Halo has Corbett pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corbett.
Corbett throws a head punch that misses.
Halo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Corbett stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo taking a breather.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Corbett throws an elbow but it misses.
Corbett lands a nice uppercut.
Corbett misses with some punches.
Halo taking a breather.
Corbett lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Corbett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Gabriel Halo has been cut.
Halo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett trying to stall but Halo improves his position.
Corbett lands a hook that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Corbett stalling in the clinch but Halo improves position.
Halo tries a body shot but Corbett blocks it.
Corbett tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corbett tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corbett as Halo tries to tie him up.
Halo leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Corbett on the inside.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Corbett misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Halo.
Corbett throws a head punch that misses.
Corbett tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Corbett back against the cage.
Halo lands a nice uppercut.
Halo taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Halo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halo pushes off an throws an elbow but Corbett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nathan Corbett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corbett. That did some damage!
Corbett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corbett.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Corbett tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corbett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corbett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo misses with a left hand
and Corbett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corbett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halo momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett lands a head kick. Halo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Corbett moves into the clinch.
Corbett working aggressively here.
Corbett avoiding damage.
Corbett misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Corbett fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corbett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corbett managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Corbett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Halo smiles and moves away.
Nathan Corbett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corbett connects with a looping right hand.
Halo throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Corbett's head but Corbett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corbett blocks a leg kick.
Halo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corbett under the eye.
Corbett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Halo.

That has opened up Nathan Corbett's cut even more.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corbett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corbett scores with a one two! Halo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Corbett tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.

Corbett clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Corbett.
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Corbett slowing the pace effectively.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Corbett avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Corbett tries to stall but Halo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Halo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corbett.
Corbett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corbett or not.

Halo manages to break the clinch.
Halo lands with a nice body punch.
Corbett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett takes one to the side of the head.
Corbett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corbett.
Corbett misses with a series of wild punches.
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corbett if he has to take too many more of those.
Corbett throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo is looking to chop away at Corbett's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halo misses with a leg kick
and Corbett counters with a right hand to the body.
Corbett throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Corbett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Halo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Halo throws a head kick that half lands.
Corbett looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
A good leg kick by Corbett.
Corbett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corbett.
Corbett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halo backs up against the cage.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corbett is out of range.
Corbett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corbett moves away from the strike by Halo.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo lands with a nice body punch.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corbett.
Halo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

The cut above Nathan Corbett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Halo.
Halo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Corbett is rocked!
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo catches Corbett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corbett is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
Halo cracks Corbett with a hook to the temple - Corbett is on wobbly legs here! Halo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Corbett falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Halo wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gabriel Halo!
During a confident post fight interview, Gabriel Halo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.