PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Clavette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halleck has chosen The Clash-White Riot as his entrance music. Raoul Clavette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clavette
vs
Halleck

179 cm
23
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raoul Clavette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clavette swinging wildly here.
Halleck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clavette throws out the jab.
No joy there for Halleck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clavette on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Raoul Clavette has been cut.
Halleck throws out a powerful jab.
Halleck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clavette.
A right-left combo lands from Clavette.
Halleck throws a hook but Clavette avoids it easily.
Clavette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halleck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clavette.
Clavette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halleck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clavette lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clavette.
Halleck scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Halleck misses.
Clavette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clavette throws a hook but Halleck blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halleck misses with a hook. Clavette ducked under it nicely.
Halleck needs to keep his hands up - Clavette had a free shot at his head there.
Halleck looks to land a combination. Clavette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Clavette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halleck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Halleck misses.
We've been hearing reports that Clavette has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Halleck throws a jab when Clavette was well out of range.
Clavette half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Halleck with a nice cross.
Clavette misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Halleck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halleck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clavette looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Halleck!

Clavette is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Halleck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Halleck is looking to regain half guard here but Clavette keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clavette goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Halleck has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Clavette but great work by Halleck.
Halleck is looking to take a break and control but Clavette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clavette tries to buck Halleck off but Halleck is having none of it.
Clavette is working hard here to advance position.
Clavette is not content to let Halleck control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavette tries to bench press Halleck off him but Halleck keeps the position.
My spies in LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts inform me that Halleck has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Clavette sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clavette wants to get back to full guard.
Halleck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Halleck is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clavette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halleck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halleck's back!

Clavette is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Clavette working for a choke but Halleck is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clavette landing with strikes.
Clavette throwing sloppy strikes.
Halleck tries to break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Clavette. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Clavette throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Clavette missing with strikes.
Clavette lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Clavette seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Halleck's chin but Halleck turns very nicely into Clavette's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Halleck.
Halleck sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raoul Clavette will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raoul Clavette's cut.
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.

Clavette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halleck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Clavette coming out on top.
Clavette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clavette moves out of range as Halleck strikes.
Halleck throws a hook but Clavette avoids it easily.
Clavette throws a series of strikes that have Halleck backpedaling.
Halleck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halleck connects with a right hand. Clavette shakes it off.
Clavette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halleck scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Halleck misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clavette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halleck.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halleck! But no joy.
A big left from Halleck misses.
Clavette slips under a jab.
Clavette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A right-left combo lands from Clavette.
Clavette moves out of range of the strikes.
Halleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clavette circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Clavette misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clavette circles away quickly and effectively.
Clavette fails to land with a series of punches.
Clavette ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
Raoul Clavette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clavette staying out of range there.
Clavette feinted with a counter takedown.
Halleck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halleck lands with a nice combination. Clavette backs away looking to recover.

Raoul Clavette's cut is getting worse.
Halleck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clavette moves away.
Clavette with a lazy takedown attempt
and Halleck counters with a left to the body.
Clavette throws a nice looking combination but Halleck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halleck misses with a looping right.
Clavette tries to clinch up.
Clavette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Halleck darts in and clinches Clavette up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clavette.
Clavette is trying to break the clinch but Halleck has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavette swings wildly with an uppercut but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clavette throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck is working Clavette over against the cage.
Clavette misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Halleck.
Halleck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halleck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
A right hand to the body from Halleck.
Clavette tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Clavette fails to land.
Clavette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Clavette tries to pull guard but Halleck forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Clavette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Clavette fails to land.
Halleck can't find room to land a body shot as Clavette controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Halleck.
Halleck presses Clavette against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halleck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halleck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halleck.
Halleck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clavette is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clavette working aggressively here.
Clavette fails to pull guard.
Halleck lands a shot to the body.
Clavette is trying to push Halleck away but Halleck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halleck lands a shot to the body.

Halleck breaks from the clinch.
Clavette will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clavette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Clavette.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clavette throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halleck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halleck thuds his right hand into Clavette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Clavette is rocked!
Gurney Halleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halleck throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Clavette is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Raoul Clavette's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clavette switches off momentarily and Halleck cracks him with a monster right hand! Clavette topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Halleck dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Halleck!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gurney Halleck!
Gurney Halleck is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Gurney Halleck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.