PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baltasar Halko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Brakeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halko comes to the cage accompanied by The Lumberjack by Jackyl. Brakeley has chosen Woke up this Morning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Halko
vs
Brakeley

150 cm
35
300 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

201 cm
28
271 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

SHINTO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltasar Halko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Brakeley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halko throws a sloppy head kick and Brakeley moves out of range easily.
Halko swinging wildly here.
Brakeley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brakeley dodges the punch combination from Halko.
Halko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brakeley 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 Baltasar Halko has been cut.
Halko swinging wildly here.
Brakeley connects with the punch.
Brakeley lands a nice hook to Halko's body. Halko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halko drops his hands momentarily and Brakeley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halko fails to land with a series of punches.
Brakeley blocks a leg kick.
Brakeley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brakeley connects with a right hand. Halko shakes it off.
Brakeley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Halko misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brakeley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brakeley lands a nice shot that snaps Halko's head back.
Brakeley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halko stalks Brakeley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brakeley's face. Brakeley staggers backwards, shaken.
Halko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Brakeley. Beautiful body shot.
Brakeley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brakeley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Halko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brakeley lunges at Halko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halko's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brakeley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Halko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halko. Brakeley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brakeley connects with a nice looking jab.
Brakeley lands a right hook to the body.
Brakeley works over Halko's head and body with a nice combination.

Halko is rocked!
Brakeley lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Halko falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Brakeley!
After the fight, Michael Brakeley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.