PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassius Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by My Balls and My Word - Geto Boys. Kassius Halo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Payakaroon
vs
Halo

203 cm
39
212 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

187 cm
33
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Venom Combat Sports

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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kassius Halo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo ducks right into an uppercut from Payakaroon.

Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Payakaroon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payakaroon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halo or not.
Payakaroon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Payakaroon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payakaroon tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payakaroon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Payakaroon.
Halo letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
Halo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halo blocks a body shot from Payakaroon.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Payakaroon avoiding damage.
Payakaroon pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Payakaroon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Payakaroon controls his hands.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon lands with a left to the head.
Payakaroon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
Payakaroon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo being controlled against the cage.
Payakaroon tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Payakaroon.
Halo is trying to maintain a safe position but Payakaroon gets an underhook and turns Halo into the cage.
Payakaroon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to break free.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Payakaroon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Payakaroon controls the action.
Payakaroon scores with a knee to the head.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Payakaroon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halo working aggressively here.
Payakaroon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halo blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Payakaroon blocks an uppercut.
Payakaroon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
Payakaroon digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
Halo is looking to control Payakaroon's arms but Payakaroon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halo has his back to the cage.
Payakaroon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Payakaroon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Halo.
Halo prevents a body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Halo.
Payakaroon pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Payakaroon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Payakaroon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Payakaroon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Payakaroon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is working for takedown but Payakaroon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassius Halo.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payakaroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Payakaroon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Payakaroon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon has Halo pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon lands an elbow that stopped Halo in his tracks for a moment.
Payakaroon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payakaroon lands with a right to the head.
Halo jumps guard but Payakaroon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halo tries to work over Payakaroon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Payakaroon dominated that 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.

Payakaroon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Payakaroon tries to bum rush Halo with a series of wild strikes but Halo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halo checks a low kick from Payakaroon.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Payakaroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo is looking to clinch but Payakaroon is avoiding it.
Payakaroon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payakaroon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands with a nice combination. Halo backs away looking to recover.
Halo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Payakaroon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halo fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo checks a low kick from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo tries to clinch up but Payakaroon circles away and keeps his distance.
Payakaroon misses with a straight right.

Payakaroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo trying to stall but Payakaroon improves his position.
Halo being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payakaroon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Payakaroon is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Payakaroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands with a right to the head.
Halo tries a body shot but Payakaroon blocks it.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Payakaroon controls his hands.
Payakaroon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Payakaroon.
Halo is breathing heavily.
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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo tries to pull guard but Payakaroon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassius Halo.
Payakaroon lands with a right to the head.
Payakaroon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Payakaroon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Halo is rocked!
Halo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Payakaroon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halo fails to pull guard.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Payakaroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Payakaroon lands a nice elbow.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Payakaroon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Payakaroon scores with a shot to the side of Halo's head.
Payakaroon scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Payakaroon finish him?
Payakaroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Payakaroon controlling the action here for a moment.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Payakaroon controls the action.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Halo letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
Payakaroon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon is struggling to control the position.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.

Payakaroon drops Halo with a big knee straight up the middle! Halo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Payakaroon cracks Halo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samart Payakaroon!
An out of breath Samart Payakaroon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.