PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Hari (ranked 3953 p4p, 120 weight class) and Baltasar Halko (ranked 7112 p4p, 185 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to King Drum. The crowd seem to be enjoying Halko's choice of entrance music: The Lumberjack by Jackyl. This should be a great matchup!

Hari
vs
Halko

193 cm
33
283 lbs
18 - 23 - 0

150 cm
37
300 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltasar Halko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Hari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Halko's face.
Halko 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.
Halko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hari up against the cage.
Hari throws a punch but it's blocked by Halko.
Hari lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hari.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Halko is blocking nicely.
Hari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halko blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.

Hari jumps into guard, dragging Halko to the mat.
Hari throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halko on the ground.
Halko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hari wants to sweep but no luck.
Hari trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halko lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hari doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Halko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hari throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Halko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hari has momentary wrist control but Halko slips an elbow through the middle.
Halko preventing the sweep.
Halko pushing down on Hari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Halko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hari is just riding it out for now. Halko eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hari defends it well.
Hari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hari is looking to improve his position.

Halko is looking for a kimura but Hari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halko to get the leverage.
Halko blocks the strikes from Hari.
Hari missing with punches from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Halko connects with a nice short shot to Hari's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari is refusing to be controlled, as Halko sits in half guard.
Halko passes to full mount!
Halko manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hari to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari tries to escape but Halko has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Halko is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Halko has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hari is defending well but eventually Halko manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hari has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baltasar Halko!
An out of breath Baltasar Halko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.