PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 430 p4p, 59 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 1038 p4p, 146 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marfaker
vs
Hallick

208 cm
29
214 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

193 cm
34
218 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallick misses with a leg kick.
Marfaker throws an off balance right hand
and Hallick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marfaker misses with a hook
and Hallick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hallick moves away from the strike by Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hallick counter with a right hand.

It looks like Juan Marfaker has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marfaker.
Hallick throws out a loose jab but Marfaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hallick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marfaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marfaker cracks Hallick with a good jab.

It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
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!
Hallick misses with an uppercut. Marfaker saw that one coming.
Marfaker works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick moves out of range as Marfaker strikes.
Marfaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marfaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Marfaker lands a jab.
Hallick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
Marfaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hallick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marfaker - the referee stops the clock and Hallick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marfaker. Hallick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marfaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hallick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hallick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marfaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hallick moves away from the strike by Marfaker.
Hallick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hallick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marfaker.
Hallick looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hallick.
Marfaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marfaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marfaker jabs Hallick right on the nose. Hallick blinks but takes it well.
We've been told by Marfaker's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Marfaker.
Marfaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marfaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallick drops his hands momentarily and Marfaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hallick misses with a body kick.
Marfaker throwing a counter right hand but Hallick manages to avoid it.
Marfaker scores with the left hand. Hallick knows he should have avoided that one.
Marfaker misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands with a shot to the body.
Marfaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hallick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marfaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marfaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marfaker throws a lazy right hand but Hallick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Hallick rushes Marfaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marfaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hallick backwards.
Marfaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallick.
Hallick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marfaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marfaker misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallick throws a punch but it's blocked by Marfaker.
Marfaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hallick fails to land.
Marfaker misses with a punch to the body.
Marfaker stalling in the clinch but Hallick improves position.

Marfaker breaks from the clinch.
Hallick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
Hallick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marfaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hallick can pounce on him.
Hallick checks a low kick from Marfaker.
A little jabbing left from Hallick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hallick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marfaker.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Marfaker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hallick throws a good cross that connects.
Juan Marfaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallick.
Hallick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marfaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marfaker, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hallick counters with a stiff right hand.
Marfaker tries to land a front kick but Hallick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hallick misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker clobbers Hallick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marfaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hallick on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker throws an off balance right hand
and Hallick counters with a thumping low kick.
Hallick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marfaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hallick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marfaker throws a big shot that misses.
Hallick steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hallick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marfaker takes a swing at Hallick's ribcage but misses.
Hallick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marfaker.
Marfaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallick can do to turn this around?
Marfaker misses with a left hand
and Hallick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marfaker really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hallick ducks under a wild hook from Marfaker.
Nice shot lands for Hallick.
Hallick throws a lazy uppercut
and Marfaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marfaker throws a chopping leg kick but Hallick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hallick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marfaker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marfaker's hands.

Juan Marfaker's cut is getting worse.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marfaker.
Marfaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hallick looks to throw the jab but Marfaker is out of range.
Marfaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marfaker. That's going to slow Hallick down.
Hallick moves out of range of the strikes.
Marfaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hallick is out of range.
Hallick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hallick lands a lovely overhand right.
Marfaker scores with a hook to the body. Hallick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marfaker throws a hook but Hallick avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick tries to bum rush Marfaker with a series of wild strikes but Marfaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marfaker tests Hallick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marfaker lands with an overhand left.
Marfaker throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hallick to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marfaker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hallick takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Marfaker.
Marfaker is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Marfaker dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Marfaker misses
and Hallick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Hallick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Hallick lands a beautiful left hook that drops Marfaker. Marfaker tries to recover but Hallick is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Marfaker lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Hallick!
Our winner, Al Hallick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.