PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ryan (ranked 273 p4p, 37 weight class) and Tupa Halloo (ranked 319 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryan
vs
Halloo

188 cm
30
205 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

188 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halloo misses with a body kick.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Halloo.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Halloo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halloo lands a body shot.
Halloo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Halloo throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Halloo coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloo moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Halloo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ryan defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halloo throws a shot to the body.
Halloo lands with a nice body kick.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Halloo closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halloo.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Halloo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Halloo blocks a body shot from Ryan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halloo or not.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Halloo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halloo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Halloo throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Halloo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo misses with a kick to the body
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloo.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halloo takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Halloo misses with a low kick.
Ryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halloo misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halloo avoids it.
Ryan blocks a leg kick.
Halloo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halloo wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Halloo.
Halloo throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off.
A quick step to the side and Ryan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan throws a hook but Halloo avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ryan checks a leg kick.
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Halloo is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a nice body kick.
Halloo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halloo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ryan blocks it well.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Halloo's head but Halloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halloo throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Halloo swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloo drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halloo misses with a low kick.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halloo misses with a straight left.
Halloo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halloo can do to turn this around?
Halloo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halloo misses with a body kick.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.
Halloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimmy Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
Halloo tries to counter with a clinch but Ryan shakes him off and moves away.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Halloo. Beautiful body shot.
Halloo lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Halloo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan walks into a stiff left hand from Halloo.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Halloo.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Halloo manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Halloo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Ryan is rocked!
Ryan is holding his hands too far apart here. Halloo throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ryan is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.