PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 4372 p4p, 16008 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarlac comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project. Halo has chosen Me Too By Meghan Trainor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Halo has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Vladimir Tarlac could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Crown Halo's chin.

Tarlac
vs
Halo

174 cm
44
195
26 - 25 - 0

191 cm
45
194
31 - 35 - 3

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 35 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo lands a nice looking body kick.
Tarlac misses with a double jab.
Crown Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarlac has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarlac there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tarlac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tarlac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarlac slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Tarlac falls off balance throwing a combination

and Halo counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Halo - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Halo.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo has Tarlac pressed against the cage.
Halo blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac misses with some punches.
Tarlac wants to get back to striking at distance but Halo won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Halo - that landed with a thud.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Halo.
Tarlac is breathing heavily.
Tarlac throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Tarlac tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Tarlac back against the cage.
Tarlac lands a nice uppercut.
Tarlac misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarlac tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Tarlac back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Halo.
Tarlac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarlac's elbow.
Nice body punch from Halo - that landed with a thud.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarlac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarlac misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarlac controls his hands.
Halo works on Tarlac's body with a couple of short punches.
Tarlac lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarlac tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Halo tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarlac wants to get back to striking at distance but Halo won't allow it.
Tarlac tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarlac prevents a body shot from Halo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo wants to stall.
Tarlac throws a head punch that misses.
Tarlac prevents a body shot from Halo.
Tarlac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Tarlac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tarlac prevents a body shot from Halo.
Tarlac scores with a hook to the body.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Tarlac controls the action.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tarlac.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo is leaning against Tarlac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tarlac fails to land.
Tarlac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Tarlac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarlac letting Halo take a breather here.
Halo prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Halo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halo tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarlac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tarlac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tarlac misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Crown Halo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tarlac attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarlac.
Halo lands a nice looking body shot.
Tarlac ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Tarlac misses with a double jab.
Tarlac scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tarlac throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
Halo with a nice cross.

Halo gets tackled into the cage by Tarlac. Tarlac maintains the clinch.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarlac working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo keeps control of Tarlac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Tarlac as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
Tarlac tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Tarlac won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Halo.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
Tarlac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tarlac or not.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tarlac or not.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Halo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarlac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo is looking to control Tarlac's arms but Tarlac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halo has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo gets through Tarlac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tarlac misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.

Tarlac breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut
and Halo counters with a right hand to the body.
Tarlac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tarlac throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Tarlac only half commits.
Tarlac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarlac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Halo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Tarlac is predictable there
and Halo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tarlac on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tarlac gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarlac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halo cracks Tarlac with an open hand slap.

Tarlac takes the fight into the clinch.
Tarlac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Halo crunches a lovely knee into Tarlac's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Halo - that landed with a thud.
Halo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
Tarlac prevents a body shot from Halo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo blocking some punches.
Tarlac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
Halo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halo lands a body punch.
Halo tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo cracks Tarlac with a nice body shot.
Halo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Tarlac struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crown Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Halo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tarlac momentarily.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tarlac on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Tarlac.
Tarlac lands a slapping body shot.
Tarlac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halo to score with a decent uppercut.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Tarlac.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlac throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halo checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Halo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
Nice straight punches there by Halo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halo.
Halo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Tarlac gets tackled into the cage by Halo. Halo maintains the clinch.
Tarlac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tarlac tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Halo blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tarlac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tarlac.

Tarlac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarlac takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tarlac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlac misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Tarlac.
Vladimir Tarlac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarlac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarlac.
A left and a right from Halo both land. Nice combination.
Tarlac throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Tarlac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halo looks to land a combination but Tarlac avoids it well.
Crown Halo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo dodges the punch combination from Tarlac.
Halo throws a combination. Tarlac tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Tarlac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarlac throws a big counter combination but Halo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tarlac fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarlac misses with a series of wild punches.
Halo lands a jab.
Tarlac misses with the combination.
Tarlac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tarlacs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Halo.
Tarlac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tarlac throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
Halo scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarlac.
Halo throws out a counter right but Tarlac avoids it with no problem.
Tarlac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halo.
Halo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tarlac with a body shot.
Halo lands with a straight right. Tarlac didn't see that one coming.
Halo jabs at Tarlac's body.
Good exchange - Halo coming out on top.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarlac.
Halo with a hook.
Halo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tarlac misses with a double jab
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crown Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crown Halo!
After winning the bout, Crown Halo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Vladimir Tarlac had this to say: 'until next time '.