PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 2883 p4p, 3439 weight class) and David Boo (ranked 363 p4p, 409 weight class). Simo Halli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Halli
vs
Boo

180 cm
26
185
13 - 10 - 0

183 cm
27
190
6 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, David Boo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halli closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boo tries to kick Halli off in order to stand up. Halli Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Halli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Boo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boo regains half guard.

Halli is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli is keen to just control but Boo is a slippery customer.
Halli stalling away here and it's allowed Boo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Boo trying to keep a closed guard but Halli is proving a slippery customer.
Halli controlling from the top position.

Boo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Boo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Halli has passed into side control.
Boo is trying to control Halli's posture but Halli avoids it.

Halli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Halli off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo struggling to land strikes to the head as Halli covers up.
Boo is hanging on to Halli's back as he tries to escape.
Boo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Boo missing with punches from the back.
Halli trying to control the hands but Boo breaks the grip.
Halli tries to escape the position.
Boo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli breaks Boo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Halli's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halli works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Halli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Halli seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halli is trying to control. Boo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Simo Halli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boo stuffs the takedown.
As Halli backs off Boo throws a huge counter combo but Halli manages to avoid it all.
Halli fails with a takedown attempt.

Boo clinches with his opponent.

Halli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halli fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halli, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is stalling here.

Halli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boo throws a nice looking combination but Halli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halli shoots in but Boo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boo throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli tries for a takedown but Boo circles away easily
and Boo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halli tries for a takedown but Boo circles away easily
and Boo counters with a three punch combo that has Halli backing up. Halli nods at Boo to acknowledge the strikes.

Boo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halli sprawls well initially but Boo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Halli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halli gets back to full guard.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Boo from controlling successfully.

Halli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halli working for a triangle but Boo defends it easily.

Halli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Halli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Halli's guard.

Halli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boo defends it easily.
Boo wants to stand and escape but instead Halli has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Halli passes Boo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boo is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo is pressing down on Halli's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Halli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halli trying to control but Boo is working from the bottom.
Halli looking to sit in guard and control but Boo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Halli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Boo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halli has a takedown stuffed.
Boo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boo leaves Halli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Halli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boo sprawls well initially but Halli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Halli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boo tries to roll over but Halli keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli trying to control the action but Boo is working from the bottom.

Halli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boo sees it coming and defends easily.
Boo trying to control but Halli postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Boo is defending against the submission attempts here by Halli.
Boo trying to control here.
Halli is pressing down on Boo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boo is holding on for now.
Simo Halli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boo is not content to let Halli control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Halli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli slows the pace down.
Boo tries to buck Halli off but Halli is having none of it.

Halli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Halli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boo is not content to let Halli control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Halli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boo is looking to regain half guard here but Halli keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Halli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Halli!
After winning the bout, Simo Halli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.