PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stavros Halkias (ranked 618 p4p, 642 weight class) and Buster Posey (ranked 94 p4p, 97 weight class). Buster Posey has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Halkias
vs
Posey

192 cm
25
218
12 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
215
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

NARCOS
Shadow Realm Apparel

NARCOS
30th Century Beer Store

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Posey !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Posey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Halkias misses its target.
Buster Posey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halkias looks to land a body kick but Posey moved away.
Despite the aggression on Posey 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Halkias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Posey lands with a kick to the temple. Halkias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Stavros Halkias has been cut.
Halkias blocks a head kick by Posey .
Posey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halkias keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halkias looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Posey throws a sloppy head kick and Halkias moves out of range easily.
Halkias jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Posey throws a head kick but Halkias moves out of range.
Halkias lands with a kick to the ribs.
Posey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Posey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Posey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Halkias moves into the clinch.
Posey is trying to break the clinch but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Halkias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Posey can't break the clinch.
Halkias has Posey pressed against the cage, preventing Posey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halkias lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Posey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Posey tries to circle away but Halkias has him pinned against the cage.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias struggles to land a body shot inside as Posey controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halkias.
Halkias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Posey 's efforts to push away.
Posey tries to break the clinch but Halkias is controlling the position.
Halkias lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Posey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Posey 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Halkias wants to stall.

Posey manages to break the clinch.
Halkias lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halkias takes a swing at Posey 's ribcage but misses.
Halkias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Posey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halkias throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Posey .
Posey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halkias appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halkias avoids the head kick by Posey .
Halkias blocks a head kick by Posey .

Posey lands a big head kick that sends Halkias tumbling to the mat! Posey takes a step backwards and waves Halkias back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halkias sizes up Posey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halkias blocks a head kick by Posey .
Posey misses with a head kick.
Halkias avoids the head kick by Posey .
Halkias avoids the head kick by Posey .

Halkias has closed the distance and engaged Posey in a clinch.
Halkias can't find room to land a body shot as Posey controls the action.
Posey avoids the elbow strike from Halkias, against the cage.
Halkias tries a body shot but Posey blocks it.
Posey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Posey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halkias lands a shoulder strike.
Halkias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Posey tries to circle away but Halkias has him pinned against the cage.
Halkias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Posey 's efforts to push away.
A short right from Halkias.
Posey is looking to break free of the clinch but Halkias has double underhooks.
Halkias lands an elbow inside that Posey shrugs off.
Posey is trying to force a seperation but Halkias has the dominant position.
Posey takes a shot to the head.
Posey swings wildly with an uppercut but Halkias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halkias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Posey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halkias lands a body punch in the clinch.
Posey wants to get back to striking at distance but Halkias won't allow it.
Posey is looking to break free of the clinch but Halkias has double underhooks.
Halkias lands a nice shot to the body.
Halkias stalling.
Posey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Posey .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Posey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Posey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halkias throwing a counter right hand but Posey manages to avoid it.
Halkias lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Posey ducks right into an uppercut from Halkias.
That kick from Halkias tenderised Posey 's leg. Posey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halkias avoids the head kick by Posey .
Halkias blocks a head kick by Posey .
Posey misses with a head kick.
Posey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Posey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, jab by Halkias - just one landing.
Posey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halkias looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Posey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Posey blocks the body kick.
Posey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Posey blocks a head kick by Halkias.
Halkias looks to land a body kick but Posey moved away.
Posey walks into a jab.
Posey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Posey misses with a head kick.
Halkias lands a jab to the head.
Posey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Posey .
Halkias tries to clinch up.
Halkias lands a nice hook to Posey 's body. Posey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halkias is looking to clinch but Posey is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halkias.
Halkias lands with an uppercut that bounces Posey off the cage and back into range.
Halkias changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halkias is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Halkias jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Posey throws a sloppy head kick and Halkias moves out of range easily.
Halkias fakes the leg kick and cracks Posey in the body.
Nice straight punches there by Halkias. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halkias.
Halkias cracks Posey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halkias throws a sloppy head kick and Posey moves out of range easily.
Halkias lunges at Posey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Posey 's hand.
Halkias lands with a straight right. Posey didn't see that one coming.
Posey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halkias takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Halkias.

Halkias rushes Posey and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halkias.
Halkias lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Halkias.
Posey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Halkias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Halkias has Posey pressed against the cage, preventing Posey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Posey is trying to break the clinch but Halkias is controlling him.
Halkias looking to stall.
Posey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Posey tries to break the clinch but Halkias is controlling the position.
Halkias lands with a right to the head.
Halkias works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Halkias on the inside.
Posey can't break the clinch.
Halkias lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Halkias - that landed with a thud.
Posey looks winded!
Halkias scores with a hook to the body.
Posey tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Posey back against the cage.
Posey tries to break free but Halkias pushes him back against the cage.
Halkias softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Posey is trying to break free.
Halkias lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Posey backwards.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halkias works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halkias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halkias is pushing Posey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Halkias lands an uppercut.
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!
Halkias scores with a shoulder strike.
Halkias pushes Posey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Halkias.
Halkias has Posey pressed against the cage, preventing Posey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Posey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Halkias.
Posey takes a shot to the head.
Halkias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias lands with a light punch inside.

Posey is rocked!
Halkias lands a damaging elbow.
Posey is still on wobbly legs! Can Halkias finish him?
Halkias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Posey seems to have recovered his senses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halkias just misses with a elbow thrown towards Posey 's brow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halkias is leaning against Posey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halkias lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Halkias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halkias lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Posey backwards.
A shot in the inside from Halkias.
Halkias dips a shoulder and cracks Posey with a mighty uppercut! Posey falls back against the cage and Halkias unloads with a barrage of strikes! Posey is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Halkias screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stavros Halkias!
Stavros Halkias gave a mention to NARCOS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).