PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Olav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Halliday looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Halliday
vs
Olav

194 cm
33
196 lbs
9 - 13 - 3

185 cm
19
199 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 9 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Olav!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halliday clinches up against the cage.

Halliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halliday jabs Olav right on the nose. Olav blinks but takes it well.
Halliday with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halliday wants to clinch.
Olav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halliday.
Olav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halliday keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halliday feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olavs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halliday fakes the leg kick and cracks Olav in the body.
Halliday connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olav tries to keep at a distance but Halliday has taken the fight into the clinch.

Halliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halliday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Halliday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Halliday misses.
Halliday tries a head kick but it misses.
Halliday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olav counters with a one-two to the body.
Halliday looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olav swats away the attempt to clinch by Halliday.
Good shot there by Halliday.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halliday throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halliday's corner calls for a 1-2. Halliday obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Olav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halliday.

Halliday darts in and clinches Olav up against the cage.

Halliday manages to break the clinch.
Halliday throws a nice looking combination but Olav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olav takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olav avoids the body shot from Halliday.
Halliday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch combination from Halliday misses.
Halliday keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halliday clinches up with Olav and pushes him back against the cage.

Halliday manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halliday. That's going to slow Olav down.
Halliday feints a jab promting Olav to slip. Halliday then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Olav slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Halliday tries a low kick but Olav avoids it.
Halliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Halliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halliday misses with a double jab
and Olav counters with a three punch combo that has Halliday backing up. Halliday nods at Olav to acknowledge the strikes.
Halliday is breathing heavily.
Halliday lands a leg kick that knocks Olav off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halliday.
Halliday tries to close the distance and clinch but Olav swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halliday thows a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Halliday has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Olav gets tackled into the cage by Halliday. Halliday maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Halliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olav ducks under a wild hook from Halliday.
Halliday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halliday throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halliday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olav counters with a left and a right that stings Halliday.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olav counters with a nice uppercut.
Halliday misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Halliday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Halliday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Halliday.
Halliday lands the left hand.
Mickey Halliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halliday fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halliday misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Olav blocks the leg kick.
Olav defending well as Halliday loads up on a big left hand.
Mickey Halliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Halliday gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halliday lands with a right to the head.

Halliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halliday misses with a looping left.
Olav staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Halliday misses.
Halliday connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halliday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olav at a distance.
The fighters circling - Halliday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halliday lands a jab to Olav's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Halliday misses.
Olav takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Olav takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Halliday misses with a kick to the body.
Olav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Olav there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halliday throws a front kick that sends Olav stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halliday misses the shot to the body.
Halliday pushes Olav away with a front kick.
Olav dodges the punch combination from Halliday.
Halliday throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halliday throws a head kick but Olav moves out of range.
Halliday wants to clinch.
Olav closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halliday, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Halliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halliday.
That kick from Halliday tenderised Olav's leg. Olav is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halliday.
Olav avoids the head kick by Halliday.

Halliday pushes Olav up against the cage in a clinch.

Halliday manages to break the clinch.
Halliday misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday is looking to clinch but Olav is avoiding it.
Halliday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halliday throws a hook but Olav blocks it.
Halliday just misses with a punch to the body.
Halliday lands with a right hand.
Olav needs to keep his hands up - Halliday had a free shot at his head there.
Mickey Halliday is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olav slips a jab from Halliday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halliday throws a jab but it's blocked by Olav.
Olav ducks under a wild hook from Halliday.
Halliday lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Halliday dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Olav ducks under a wild hook from Halliday.
Sloppy strikes from Halliday. Those never looked like landing.
Halliday connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halliday. That's going to slow Olav down.
Halliday misses with a hook to the body
and Olav counters with a straight right hand.
Olav moves away from the strike by Halliday.
Halliday misses with a straight right.
Olav moves away from the strike by Halliday.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halliday tries to close the distance and clinch but Olav swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halliday lands with a right hand.
Halliday tries to clinch but Olav moves out of range.
Halliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olav counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halliday lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olav has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olav and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halliday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olav moves away from the strike by Halliday.
Halliday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halliday misses with the combination.
Halliday misses with a head kick.
Halliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Olav is just out of range.
Halliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olav counters with a two punch combo.
Olav checks a leg kick.
Halliday misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Olav.
Halliday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olav.
The fighters circling - Halliday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halliday throws out the jab.
Halliday lands a nice looking body shot.
Halliday throws a leg kick that misses.

Halliday rushes Olav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Halliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halliday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halliday misses with an uppercut
and Olav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olav takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday misses with a straight left.
Halliday throws a nice looking combination but Olav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Halliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Olav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halliday.
Halliday looks to land a right hand but Olav moved out of range.
A slow jab from Halliday misses its intended target.
Halliday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Olav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aleksander Olav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Halliday misses.
Halliday is looking to clinch.
Halliday throws a leg kick that misses.
Halliday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olav can do to turn this around?
Olav slips a straight right by Halliday.
Olav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halliday.
Olav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halliday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Halliday.
Halliday throws a lazy right hand but Olav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halliday wants to slow Olav down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Halliday. That snapped Olav's head back.
Halliday tries to clinch but Olav is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Halliday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halliday has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Halliday!
Mickey Halliday managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Gear , into his post fight interview.