PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackmore
vs
Hall

193 cm
22
267 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Crippler's Corner
Hell's Balls Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blackmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Hall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Blackmore slips the punch.

Blackmore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hall wants to stand but Blackmore is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackmore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackmore looking to control.
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blackmore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall wanted to stand there but Blackmore had control of the position.
Blackmore controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.

Hall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blackmore wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.

Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore is trying to keep Hall in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall misses with the combination.
Blackmore with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blackmore!
Hall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Hall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Blackmore has worked his arm free - good work by Blackmore!

Hall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hall looks gassed!
Blackmore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackmore misses with a takedown

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blackmore won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackmore tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Blackmore with a big right hand but Blackmore just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blackmore wants to control but Hall postures up.
Blackmore takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Blackmore manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hall's best efforts.
Hall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blackmore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blackmore taking some punishment here, with Hall in his half guard.
Hall moves into full mount! Blackmore won't be happy about that!
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blackmore working to try and regain half guard.
Hall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blackmore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackmore wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Blackmore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Blackmore being controlled here momentarily.
Blackmore looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blackmore preventing the sweep.
Blackmore wants to stand but Hall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hall scores a takedown into full mount!
Blackmore is working to get back to half guard.
Hall lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall avoids the attempt from Blackmore to control.
Blackmore is desperately trying to improve his position but Hall has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Hall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blackmore!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is landing with some decent strikes but Blackmore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scott Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hall cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blackmore tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hall tries to control but Blackmore wriggling away.
Hall looking to finish Blackmore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blackmore!
Blackmore holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hall tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blackmore working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hall cracks Blackmore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blackmore is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hall dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blackmore working to try and regain half guard.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hall working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control the pace but Blackmore is squirming around nicely.
Blackmore is bucking up trying to escape but Hall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blackmore tries to hold on but Hall postures up.
Hall looking to control but Blackmore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blackmore working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blackmore working to try and regain half guard.

Hall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Blackmore has worked his arm free - good work by Blackmore!
Blackmore gets back to half guard.
Blackmore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blackmore throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Hall manages to pass to side control.
Blackmore gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Blackmore trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.
Blackmore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blackmore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blackmore trying to control but Hall postures up.
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Blackmore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Hall 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!

Blackmore shoots and misses

and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Blackmore didn't expect that.

Hall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Blackmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackmore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackmore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hall scores with a takedown into Blackmore's guard.

Blackmore is working an open guard so Hall takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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!
Hall throws a hook but Blackmore avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blackmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hall throws a right hand that Blackmore ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackmore also avoids with ease.
No luck for Blackmore with that takedown attempt.

Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blackmore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Hall are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Hall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Blackmore to his feet.

Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hall prevents Blackmore from improving his position.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackmore is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blackmore avoid being mounted?
Hall is trying to control. Blackmore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blackmore is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blackmore avoid being mounted?
Scott Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackmore is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blackmore tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blackmore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall gets a takedown into half guard.
Blackmore trying to control but Hall postures up.
Blackmore wants to get back to full guard.

Blackmore actively working from the bottom here.
Blackmore is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Blackmore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blackmore's head.
Blackmore regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blackmore moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Blackmore moves away from the strike by Hall.
Blackmore misses with a takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
Blackmore clinches but Hall breaks the clinch

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.

Hall stands up and we're back to a striking position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackmore tries to clinch but Hall moves away

and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackmore is trying to control but can't.
Richard Blackmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Hall!