PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Grabber (ranked 2048 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 280 p4p, 146 weight class). Grabber comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Andy Grabber has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Grabber
vs
Hall

207 cm
40
275
46 - 21 - 0

186 cm
31
273
15 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 46 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall avoids the body shot from Grabber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabber. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabber takes one to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a low kick.
A big left from Grabber misses.
Grabber swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grabber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Grabber misses.
Grabber connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Grabber defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
As Hall backs away, Grabber returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grabber throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber slips a jab from Hall.
Grabber misses with a hook.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall stuns Grabber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grabber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grabber avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grabber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Grabber counters with a nice leg kick.
Hall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grabber lands with a cross.
Grabber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook. Grabber ducked under it nicely.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Grabber had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Grabber's head but Grabber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall throws a low kick, looking for Grabber's leg but Grabber calmly moves out of range.
Grabber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grabber's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grabber with the inside leg kick.
Hall throws a head kick that Grabber semi-blocks.
Grabber scores with a body shot.
Hall checks the leg kick.
Grabber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grabber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Grabber throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grabber works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Grabber counters with a right hand to the body.
Grabber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grabber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grabber throws a good cross that connects.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Grabber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
Grabber looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall with a jab.
Hall pushes Grabber away with a front kick.
Hall throws a combination. Grabber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grabber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
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 scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grabber doesn't seem bothered though.
Grabber takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Grabber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabber takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Grabber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grabber lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Grabber throws a head kick that misses.
Grabber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grabber moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Grabber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grabber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall lands with a straight right. Grabber didn't see that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hall - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Grabber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grabber scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Grabber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Grabber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grabber takes one on the button.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Grabber slips the punch.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grabber just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall tests Grabber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grabber's sensitive parts.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grabber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Grabber misses with an uppercut
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall with a nice calf kick.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabber.
Hall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hall takes a swing at Grabber's ribcage but misses.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
Grabber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grabber lands with a good body shot.
Grabber throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Grabber misses with a low kick.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grabber in his tracks.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabber throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Grabber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grabber ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Grabber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall throws a jab when Grabber was well out of range.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Grabber counters with a nice body kick.
Hall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grabber counters with a nice leg kick.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Grabber had a free shot at his head there.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Charlie Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grabber to score with a decent uppercut.
Grabber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grabber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grabber lands a slapping body shot.
Hall with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Charlie Hall's cut even more.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grabber scores with a body shot.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Grabber counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grabber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Grabber misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grabber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.
Grabber misses with a straight left.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Grabber avoids it.
Grabber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grabber. That's going to slow Hall down.
Grabber throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grabber looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Grabber lands.
Hall connects with a right hand. Grabber shakes it off.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Grabber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Grabber misses.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabber lands with a nice body kick.
Grabber connects with a body shot.
Good work by Grabber as he checks the leg kick.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Grabber. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Grabber scores with a jab to the head.
Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grabber.
Grabber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall flicks out a counter leg kick but Grabber steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Grabber will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabber.
Grabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grabber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Grabber lands with a shot to the body.
Hall tries to bum rush Grabber with a series of wild strikes but Grabber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Grabber. That snapped Hall's head back.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Grabber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grabber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Grabber feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Grabber moved out of range nicely.
Grabber ducks under a wild hook from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Grabber moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Hall throws a right and a left that Grabber avoids nicely.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grabber. That's going to slow Hall down.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grabber blocks a low kick nicely.
Grabber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Grabber throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grabber.
Hall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grabber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Grabber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall slips under a jab from Grabber.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grabber cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Grabber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grabber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Grabber looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Hall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Grabber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grabber swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Grabber's shoulder, as Grabber tries to avoid the shot.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grabber cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall connects with a high kick.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.
Grabber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grabber slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Grabber moved out of range nicely.
Hall misses with a looping right.
A big right from Grabber misses.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Grabber should have avoided that one.
Grabber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grabber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Good standup being displayed there by Grabber as he connects with a hook.

The cut above Charlie Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Grabber is just out of range.
Grabber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick lands for Grabber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grabber takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Grabber finds it's target.
Hall checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grabber.
Grabber lands a head shot.
Hall misses with the combination.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grabber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Grabber does it's job there.

Charlie Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grabber.
Grabber swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grabber.
Hall connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Hall.
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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Hall!
A very excited looking Charlie Hall rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.