PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Hall (ranked 3880 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Sindicious Lightning (ranked 474 p4p, 516 weight class). Sindicious Lightning will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hall
vs
Lightning

180 cm
25
214
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
18
223
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzy Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sindicious Lightning!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightning tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lightnings head.
Hall stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
Lightning's coach down at Dodgers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lightning's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Hall.
Hall misses with some punches.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Lightning taking a breather.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Lightning is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lightning takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Lightning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Lightning prevents a body shot from Hall.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Lightning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightning will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hall up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
A short right from Hall.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Lightning trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lightning into the cage.
Hall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall.
Lightning is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Lightning is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Lightning into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightning is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lightning takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightning takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Lightning tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall effectively controlling the action here.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hall gets tackled into the cage by Lightning. Lightning maintains the clinch.
Lightning stalling.
Lightning is trying to stall.
Lightning wants to stall.
Lightning is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
Hall working Lightning over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sindicious Lightning.

Hall pushes Lightning up against the cage in a clinch.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lightning has managed to clinch.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Lightning fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall has Lightning up against the cage in a clinch.
Izzy Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightning is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lightning has his back to the cage.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightning's elbow.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightning effectively controlling the action here.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Lightning manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Lightning blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lightning can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lightning just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Lightning has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightning.
Lightning is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Hall.
Lightning will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hall up against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Lightning blocks with his arms.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightning.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning stalling.
Lightning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightning pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lightning content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lightning slowing the pace effectively.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall letting Lightning take a breather here.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Lightning stalling the fight.
Lightning looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightning.
Lightning lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall misses with some punches.
Lightning tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lightning is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lightning is trying to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Hall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lightning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sindicious Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lightning gets a clinch.
Lightning throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Lightning lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.

It looks like Izzy Hall has been cut.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Hall is looking to control Lightning's arms but Lightning gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hall misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall misses with some punches.
Lightning wants to stall.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Lightning slowing the pace effectively.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Lightning's head.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.
Lightning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Lightning.
Lightning tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightning avoiding damage.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Izzy Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lightning throws an elbow but misses.
Lightning is pushing Hall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lightning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightning taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightning using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Lightning stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lightning tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Lightning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Lightning tries to tie him up.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.
Lightning managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.
Lightning trying to stall but Hall improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Izzy Hall.
Well Hall 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

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