PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 1750 p4p, 3082 weight class) and Andy Grabber (ranked 80 p4p, 135 weight class). Grabber has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hall
vs
Grabber

186 cm
34
273
19 - 23 - 0

207 cm
43
275
50 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall connects with a jab.
Hall checks the leg kick.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Grabber misses with a wild body shot.
Grabber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Grabber moved out of range nicely.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall throws a right hand that Grabber ducks under and follows up with a left that Grabber also avoids with ease.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grabber moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Grabber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Grabber works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Grabber ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Grabber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hall.
Hall throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grabber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grabber.
Hall wants to clinch.
Grabber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grabber defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall feints and then cracks Grabber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grabber down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grabber.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Andy Grabber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabber throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grabber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Grabber ducks down to avoid it.

Hall moves into range and clinches up with Grabber.
Hall tries to pull guard but Grabber won't allow it.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grabber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grabber circles away.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Grabber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Grabber blocks a jab.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall lands the left hand.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grabber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Grabber's shoulder, as Grabber tries to avoid the shot.
Grabber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grabber throws a head kick that misses.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.
Grabber moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Grabber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Grabber misses with a straight left.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grabber.
Grabber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Hall lands a jab.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall is looking to slow Grabber down with leg kicks.
Grabber avoids the body shot from Hall.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Nice shot by Hall.
Grabber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Grabber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.

Hall instigates a clinch.
Grabber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Grabber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Grabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Grabber. Beautiful body shot.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall defending well as Grabber loads up on a big left hand.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Hall.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Hall avoids the body shot from Grabber.
Hall throws a hook but Grabber avoids it easily.
Grabber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hall cracks Grabber with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
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!

Hall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grabber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall clobbers Grabber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall lands a jab.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Grabber saw that one coming.
Hall cracks Grabber with an open hand slap.
Grabber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Charlie Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Grabber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grabber throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
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!
Grabber lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a combination. Grabber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.
A big right from Grabber misses.
Hall connects with a jab.
Grabber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grabber in his tracks.
Grabber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Grabber throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
A jab from Hall misses.
Grabber slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall backing away here, and Grabber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Grabber saw that one coming.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Grabber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grabber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Grabber counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall blocks a leg kick.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabber.
Grabber lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Grabber moved out of range.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Grabber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Grabber.
Hall thows a leg kick but Grabber checks it
and Grabber counters with a nice uppercut.
Grabber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall works Grabber's body with a nice hook.
Hall throws a right and a left that Grabber avoids nicely.
Grabber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Hall misses.
Grabber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hall connects with a jab.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall misses with the body kick
and Grabber counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall with a hook.
Grabber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Grabber throws a nice inside leg kick.

Hall drives through with a takedown into Grabber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabber can do to turn this around?
Grabber is trying to keep Hall in close.
Grabber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall trying to control but Grabber is working from the bottom.

Hall stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Grabber.
Grabber throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall cracks Grabber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall lunges at Grabber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grabber's hand.
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Grabber misses.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grabber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grabber slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall lands with a good body shot.
Grabber moves away from the strike by Hall.
Grabber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grabber - the referee stops the clock and Hall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grabber. Hall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Grabber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grabber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Grabber lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
A big left from Hall misses.
Grabber throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Grabber slips a straight right by Hall.

Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grabber!
Grabber tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Hall has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Hall decides to stand back up.
Grabber connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Grabber misses with a body shot.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Grabber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Grabber slips under a jab.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grabber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Grabber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Charlie Hall's cut is getting worse.
Grabber moves away from the strike by Hall.
Grabber blocks a leg kick.
Grabber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Grabber slips under a jab.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grabber misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall tests Grabber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grabber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall jabs Grabber right on the nose. Grabber blinks but takes it well.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grabber stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
Hall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Grabber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Grabber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall clobbers Grabber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall cracks Grabber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grabber throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall lands a body shot.
Grabber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Grabber.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grabber throws out the jab.
Hall misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall moves away from the strike by Grabber.
Grabber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Grabber ducks down to avoid it.
Grabber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Hall.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grabber.
Hall tries to bum rush Grabber with a series of wild strikes but Grabber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Hall.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grabber is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Grabber coming out on top.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grabber throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall misses with a hook.
Charlie Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grabber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andy Grabber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grabber throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Grabber's head back.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grabber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall jabs at Grabber's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grabber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Hall!
Charlie Hall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.