PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jed Hall (ranked 2828 p4p, 4131 weight class) and Herminos Lugnunum (ranked 301 p4p, 419 weight class). The key to victory for Jed Hall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hall
vs
Lugnunum

188 cm
18
280
2 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
287
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herminos Lugnunum!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lugnunum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lugnunum is not content to let Hall control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lugnunum is looking to reverse the position.
Lugnunum is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!
Hall covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lugnunum thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lugnunum missing with punches from the back.
Hall looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is taking damage to the body and head.
Lugnunum has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hall's body.
Lugnunum scores with punches to the body.
I really don't envy Hall right now.

Hall defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lugnunum scores with strikes from the back.
Lugnunum is working the ground and pound. Can Hall escape?
Hall is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hammer House of Horror, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lugnunum throwing sloppy strikes.
Lugnunum is hanging on to Hall's back as he tries to escape.
Hall turns into Lugnunum and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall distracts Lugnunum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lugnunum is on top in guard.

Lugnunum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lugnunum works over Hall with some ground and pound from guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lugnunum scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lugnunum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Lugnunum trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Lugnunum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lugnunum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lugnunum is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugnunum throwing strikes but missing.
Hall looking to control.
Lugnunum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lugnunum works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lugnunum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lugnunum is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Lugnunum throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lugnunum on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lugnunum drops an elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Lugnunum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Hall has hold of Lugnunum's hands but Lugnunum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lugnunum throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Lugnunum.
Lugnunum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lugnunum fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hall to the ground. Lugnunum is now in Hall's guard.
Hall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Herminos Lugnunum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Lugnunum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lugnunum chips away with some ground and pound.
Hall has his hands on Lugnunum's head, controlling the position.
Lugnunum connects with a couple of short punches.
Lugnunum throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugnunum postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Lugnunum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Lugnunum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugnunum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lugnunum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lugnunum is in close to Hall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Lugnunum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Lugnunum is fighting to break Hall's control of his arms but Hall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lugnunum.
Lugnunum throws a big right hand that misses.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lugnunum is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lugnunum lands a couple of digs.
Lugnunum is fighting to break Hall's control of his arms but Hall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lugnunum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lugnunum stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Hall has control of Lugnunum's left arm, preventing Lugnunum from doing any damage.
Lugnunum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hall misses with a hook. Lugnunum ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Lugnunum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lugnunum keeps the fight on the outside.
Lugnunum shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall throws a jab when Lugnunum was well out of range.
Lugnunum drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hall defends it well.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lugnunum.
Lugnunum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jed Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herminos Lugnunum.
Lugnunum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall works Lugnunum's body with a nice hook.
Lugnunum is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugnunum shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.

Hall gets a double leg takedown into Lugnunum's guard.
Lugnunum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lugnunum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lugnunum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lugnunum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Lugnunum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lugnunum tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall working some strikes from top position.
Lugnunum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Lugnunum wants to hit a sweep here but Hall passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lugnunum there!
Hall avoids the attempt from Lugnunum to control.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lugnunum is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lugnunum can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lugnunum tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Hall dominated that second round.
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!

Hall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lugnunum is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!
Hall is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lugnunum.
Lugnunum throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hall trying to control the hands but Lugnunum breaks the grip.
Lugnunum throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hall is in bad spot here.

Lugnunum is persistently looking for the submission but Hall is defending it well.
Hall tries to roll but Lugnunum sticks to his back.
Lugnunum connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hall to escape the position.
Lugnunum lands punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lugnunum misses with punches from the back.
Hall is really stuck here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lugnunum struggling to land strikes to the head as Hall covers up.
Lugnunum punches Hall on the ear.
Lugnunum throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hall covering up well under a series of strikes from Lugnunum.
Lugnunum missing with punches from the back.
Lugnunum lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Hall trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hall prevents Lugnunum from getting a body triangle.
Hall has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lugnunum.
Hall wants to control his opponent's hands but Lugnunum gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lugnunum lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lugnunum.
Lugnunum softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Lugnunum looking for the RNC.

Hall is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Lugnunum working for a choke but Hall is defending well.
Lugnunum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lugnunum keeps control of the position as Hall tries to break free.
Hall is trying to remain composed but Lugnunum is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugnunum thows a strike but Hall uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Hall as he ends up in Lugnunum 's guard!
Hall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lugnunum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lugnunum working over Hall with some ground and pound. Hall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lugnunum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lugnunum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Lugnunum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lugnunum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hall wants to improve his position but Lugnunum is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Lugnunum throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Lugnunum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hall is trying to maintain the position but Lugnunum is very close to passing his half guard.

Lugnunum is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lugnunum to get the leverage.
Lugnunum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lugnunum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Lugnunum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herminos Lugnunum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lugnunum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herminos Lugnunum!