PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 947 p4p, 3476 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 46 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hall
vs
Nekele

186 cm
35
273
23 - 24 - 0

210 cm
43
275
37 - 33 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 23 - 24 - 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 37 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nekele misses with a head kick.
Hall thumps Nekele with a low kick.
Nekele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Nekele is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nekele misses with a straight right.
Nekele tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele throws a big counter head kick but Hall avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Hall misses.
Naiki Nekele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Hall tenderised Nekele's leg. Nekele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nekele slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nekele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Hall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nekele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Nekele throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall slips a jab from Nekele.
Nekele looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Nekele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nekele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nekele moves away from the strike by Hall.
Nekele has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nekele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall lands a head shot.
Hall motions for Nekele to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Hall tries to move into range but Nekele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Nice jab there from Hall.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Nekele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Nekele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nekele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hall scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall throws a right and a left that Nekele avoids nicely.
Hall throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Nekele takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nekele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall slips a jab from Nekele.
Hall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nekele scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Nekele misses.
Hall digs a good body shot into Nekele's ribs.
Hall scores with the left hand. Nekele knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall dives in and grabs Nekele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nekele pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall swings for the body but Nekele moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall lands a nice hook to Nekele's body. Nekele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
Nekele 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.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall misses the jab.
Nekele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nekele misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall thumps Nekele with a low kick.
Hall throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws a body punch but Nekele moves out of range.
Hall throws a right hand that Nekele ducks under and follows up with a left that Nekele also avoids with ease.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nekele throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall moves out of range as Nekele strikes.
Nekele 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nekele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nekele dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Nekele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charlie Hall is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Nekele seems unphased.
Nekele tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Nekele.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Nekele sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall throws a one two combo.
Hall thows a leg kick but Nekele checks it
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Nekele misses its intended target.
Hall tries to bum rush Nekele with a series of wild strikes but Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekele can do to turn this around?
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Nekele slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Nekele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall throws a series of punches but Nekele avoids them all with ease.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a body shot.
A big right from Nekele misses.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Nekele staying out of range there.
Nekele throws a counter combo.
Hall takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Nekele lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Hall misses.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Nekele had a free shot at his head there.
Nekele scores with a jab to the head.

Charlie Hall's cut is getting worse.
Nekele throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nekele does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Hall.
A solid body kick from Hall.
Nekele connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Hall thumps Nekele with a low kick.
Nekele with a nice cross.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nekele fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall scores with the left hand. Nekele knows he should have avoided that one.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Hall avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nekele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Nekele there.

Charlie Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nekele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall scores with a jab. Nekele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nekele with a nice cross.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Nekele moved out of range.
Nekele blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nekele unleashes a big counter combination but Hall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Nekele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hall moves out of range as Nekele strikes.
Hall misses with a hook.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nekele scores with a jab to the head.

Hall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nekele quickly recovers to half guard.

Hall stands up and beckons Nekele to join him on the feet.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele moves away from the strike by Hall.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nekele throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nekele misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall throwing a counter right hand but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nekele swivels and escapes.
Hall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Nekele's shoulder, as Nekele tries to avoid the shot.
Nekele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nekele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Nekele misses with a head kick.
Nekele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nekele throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nekele tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Nekele checks a leg kick.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Nekele moved away.
Hall staying out of range there.
Nekele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nekele misses with an uppercut.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Nekele.
Nekele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall throws a series of strikes that have Nekele backpedaling.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Hall slips a straight right by Nekele.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Nekele tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nekele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nekele misses with a looping right.
Nekele throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nekele blocks a jab.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nekele's head backwards.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Nekele scores with a head kick. Hall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Jeez, Charlie Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.