PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hall (ranked 904 p4p, 622 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 121 p4p, 76 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hall
vs
Rios

185 cm
28
201
15 - 8 - 0

184 cm
27
195
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

NARCOS
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Rios shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Rios shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Rios misses.
Hall thuds his right hand into Rios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Rios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
Rios throws a head kick that misses
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rios scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rios's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rios's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Rios moved out of range.
A big right from Rios misses.
Hall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Rios.
Hall throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Hall slams his shin into Rios's torso.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Hall catches Rios right on the button with a cross.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios is looking for the big counter here.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rios lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rios throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Rios throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Rios throws a head kick that misses
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rios misses with a low kick.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Hall throws a hook but Rios blocks it.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rios.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Rios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hall!
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Rios.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Rios moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rios.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rios unleashes a big counter combination but Hall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rios might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Rios is out of range.
Rios throws a counter combo.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall throws a push kick but Rios slaps the foot to one side.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios'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.

Rios looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rios.
Hall blocks a jab.
Rios throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hall swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Rios is out of range.
Hall lunges at Rios with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rios's hand.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
Rios checks a leg kick.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios staying out of range there.
Rios fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Hall with a jab.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Rios goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rios takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That has opened up Diego Rios's cut even more.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Rios.
Hall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hall feints and then cracks Rios's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rios down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rios 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Rios.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rios might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hall has got the better of the exchanges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rios unleashes a big counter combination but Hall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hall cracks Rios with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rios with a nice calf kick.
Rios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Rios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rios in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rios is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rios throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Rios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall lunges at Rios with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rios's hand.
Rios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hall finds it's way round the side to connect with Rios's head.
Rios misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall lands with a cross.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Rios takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Rios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

The cut above Diego Rios's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall blocks a head kick by Rios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rios scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Rios moves away and avoids it.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Rios counters with a low kick, right behind Hall 's knee.
Rios takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Henry Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hall.
Rios has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rios misses with a combination
and Hall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rios missing with a left hand there. Hall 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.

Henry Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hall throws a right hand that Rios ducks under and follows up with a left that Rios also avoids with ease.
Rios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall blocks a head kick by Rios.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Rios ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.
Rios throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rios avoids the head kick by Hall.
Rios throws a counter combo.
Hall misses with a shot to the body
and Rios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Rios drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall works over Rios's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Diego Rios's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rios takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Hall!
A relieved looking Henry Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.