PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 553 p4p, 376 weight class) and Robbie Hall (ranked 27 p4p, 18 weight class). Short comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Hall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Andy Shauf: The Magician. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Short
vs
Hall

151 cm
34
135
19 - 13 - 0

165 cm
33
148
21 - 9 - 1

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Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Robbie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Short.

Hall gets caught napping as Short dives in and scores a takedown. Hall manages to retain guard.
Hall keeping full guard, as Short tries to pass.

Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Short's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Short defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Short stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Short trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Short pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Short might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Short passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Short defends well.

Short thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Short sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hall's guard.

Short is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Short eventually gives up the hold.

Short is working for a kimura but Hall is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Short pulls his head out easily.

Short is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Short to get the leverage.

Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Short pulls his head out easily.

Hall actively working from the bottom here.

Short is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Short is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.

Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Short pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Short is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Short eventually gives up the hold.

Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hall looking for submissions off his back.

Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Short is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Short is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Short to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Short seems to be looking for submissions.
Short tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Short is trying for a kimura here. Hall looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Short wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerry Short!