PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt comes into the arena with Danzig - Mother blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blunt
vs
Hall

188 cm
19
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blunt tries a head kick but it misses.

Hall clinches.
Blunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blunt with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cole Hall has been cut.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Blunt has him pressed against the cage.
Blunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Blunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Blunt.
Blunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Blunt landing knees to the head.
Blunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blunt misses with a knee strike.
Blunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blunt is breathing heavily.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall blocks a head kick by Blunt.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
Blunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt walks into a left hand.
Blunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Blunt ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall swinging wilding here.
Blunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Hall misses.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Blunt misses with a knee strike.
Blunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Blunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Blunt has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blunt looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Blunt tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Blunt won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hall breaks the clinch.

Hall clinches up with Blunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall avoiding damage as Blunt throws knees to the body.
Hall wants to break free but Blunt has control.
Hall is trying to break free.
Blunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hall has hold of one of Blunt's legs. Blunt is fighting the takedown attempt but Hall gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Blunt is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blunt trying to strike off his back.
Blunt has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blunt's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Blunt, not yet.
Hall distracts Blunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blunt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hall controls the pace.
Hall lands a couple of elbows.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.

Blunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blunt keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Blunt.
Blunt is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Blunt, not yet.
Hall trying to control but Blunt is working from the bottom.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Blunt.
Blunt tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hall stalks Blunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blunt's face. Blunt staggers backwards, shaken.
Blunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Blunt saw that one coming.
Hall avoids the head kick by Blunt.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Blunt in a clinch.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Blunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
Blunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hall gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Blunt regains guard.
Hall wants to control from the top but Blunt keeps moving.
Hall is pushing down on Blunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blunt is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall is pressing down on Blunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blunt is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt is in trouble now - Hall has advanced to mount!
Hall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blunt working to try and regain half guard.
Hall trying to control but Blunt is having none of it.
Blunt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt is trying to stand up here but Hall is controlling him well.
Hall is trying to control. Blunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Hall wants to work for an arm triangle but Blunt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blunt is looking to improve his position.
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Blunt manages to get to full guard.
Hall prevents Blunt from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blunt stalks Hall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hall's face. Hall staggers backwards, shaken.
Blunt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall throws the left hand but Blunt avoids the punch easily.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Blunt pushes him off.
Hall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hall connects with the punch.
Blunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blunt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blunt misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hall clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt with a knee to the head.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Blunt has him pressed against the cage.
Blunt tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.

Hall turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunt is trying to buck Hall off.
Blunt stops Hall from passing to mount.
Hall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blunt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hall's best efforts.
Hall looks to land a strike but Blunt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hall won't allow Blunt to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cole Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cole Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall moves forwards but Blunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hall throws a lazy head kick
and Blunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blunt throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob Blunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Blunt.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Blunt counters with a big head kick but Hall shrugs it off.
Hall tries to clinch but Blunt moves out of range.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Blunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blunt counters with a head kick. That will keep Hall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Hall is rocked!
Hall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Blunt finish him?

Hall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Blunt is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blunt wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blunt hang on?
Blunt gets back to half guard.
Hall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blunt defending well though.

Hall is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Blunt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blunt is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
Hall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blunt gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall is thwarting Blunt's attempts to control the position.
Blunt is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blunt wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Blunt is trying to stand up here but Hall is controlling him well.
Hall working over Blunt with some ground and pound. Blunt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hall winds up and cracks Blunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blunt counters with a big head kick but Hall shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall avoids the head kick by Blunt.

Hall shoots in and bounces Blunt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Blunt working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cole Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Blunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bob Blunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blunt is trying to control the action in half guard but Hall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like Blunt is going to stand back up.
Hall trying to control but Blunt postures up.
Blunt throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Blunt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Blunt!