PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hall (ranked 553 p4p, 193 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 73 p4p, 25 weight class). Drake has chosen Hell Yeah - Rev Theory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hall
vs
Drake

185 cm
30
201
19 - 11 - 0

188 cm
33
188
27 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

NARCOS
Conviction

Brooklyn Apothecary
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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 19 - 11 - 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 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake with the counter takedown but Hall avoids it easily.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drake's knee momentarily.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
A little jabbing left from Drake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
Hall blocking some punches.
Drake tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Drake wants a takedown but no success here.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.

Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall looks for the body kick but Drake saw that one coming.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drake's hands.

It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Drake looks winded!
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drake on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Hall uses the oldest trick in the book to send Drake tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Hall is absolutely delighted - when Drake wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henry Hall!
An out of breath Henry Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.