PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Hall's chin.

Hall
vs
Williams

182 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Williams tries to clinch up

and Hall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hall.
Hall gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall is stalling here.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams avoids the body shot from Hall.
Williams wants to clinch but Hall slips to the side
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Williams down.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.

Hall manages to break the clinch.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hall breaks from the clinch.

Hall moves into range and clinches up with Williams.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Williams clinches but Hall breaks the clinch
and Hall counters with a thumping low kick.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Williams darts in trying to clinch

and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams looks gassed!
A combination from Hall does no damage.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hall.
Marcus Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Williams.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.

Hall works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.

Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams looks to clinch

and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams closes the distance but Hall moves to the side

and Hall counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Hall instigates a clinch.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hall is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Williams.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Hall.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Hall counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Hall to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Charles Williams has been cut.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hall works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
Hall looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hall moves into the clinch.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Marcus Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hall forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hall forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hall clinches.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marcus Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Williams.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall lands with a right to the head.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hall has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hall breaks the clinch.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcus Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Hall drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Hall clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams closes the distance but Hall moves to the side
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a takedown

and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Williams's cut.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hall swinging wilding here.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hall forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Hall misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcus Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Williams.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams clinches but Hall breaks the clinch

and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hall stalling in the clinch.
Hall pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Hall lands a left hand.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hall feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.

Hall moves into range and clinches up with Williams.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Hall is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.

Hall has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Hall effectively controlling the action here.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.

Hall has managed to clinch.
Williams jumps guard but Hall stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Charles Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams clinches but Hall breaks the clinch

and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hall!