PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is tubthumping by chumbawamba. Paul Thiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thiago
vs
Hall

184 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Hall!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.

Thiago has taken the fight to the clinch.

Thiago breaks the clinch.
Thiago slips a jab from Hall.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Thiago.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.

Hall shoots in and bounces Thiago off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall stops Thiago from standing up.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Thiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Thiago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall trying to control but Thiago is working from the bottom.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Thiago is retaining full guard.
Hall advances position into side control!
Thiago is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thiago is trying to buck Hall off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thiago napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hall cracks Thiago with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Hall tries for a kimura but Thiago is defending well.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thiago keeps working.

Hall in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Thiago is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taylor Hall!