PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Billy the Mountain. Hall has chosen War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Curry
vs
Hall

184 cm
18
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp
Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Night Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall tries to clinch up but Curry circles away and keeps his distance.
Curry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hall backs up against the ropes.

Hall drives through and clinches with Curry against the ropes.

Hall turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hall manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Curry to his feet.
Curry moves away from the strike by Hall.
Curry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hall tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
Curry keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curry slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Curry throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Curry's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.
Hall wants to stand and escape but instead Curry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Curry is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom.
Curry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Curry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
Hall wants to sweep here but Curry controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Curry scores with a one two! Hall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Night Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hall forces Curry back against the ropes and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Hall lands a body punch.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curry obliges.
Curry misses with a knee to the head.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Curry.
Hall tries to pull guard but Curry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Curry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curry's brow.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curry obliges.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Curry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Curry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Curry swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Curry lands a head kick. Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curry's waist but Curry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Curry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Curry trying to stall but Hall improves his position.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Hall's takedown attempt.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Curry.

Hall has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Curry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hall missing with punches from the back.
Curry wants to control his opponent's hands but Hall gets his hands free.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Curry breaks Hall's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Curry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Curry advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hall wants to clinch
and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Hall misses.
Donk. Curry catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall looks to clinch
and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Hall misses with a double jab.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Curry walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hall.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Curry has Hall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Curry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Curry to work.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Curry.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Hall's takedown attempt.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Curry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Come on Curry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Curry taking a breather.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Hall blocks a head kick by Curry.
Billy Curry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall looks to clinch
and Curry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hall throws a combination that misses

and Curry counters by clinching up.

Hall gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Curry is doing well to control the position and prevent Hall from advancing to side control.
Curry tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall winds up and cracks Curry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Curry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curry is on top in guard.
Curry tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Curry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Curry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Curry is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Curry from controlling successfully.
Curry throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hall tries to clinch there but Curry circles away.
Hall looks to clinch
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Curry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Curry - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Curry scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.

Curry clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Curry prevents a body shot from Hall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Curry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Curry stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curry throws an elbow but it misses.
Curry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall is trying to drag Curry to the mat but Curry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall pushes Curry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Curry, against the ropes.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Curry.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Curry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Curry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Curry sizes up Hall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Curry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Curry as he jumps to the side.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curry counters with a head kick.
Curry lands a high kick!
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall tries to clinch

and Curry moves into the clinch.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry lands a nice elbow.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry misses with a knee to the head.
Curry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Curry 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.
Curry misses with a knee strike.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall slips a jab from Curry.
Hall darts in trying to clinch
and Curry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curry throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curry throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curry throws out the jab.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Hall taking a breather.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Curry up against the ropes.
Curry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Curry 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.
Curry letting Hall take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws a right and a left that Curry avoids nicely.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hall is defended easily by Curry.
Hall wants to clinch but Curry slips to the side
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Hall closes the distance but Curry moves to the side
and Curry counters with a head kick. That will keep Hall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Hall misses
and Curry counters with a stiff right hand.
Curry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall blocks a head kick by Curry.
Good exchange - Curry coming out on top.
Hall wants to clinch
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curry counters with a leg kick.
Donk. Curry catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Curry throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Curry.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Curry lands a with a good body shot.
Curry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hall.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hall.
Curry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hall.
Curry controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Night Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Curry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hallis looking to pass into half guard but Curry pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Curry is in guard.
Hall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Curry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Curry looking to pass the guard.
Curry wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Night Hall just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Curry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hall looks to land a combination. Curry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Curry!
Curry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Curry!
Hall looking to finish Curry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Curry!
Curry is trying desperately to improve position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Curry tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws some wild stikes that Curry manages to avoid easily.
Curry taking shots to the head.
Curry tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Hall looking to control but Curry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hall is landing with some decent strikes but Curry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hall has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Curry's face.
Curry working to try and regain half guard.
Hall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Curry looks a forlorn figure.
Hall with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Curry?
Hall thowing shots but they're missing.
Curry regains half guard.
Curry wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Hall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Curry is trying to get back to full guard.
Curry regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hall.

Curry is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hall trying to control but Curry is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Curry throws a head kick that Hall semi-blocks.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Billy Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Curry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.

Curry has Hall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Curry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Curry can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Curry prevents it.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall avoiding damage as Curry throws knees to the body.
Curry missing with knees to the body.
Hall tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Hall pulls guard.
Curry throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Curry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Curry with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Hall dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Curry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall looks to land a combination but Curry avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Curry.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Curry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Curry scores with a jab.
Curry defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curry counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hall tries to clinch but Curry moves away
and Curry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hall tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curry counters with a left and a right that stings Hall.
Curry lands with a slapping head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Curry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curry obliges.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Curry lands an elbow inside.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Curry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Curry counters by clinching up.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curry is keeping busy.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Curry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Curry looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to drag Curry to the mat but Curry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Curry crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Curry.
Curry scores with a knee to the head.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Curry chips away with some ground and pound.
Curry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hall working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Curry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Curry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Curry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curry.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Curry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Curry throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
Billy Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall looks to clinch
and Curry counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Curry connects with a high kick.
Hall tries to clinch

and Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry landing knees to the body.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall is working for takedown but Curry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Curry prevents a body shot from Hall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Curry tries to tie him up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Hall cracks Curry with a nice body shot.

Hall turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Night Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall wants to control but Curry is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Curry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Hall!
Night Hall is the new welterweight champion!