PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Douche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes into the arena with My Closet by Big Sean ft. Sayitainttone blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hall
vs
Douche

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
173 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Douche!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douche loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.

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

Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Douche wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Douche throwing strikes but missing.

Hall manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Douche throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Douche as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall lands with a slapping head kick.
Douche fails to land with a series of punches.
Douche lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douche tries to avoid it but Hall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douche to the ground. Douche escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Douche throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Douche's waist but Douche gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Douche pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douche throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Douche as Hall shoots in.
Douche throws a shot to the body.
Douche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Douche scores with a shot to the body.

Hall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Douche preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Hall is working for an americana but Douche has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Hall was thinking about the submission.
Douche manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douche controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Douche is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douche stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.

Douche decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hall, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Douche.
Douche misses with a few strikes there.
Douche paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Douche. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douche.
Douche lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douche tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Douche.
Guy Douche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douche lands a jab to the nose.
Douche's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Douche duly obliges.
Douche with a hook.

Douche changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Douche decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Douche tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Douche scores with a three punch combo!
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Douche swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Douche scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Douche.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Douche takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall walks into a jab.
Douche misses with a looping right.
Douche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Douche dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Douche connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Antoine Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall avoids the body shot from Douche.
Douche misses with a looping left.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douche fails to land the takedown.
Hall moves out of range as Douche strikes.

Hall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Douche is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Douche is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall trying to control but Douche is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Douche uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Douche scores with a hook.
Douche throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douche moves away.
Douche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Douche uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Douche throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Douche connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Douche circles away.
Douche darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Douche connects with the punch.
Douche misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Douche sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Douche thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Douche scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Douche scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Douche lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Douche bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Douche lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Douche. That snapped Hall's head back.
Douche shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Douche throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douche throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Douche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Douche tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Douche is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douche is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Douche is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Douche working hard to break the clinch.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douche catches Hall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Douche swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Douche misses with a series of wild punches.
Douche throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douche closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Douche pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Douche punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Douche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douche misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Douche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A big right from Douche misses.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a series of punches but Douche moves out of range.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Douche sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douche shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Douche gets slowly back to his feet.
Douche throws a combination. Hall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Douche scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douche lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Douche connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Hall or perhaps it was just good defense by Douche which made him look bad.
Douche connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douche connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Douche punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
Douche cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Douche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Douche scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Douche there.
Douche looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Douche, as that shot connected.
Douche connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Douche fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hall avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Douche misses.

That's two 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.
Douche lands a slapping body shot.
Douche swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Douche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douche lunges at Hall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hall's hand.
Douche displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douche throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Douche with a hook.
Jab by Douche.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Guy Douche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Douche lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Douche.
Douche gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hall in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Guy Douche is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hall stands up and beckons Douche to his feet.
Douche digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Hall moves out of range as Douche strikes.
Douche throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Douche sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Douche there.
Douche throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A cross from Douche lands.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Douche misses

and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Douche keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hall tries to stand and escape but Douche is controlling the position.

Hall is looking for a kimura here.
Antoine Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Douche to regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douche 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Douche!