PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chester Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, bouncing souls - olé. Hank Hall will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carlson
vs
Hall

169 cm
25
189 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

185 cm
25
198 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chester Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Chester Carlson has been cut.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Carlson misses.
Carlson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlson. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall throws a jab when Carlson was well out of range.
Carlson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Carlson takes one to the chin there.
Hall avoids the body shot from Carlson.
Hall throws a low kick but Carlson moves out of range easily.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carlson at a distance.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall thuds a left hand into Carlson's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall takes a swing at Carlson's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Carlson.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlson.
Hall swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Carlson misses.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Carlson lands with a right hand.
Carlson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall blocks a head kick by Carlson.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall avoids the head kick by Carlson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Carlson throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carlson counters with a leg kick.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a combination that misses

and Carlson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carlson.
Carlson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Carlson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson missing with knees to the body.
Carlson missing with knees to the body.
Carlson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall pushes Carlson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carlson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Carlson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall works on Carlson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Carlson controls the action.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.
Carlson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Carlson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Carlson trying to land knees to the body.
Hall presses Carlson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carlson missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carlson.
Hall just leaning against Carlson, taking a breather.
Carlson tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlson prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall avoiding damage as Carlson throws knees to the body.
Carlson can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carlson prevents a body shot from Hall.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall digs a good hook to Carlson's body.
Hall avoids the head kick by Carlson.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Carlson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Carlson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hall tries to bum rush Carlson with a series of wild strikes but Carlson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlson.
Hall digs a good body shot into Carlson's ribs.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Carlson moved out of range.
Carlson misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carlson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hank Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Carlson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Carlson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson is looking to clinch.
Carlson throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall blocks a head kick by Carlson.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Carlson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson scores with a body shot.
Carlson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws the left hand but Carlson avoids the punch easily.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall looks to throw a body kick

and Carlson moves into the clinch.
Carlson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hall.
Hall lands a body shot.
Carlson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlson is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carlson has his back to the cage.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Carlson improves position.
Carlson 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.
Stalling in the clinch from Carlson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carlson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall digs a right hand into Carlson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlson's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Carlson.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Carlson is controlling him.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall is looking to control Carlson's arms but Carlson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Carlson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Carlson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall tries to work over Carlson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlson 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 body shot in the clinch.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall stalls.
Hall lands a shot to the body.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall scores with a one two! Carlson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Carlson sees coming a mile off.
Carlson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carlson throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Carlson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall scores with a jab. Carlson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall throws a right and a left that Carlson avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Carlson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall cracks Carlson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall throws a series of punches but Carlson avoids them all with ease.
Hall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Hall thows a body kick. Carlson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall looks to land a combination. Carlson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Carlson.
Carlson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall misses with a hook. Carlson ducked under it nicely.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlson counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chester Carlson's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlson moves away.
Hall dips to his left and cracks Carlson with an uppercut!
Carlson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carlson lands with a right hand.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Hall misses with a hook to the body
and Carlson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Carlson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Carlson pushes him off.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carlson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice hook to Carlson's body. Carlson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Hank Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlson lands a jab to the nose.
Carlson scores with a nice head shot.
Hall slips under a jab.
Carlson throws a big shot that misses.
Carlson misses with a body shot.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Carlson moves away and avoids it.
Hall throws a hook but Carlson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Carlson counters with a good low kick that Hall was not able to check.
Hall looks to land a combination but Carlson avoids it well.
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hank Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carlson connects with a high kick.

It looks like Hank Hall has been cut.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Carlson misses with a low kick.
Hall lands with a straight right. Carlson didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Carlson staying out of range there.
Carlson misses with a looping left.
Hall avoids the head kick by Carlson.
Hall misses with a combination
and Carlson counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall clobbers Carlson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlson moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carlson.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carlson counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Carlson counters by moving into the clinch.
Carlson lands a knee to the body.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carlson missing with knees to the body.
Hall tries to circle away but Carlson has him pinned against the cage.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlson 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.
Hank Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlson tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlson is working Hall over against the cage.
Chester Carlson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. Carlson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlson.
A jab from Carlson finds it's way through Hall's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Carlson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

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