PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyriel Clancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clancy has chosen My Sacrifice as his entrance music. Cyriel Clancy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hall
vs
Clancy

184 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyriel Clancy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clancy pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall is looking to control Clancy's arms but Clancy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.

Clancy manages to break the clinch.
Hall tries to clinch

and Clancy counters by moving into the clinch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clancy lands a damaging elbow.

Clancy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch

and Clancy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clancy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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 is working an open guard so Clancy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gary Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall has his takedown stuffed
and Clancy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Clancy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hall's guard.

Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clancy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Clancy cracks Hall with a solid left hand.
Hall wants to sweep here but Clancy controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hall is trying to control the position but Clancy postures up.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clancy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clancy with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hall has a closed guard, preventing Clancy from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Clancy from controlling successfully.

Hall looking for a triangle here. Clancy is fighting it but it looks tight! Hall pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Clancy is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gary Hall!