PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donivan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Herugrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donivan Hall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Conan Herugrim's chin.

Hall
vs
Herugrim

200 cm
22
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donivan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Herugrim!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall slips a straight right by Herugrim.
Herugrim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab-cross combination lands for Herugrim and sends Hall crashing to the mat! Herugrim follows him down to the mat - Hall regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Hall is rocked!

It looks like Donivan Hall has been cut.
Herugrim wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
Oh Hall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herugrim passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
Herugrim fails to advance to Hall's back.
Herugrim looking to finish with strikes here!
Hall wants to control but Herugrim is having none of it.
Herugrim unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herugrim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Herugrim working for a guillotine from mount but Hall is in no mood to give up.
Hall wants to hold on but Herugrim pushes him away.
Hall is trying desperately to improve position.
Herugrim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Herugrim has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall throwing hammer fists to the chest of Herugrim. What's that going to do exactly?

Herugrim looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Herugrim wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.

Herugrim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Herugrim eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herugrim wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.

Herugrim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herugrim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Herugrim is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
Herugrim is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hall has given up his back here. Will Herugrim look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Herugrim wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Hall holding both Herugrim 's hands and preventing any damage.

Herugrim looking for the choke but no joy.
Herugrim looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall breaks Herugrim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Herugrim working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Herugrim.
Herugrim looking to control.
Herugrim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Herugrim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donivan Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Herugrim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall blocks a jab.
Herugrim throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Herugrim throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herugrim throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Hall slips a straight right by Herugrim.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hall is looking to clinch but Herugrim is avoiding it.
Herugrim tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Herugrim keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Herugrim circles away.
Herugrim punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herugrim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conan Herugrim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herugrim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herugrim swinging wilding here.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Conan Herugrim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herugrim looks to land a combination. Hall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall tries to clinch up but Herugrim circles away and keeps his distance.
Herugrim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Herugrim misses.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Herugrim might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hall tries to clinch but Herugrim moves out of range.
Herugrim misses with a straight right.
Herugrim throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herugrim.
Herugrim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Herugrim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herugrim.
Herugrim lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into rage.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Herugrim slips the punch.
A lazy left from Herugrim finds it's target.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Herugrim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conan Herugrim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herugrim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herugrim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Herugrim.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herugrim.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herugrim throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herugrim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall tries to clinch but Herugrim moves out of range.
Herugrim throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herugrim misses with a lunging right hand

and Hall counters by clinching up.
Herugrim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Herugrim's ribcage.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall slips a jab from Herugrim.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donivan Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herugrim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Herugrim wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Herugrim gets full guard.
Hall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Herugrim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Herugrim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Herugrim trying to strike off his back.
Hall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hall wants to get up but he can't break Herugrim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herugrim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Herugrim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donivan Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from Herugrim misses.
Herugrim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herugrim swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall blocks a jab.
Herugrim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Herugrim misses.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Herugrim as he avoids it easily.
Herugrim throws a combination that misses

and Hall counters by clinching up.
Herugrim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Herugrim's ribcage.
Hall gets underhooks to prevent Herugrim's takedown attempt.
Hall avoiding damage.

Hall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Herugrim uses from the top position.
Herugrim preventing the sweep.
Hall wants to stand up but Herugrim is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall keeping full guard, as Herugrim tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herugrim trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall wants to stand up but Herugrim is controlling him.
Herugrim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Herugrim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Herugrim's best efforts.
Herugrim is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Herugrim lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herugrim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hall can't escape the position.

Herugrim has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Hall is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conan Herugrim!