PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ChinChin LaRue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsu Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaRue comes to the cage accompanied by Brass Monkey. Tsu Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

LaRue
vs
Hall

180 cm
27
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ChinChin LaRue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsu Hall!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but LaRue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall misses with a combination

and LaRue counters with a head kick that drops Hall to the mat! Hall scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Hall is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRue walks into a left hand.
LaRue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

LaRue pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

LaRue gets control of Hall's arms and successfully pulls guard. LaRue will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

LaRue has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall is looking to stand up but LaRue won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRue looking for a sweep. Not yet LaRue, not yet.

Tsu Hall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaRue circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
ChinChin LaRue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LaRue throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LaRue closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
LaRue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
LaRue tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
LaRue avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the cage.
LaRue blocks an elbow strike.
LaRue changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - LaRue circles away.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

LaRue fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of LaRue's head.
Hall has LaRue pressed against the cage, preventing LaRue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
LaRue trying to land knees to the body.
LaRue missing with knees to the body.
LaRue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of LaRue's head.

LaRue pulls Hall into guard.
Hall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hall slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from LaRue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRue wants to get back to full guard.
LaRue is trying to stand.
LaRue tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
LaRue is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ChinChin LaRue dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
LaRue throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by LaRue.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
LaRue tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
LaRue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but LaRue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards LaRue's brow.
LaRue managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but LaRue avoids the damage to the body.
LaRue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
LaRue tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from LaRue, against the cage.
LaRue wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
LaRue tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
LaRue is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRue throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but LaRue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but LaRue avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Hall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
LaRue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
LaRue looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall lands an elbow just above LaRue 's eye.
A body shot lands from Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
LaRue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LaRue takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRue takes an elbow to the forehead.
LaRue has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through LaRue's defenses.
Hall lands an elbow inside that LaRue shrugs off.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped LaRue in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Hall.
A short uppercut from Hall.
LaRue takes an elbow to the forehead.

LaRue is rocked!

It looks like ChinChin LaRue has been cut.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LaRue backwards.
Oh LaRue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
LaRue takes an elbow to the temple.
Tsu Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hall lands an elbow just above LaRue 's eye.
Hall has LaRue pressed against the cage. He pushes LaRue back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Hall throws a beautiful elbow that sends LaRue crashing to the floor! Hall piles on the pressure with more strikes! LaRue is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsu Hall!