PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jealous Jarvae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hall
vs
Jarvae

178 cm
29
182 lbs
31 - 6 - 1

175 cm
33
160 lbs
25 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jealous Jarvae!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jarvae. That's going to slow Hall down.
Jarvae fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall throws a series of punches but Jarvae avoids them all with ease.

Jarvae shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jarvae wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.

Jarvae is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jarvae missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jarvae thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jarvae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hall sees it coming and defends easily.
Hall has his hands clasped together around Jarvae's back. He's all about the action.
Jarvae throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jarvae has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jarvae missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jarvae lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarvae not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jarvae lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae is stalling here. Hall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jarvae seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hall wants to stand but Jarvae has his arm trapped.
Jarvae tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hall advances to mount.
Jarvae tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Hall just wasn't active enough.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Jarvae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Jarvae will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jarvae has a takedown stuffed.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarvae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Jarvae connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jealous Jarvae dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jarvae changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Jarvae manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall tries to move into range but Jarvae moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jarvae.
Jarvae misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Jarvae slams his shin into Hall's torso.
Jarvae moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jarvae.
Jarvae moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jarvae jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvae throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a left to the body.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvae manages to avoid it.
Jarvae misses with a body kick.
Jarvae has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jarvae there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jarvae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws a right hand that Jarvae ducks under and follows up with a left that Jarvae also avoids with ease.
Jarvae throws a head kick that misses.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarvae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jarvae thuds his shin into the meat of Hall's side.
Jarvae lands with a nice body kick.
Jarvae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae misses with a double jab.
Hall throws a jab when Jarvae was well out of range.
Jarvae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jarvae shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Jarvae.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarvae scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarvae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall catches Jarvae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Jarvae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sam Hall is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jarvae. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jarvae throws out a leg kick but Hall moves out of range and Jarvae only half commits.
Jarvae scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Jarvae fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Jarvae throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall cracks Jarvae with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvae was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jarvae shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarvae is just out of range.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Jarvae's head but Jarvae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jarvae scores with a leg kick.
Jarvae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jarvae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jarvae thumps Hall with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarvae misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jarvae lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Jarvae as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jarvae scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jarvae misses with a body kick.
Jarvae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hall checks it well.
Hall throws a series of punches but Jarvae moves out of range.
Jarvae takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jarvae moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jarvae's hands.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvae.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarvae.

Hall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jarvae throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall keeping full guard, as Jarvae tries to pass.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jarvae manages to get himself to full guard.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hall tries to stand but Jarvae is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Jarvae is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jarvae wants to sweep but no luck.

Jarvae looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hall passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jarvae is trying to get back to half guard.
Jarvae is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jarvae is hanging on to Hall's back as he tries to escape.
Jarvae is landing with strikes from the back.
Jarvae thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jarvae scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hall is looking for a way out.

Hall is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jarvae gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarvae is trying to stick to Hall's back but Hall is turning into Jarvae. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jarvae's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jealous Jarvae really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Jarvae's head but Jarvae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall misses with a hook.
Jarvae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jarvae is looking to score with low kicks.
Jarvae just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvae scores with a decent looking hook.
Jarvae throws a leg kick but Hall moved away.
Jarvae cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Jarvae ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Jealous Jarvae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hall does it's job there.
Jarvae shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Hall slaps away a takedown attempt from Jarvae, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jealous Jarvae.
Jarvae misses with a hook.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jarvae lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jarvae slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Jarvae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvae throws a good cross that connects.
Jarvae misses with a hook.
Jarvae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jarvae pushes Hall away with a front kick.
Jarvae tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Hall cracks Jarvae with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jarvae throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Jarvae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvae scores with a punch to the head.
Hall misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Jarvae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jarvae shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarvae.
Hall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarvae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarvae takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Jarvae dives in and scores a takedown into Hall's guard.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jarvae wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jealous Jarvae will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jarvae is looking to land body kicks.
Jarvae attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hall blocks a head kick by Jarvae.
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jarvae checks it well.
Jarvae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Jarvae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jarvae misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Jarvae fails with a takedown attempt.
Jarvae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jarvae tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jarvae gets tackled into the cage by Hall. Hall maintains the clinch.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jarvae.
Jarvae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvae fails to pull guard.
Jarvae throws an elbow that misses.
Jarvae prevents a body shot from Hall.
Jarvae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jarvae backwards.
Jarvae tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvae lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jarvae ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jarvae no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hall tries to stand but Jarvae is controlling from the bottom.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sam Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jarvae's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Hall just wasn't active enough.
Hall throws the left hand but Jarvae avoids the punch easily.
Jealous Jarvae is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jarvae throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick from Jarvae lands but Hall takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Jarvae misses
and Hall counters with a nice body kick.
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Jarvae off balance momentarily.
Jarvae shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jealous Jarvae.
Jarvae is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jarvae is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jarvae slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae connects with a jab.

Hall cracks Jarvae with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jarvae looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hall finish him?

Jarvae is rocked!
Jarvae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Jarvae is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?

Hall gets a clinch.
Jarvae seems to have recovered his senses.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Jarvae misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvae misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarvae tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Jarvae connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jarvae 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Sam Hall retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!