|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royale. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
30
198 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
|
190 cm
27
203 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Reed!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Reed.
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reed is out of range and Hall settles back down.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Oliver Reed has been cut.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Reed misses with a head kick.
Reed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Reed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Hall misses the jab.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reed ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reed is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Hank Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Reed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reed looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Reed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Reed.
Reed looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reed takes a step back to recover.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Reed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves away from the strike by Reed.
Hall cracks Reed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Reed throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall throws a low kick but Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hall dodges the punch combination from Reed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall misses with the combination.
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 Oliver Reed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed tries to land a body kick
and Hall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hank Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hank Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Hall scores with a one two! Reed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reed 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hall back to the cage. Reed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Hank Hall has been cut.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
An inside leg kick lands from Reed.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall blocks a head kick by Reed.
Hall swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed lunges at Hall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hall's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
A jab lands there for Hall.
That has opened up Oliver Reed's cut even more.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall misses with the combination.
Reed lands a front kick.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Reed scores with a shot to the body.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed with a jab.
Reed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed cracks the inside of Hall's front leg.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Reed off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reed.
Reed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Reed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall takes one on the button.
Reed scores with a decent looking hook.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Reed counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Hall scores with a jab. Reed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reed connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Hall slips a straight right by Reed.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall blocks the body kick.
Reed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Hall misses.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
A big left from Hall misses.
Reed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Reed lands with a nice body punch.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed lands with a cross.
Hall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Hall throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall swinging wildly here.
Reed dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed jabs at Hall's body.
A good leg kick by Reed.
Hall throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Reed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hall throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
Reed walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Reed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reed dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hall on the side of the head.
Reed tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reed throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Good leg kick by Reed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reed slips under a jab.
Reed throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reed has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Reed!
Post fight, an emotional Oliver Reed said 'There have been great Hall's in our history. The Royale Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, The Hall of Fame...however, Hank is not one of them.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
95% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
