PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Ziyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ziyad
vs
Hall

188 cm
32
191 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

185 cm
31
198 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tariq Ziyad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziyad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziyad.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Ziyad.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Ziyad is out of range.
Ziyad ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Ziyad delivers a nice body kick.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ziyad. Ziyad obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziyad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Ziyad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall moves out of range as Ziyad throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziyad moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Ziyad shoots in but no luck this time.

Ziyad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Ziyad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hall has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Ziyad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ziyad tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Ziyad wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ziyad drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hall!
Hall grinds an elbow into Ziyad's temple.
Hall is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ziyad regains half guard.
Hall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ziyad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ziyad has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall postures up in Ziyad's guard and throws a big left but Ziyad blocks it.

Ziyad has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Ziyad working a defensive guard here.

Ziyad is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall looks to land a strike but Ziyad avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ziyad keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall wants to control from the top but Ziyad keeps moving.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziyad is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall wants to control from the top but Ziyad keeps moving.
Ziyad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziyad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hank Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ziyad will feel that in the morning.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall checks a low kick from Ziyad.
Ziyad throws a body kick that misses.
Ziyad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hall rushes Ziyad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ziyad backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Ziyad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Ziyad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ziyad misses with a body kick.
Hall tries to clinch up but Ziyad circles away and keeps his distance.
Ziyad thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a right and a left that Ziyad avoids nicely.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall moves out of range as Ziyad throws a body kick.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziyad. That did some damage!
Hall lands the left hand.
Ziyad scores with a leg kick.
Ziyad motions for Hall to come forward. Ziyad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ziyad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Ziyad counters with a leg kick.
Hank Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall connects with a right hand. Ziyad shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Ziyad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hall.
Ziyad misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.

Ziyad is rocked!
Hall throws a lazy head kick
and Ziyad counters with a big head kick but Hall shrugs it off.
Oh Ziyad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ziyad is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Ziyad seems to have got his legs back now.

Hall lands a left and a right that send Ziyad crashing to the mat, dazed. Hall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziyad can pounce on him.
Ziyad wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hank Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziyad lands a head kick. Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ziyad misses with a head kick.
Ziyad keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ziyad.
Ziyad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ziyad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Ziyad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ziyad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Ziyad looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Ziyad.
Ziyad swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.

Hall lands a big head kick that sends Ziyad tumbling to the mat! Hall takes a step backwards and waves Ziyad back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziyad throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ziyad.
Ziyad is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Hall does it's job there.

Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
Ziyad blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hall avoids the head kick by Ziyad.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ziyad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ziyad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ziyad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Ziyad.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Ziyad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ziyad 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.
Ziyad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ziyad misses with a low kick as Hall jumps back.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Ziyad lands with a slapping head kick.
Ziyad misses with a kick to the body.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ziyad.
Ziyad misses with a takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall tries to clinch but Ziyad moves out of range.
Ziyad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall lands a left and a right that send Ziyad crashing to the mat, dazed. Hall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hank Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Ziyad circles away.
Ziyad throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
Ziyad misses with a low kick.
Ziyad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ziyad throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Ziyad is predictable there
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Ziyad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ziyad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziyad throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ziyad.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Ziyad.
Hall throws a lazy head kick

and Ziyad decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
Ziyad is working Hall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad is trying to improve his position.
Ziyad is not content to let Hall control the position.
Hall in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hall trying to control the position but Ziyad is working away.
Ziyad manages to get back to half guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Ziyad defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziyad works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad can't keep his opponent in guard - Hall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hall misses with a head shot. Ziyad uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ziyad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall wanted to stand there but Ziyad had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Hall!
Hank Hall managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing, into his post fight interview.