PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Balls has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balls
vs
Hall

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
247 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Just Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iron Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Balls misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balls throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balls throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Balls slips under a jab.
Hall jabs Balls to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balls misses with a looping left.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balls looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Balls moves away and avoids it.
Hall lands a body shot.

Hall darts in and clinches Balls up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balls takes a shot to the head.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Iron Balls has been cut.
Balls is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Balls takes a shot to the head.
Balls is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Balls is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balls is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall taking a breather.
Balls is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Balls up against the cage.
Balls is trying to break free.
Hall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hall is working Balls over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Hall's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Hall.
Balls throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall lands with a hook. Balls tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall works Balls's body with a nice hook.
Balls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall throws a hook but Balls avoids it easily.
Balls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balls doesn't seem phased though.
Balls connects with a solid leg kick.
Balls slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Balls counters with a two punch combo.
Balls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balls manages to avoid it.
Hall slips a jab from Balls.
Balls avoids the body shot from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Balls.
Balls lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall avoids the head kick by Balls.
A head kick misses from Balls.
Balls is breathing heavily.
Balls uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
A big left from Hall misses.
Balls looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Balls fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.

Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall effectively controlling the action here.
Balls tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballss head.
Hall has Balls pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Hall.
Balls with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Balls's shoulder, as Balls tries to avoid the shot.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Balls takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balls throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iron Balls's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Balls. Those never looked like landing.
Balls slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Balls.
Balls misses with a kick to the body.
Balls misses with a low kick.
Balls fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Hall avoids the body shot from Balls.
Balls throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall punishes Balls's body with a nice straight punch.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balls misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Balls moves out of range.
Balls misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook. Balls ducked under it nicely.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Balls slips the punch.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimmy Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Balls counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balls misses with a low kick.

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

Balls pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws a series of punches but Balls avoids them all with ease.
Balls on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balls ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balls takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Balls misses.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Balls.
Balls fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Balls stalks Hall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hall's face. Hall staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Balls misses with a punch to the body.
Hall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hall receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balls takes a shot to the head.
Hall just leaning against Balls, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hall lands a left hand.
Hall has Balls pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall stalls.
Balls wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Balls has Hall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Balls tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Balls drops back down to his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall has Balls pressed against the cage, preventing Balls from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balls tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Hall.
Balls throws a one two combo.
Balls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balls throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hall cracks Balls with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall takes a swing at Balls's ribcage but misses.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balls was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Balls.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iron Balls's cut.
That's time! Balls's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Balls misses with a combination
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balls defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balls throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.

Hall moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall pushes Balls back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Balls has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Hall.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Balls backwards.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall has Balls pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Balls's ribcage. Balls let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Balls is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall lands a left hand.
A short left from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hall.

Hall lands an uppercut that drops Balls! Hall follows him to the canvas looking to finish.

Balls is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Hall is working to tighten is grip on Balls's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Balls has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hall is really squeezing tight and eventually Balls passes out! Hall breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimmy Hall!