PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Krankton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hall
vs
Krankton

182 cm
39
179 lbs
21 - 44 - 0

161 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Krankton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall moves out of range as Krankton strikes.
Krankton digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Krankton.
Krankton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Krankton persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
Krankton misses with a wild body shot.
Krankton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Krankton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Krankton working over Hall with some ground and pound. Hall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Hall is looking to escape.
Krankton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Hall is trying to stand.
Hall is pressing down on Krankton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krankton with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krankton throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krankton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krankton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krankton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krankton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krankton preventing the sweep.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Krankton has eaten all the pies!
Krankton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krankton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hall has his feet on Krankton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Krankton misses.
Jesse Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krankton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Krankton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krankton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Krankton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krankton lands in his opponent's guard.
Krankton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Krankton stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hall has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Krankton manages to get his head free but now Hall has transitioned to an armbar! Krankton grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hall! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Hall!
A relieved looking Jesse Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.