PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mcghee's choice of entrance music: Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hall
vs
Mcghee

188 cm
28
195 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

182 cm
28
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Mcghee!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcghee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall cracks Mcghee with a good jab.
Mcghee misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcghee throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcghee lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Mcghee misses with a double jab.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mcghee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcghee.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mcghee counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.

Mcghee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Mcghee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hall dives on top into guard.
Mcghee managing to control the position.
Hall passes Mcghee's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Hall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hall is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hall's back!
Hall tries to escape the position.

Mcghee is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall tries to break free.
Mcghee lands shots from the back.
Hall tries to escape but Mcghee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Good control from Mcghee.
Mcghee tries to keep control of the position but Hall is staying busy.
Good control from Mcghee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Mcghee. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Mcghee trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mcghee.
Hall is in bad spot here.
Hall looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mcghee.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mcghee's guard. Nice work there by Hall.
Mcghee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mcghee is landing with some decent strikes but Hall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hall can't escape the position.
Mcghee takes Hall's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hall is in trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall staying busy and making it hard for Mcghee to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Hall's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hall turns into Mcghee and is now in his guard.
Hall wants to stand but Mcghee is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mcghee dives on top into guard.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Mcghee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall is not content to let Mcghee control the position.
Mcghee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hall kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Mcghee is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mcghee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mcghee wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Mcghee won't allow Hall to get back to his feet.

Hall is looking for a triangle but Mcghee pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mcghee trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.

Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcghee defends well.

Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mcghee is aware though and is defending well.
Mcghee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mcghee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mcghee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mcghee passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mcghee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.

Mcghee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall is staying active underneath Mcghee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mcghee trying to mount his opponent but Hall defends it.
Marty Mcghee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall is trying to maintain the position but Mcghee is very close to passing his half guard.
Mcghee slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mcghee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcghee eats them both and turns towards Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcghee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Mcghee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall connects with a single shot there.

Mcghee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcghee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hall is not content to let Mcghee control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mcghee off and has taken his back!
Mcghee can't escape the position.

Hall looking for the choke from the back.

Hall is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mcghee defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mcghee is in a bad position with Hall working for a choke. Mcghee manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Mcghee stands and throws Hall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Mcghee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mcghee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hall to the ground. Mcghee is now in Hall's guard.

Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mcghee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcghee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mcghee trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
Mcghee grinds an elbow into Hall's temple.
Hall is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall is not content to let Mcghee control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcghee happy to just control the position for now.

Mcghee swings around for an armbar but Hall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mcghee's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mcghee controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.

Marty Mcghee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Mcghee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hall was covering up waiting for the punch and Mcghee finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to stand up but Mcghee isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Mcghee from controlling successfully.

Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcghee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mcghee trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marty Mcghee.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Mcghee lands a nice looking body shot.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mcghee counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut

and Mcghee counters with a takedown into side control.
Hall is not content to let Mcghee control the position.
Marty Mcghee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall stops Mcghee from passing to mount.

Mcghee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcghee wants to control for a moment but Hall uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mcghee wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcghee wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Ben Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcghee trying to control the pace.
Mcghee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Mcghee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcghee 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Mcghee!
Marty Mcghee thanked the fans post fight for their support.