PBP Commentary

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

Sengir
vs
Hall

193 cm
30
248 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

182 cm
37
179 lbs
19 - 41 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veldrane Sengir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hall.

Sengir feints and as Hall raises his hands in defense, Sengir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hall has his feet on Sengir's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Sengir slips under a jab.
Hall misses with a hook
and Sengir counters with a left and a right that stings Hall.
Sengir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Sengir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sengir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sengir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hall is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sengir swings around for an armbar but Hall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sengir's guard.
Hall wanted to stand there but Sengir had control of the position.
Hall pushing down on Sengir's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hall wants to stand but Sengir has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sengir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Sengir is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to stand and escape but instead Sengir has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Sengir drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hall dives on top into guard.
Sengir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hall stands and throws Sengir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hall wants to stand but Sengir is controlling his arm.
Hall tries to stand but Sengir controls the position and pulls Hall into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall postures up.
Sengir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sengir has a closed guard, preventing Hall from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sengir manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sengir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sengir's guard.
Hall wanted to stand there but Sengir had control of the position.

Hall gets to his feet - Sengir follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sengir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Sengir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Sengir tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall digs a good hook to Sengir's body.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall takes a swing at Sengir's ribcage but misses.
Jesse Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sengir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hall is trying to defend but Sengir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sengir.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sengir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesse Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall misses with a series of wild punches.

Sengir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sengir laying and praying for a moment but Hall takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hall is doing well to control the position and prevent Sengir from advancing to side control.
Sengir trying to pass the guard but Hall defending well.
Sengir is looking to stall here but Hall recovers full guard.
Hall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sengir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hall trying to control the position.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Sengir from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Veldrane Sengir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Sengir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a hook. Sengir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a body punch but Sengir moves out of range.
Sengir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jesse Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Sengir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sengir shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sengir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall throws a hook but Sengir avoids it easily.
Sengir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veldrane Sengir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sengir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hall throws a right and a left that Sengir avoids nicely.
Veldrane Sengir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sengir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sengir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sengir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sengir won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Sengir looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall tries to stand but Sengir is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesse Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sengir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Sengir closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hall quickly recovers to half guard.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Sengir has control of the leg.
Sengir trying to control from half guard but Hall is working away.

Sengir is looking for a kimura here.
Sengir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sengir stops Hall from getting back to his feet.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Sengir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sengir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Sengir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Sengir is controlling him well.

Sengir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sengir wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Sengir is controlling him well.
Sengir prevents Hall from improving his position.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall pushes Sengir off looking to stand but Sengir dives back in and keeps control.

Sengir wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hall won't allow Sengir to pass to mount.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Sengir has control of the leg.
Sengir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sengir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sengir controlling the action here.
Sengir prevents Hall from standing back up.
Veldrane Sengir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sengir is trying to control the action in half guard but Hall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sengir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Veldrane Sengir.

Hall gets caught flat footed, as Sengir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall controls Sengir momentarily but Sengir frees himself.
Sengir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sengir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sengir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sengir is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sengir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sengir.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sengir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Veldrane Sengir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jesse Hall!
A very excited looking Jesse Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.