PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Decay by Sevendust. Kevin McLeary has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McLeary
vs
Hall

175 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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Trill
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin McLeary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Hall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McLeary eats them both and turns towards Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

McLeary gets caught flat footed, as Hall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hall stands up from McLeary's guard - Hall perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McLeary struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gene Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McLeary.
McLeary shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McLeary fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin McLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeary doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
McLeary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.

McLeary tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall stalls.
McLeary fails to pull guard.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McLeary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hall pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLeary is looking to advance position but Hall has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Hall has McLeary up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall keeps control of McLeary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McLeary.
McLeary closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Hall throws out a loose jab but McLeary uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLeary gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hall is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall stalling the fight.

Hall pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McLeary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McLeary throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McLeary's guard. Nice move by Hall!
Hall with a nice head shot there.

Hall gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McLeary shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McLeary's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McLeary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McLeary checks a low kick from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLeary fails with a takedown attempt.
McLeary shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Hall clinches up against the cage.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLeary avoids it.
McLeary looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
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!
Knees to the body from Hall.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
McLeary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLeary tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for McLeary with that takedown attempt.

Hall clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Hall dominated that round.
That's time! McLeary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McLeary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McLeary misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McLeary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall misses with a double jab
and McLeary counters with a left and a right that stings Hall.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall displaying some good clinch control by pressing McLeary up against the cage.
McLeary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McLeary up against the cage.
McLeary blocking some punches.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Hall breaks the clinch.

Hall clinches.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Hall as McLeary shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin McLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLeary shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gene Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall tries a low kick but McLeary avoids it.
McLeary fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeary tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hall counters with a good, hard body kick but McLeary shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
McLeary with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a slapping leg kick.

Hall pushes McLeary up against the cage in a clinch.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McLeary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
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!

Hall breaks from the clinch.

Hall gets a clinch.

Hall jumps guard and drags McLeary to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Hall has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McLeary off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLeary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLeary misses with a takedown
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLeary swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall tries to clinch there but McLeary circles away.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall is looking to clinch but McLeary is avoiding it.
McLeary swinging wildly here.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.

Hall shoots in and bounces McLeary off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLeary keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

McLeary shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
McLeary tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall misses with a wild combination.

Hall drives through with a takedown into McLeary's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McLeary not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hall passes McLeary's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McLeary is trying to get back to full guard.

McLeary looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to control but McLeary is keeping him busy.
Hall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McLeary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hall on the ground.

Hall postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McLeary to stand up.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McLeary paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hall clinches up with McLeary and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall effectively controlling the action here.
McLeary has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hall after a bit of a struggle.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. McLeary has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin McLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McLeary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLeary cracks Hall with a good jab.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hall shoots in and bounces McLeary off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hall gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Hall rushes McLeary and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but McLeary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hall as McLeary shoots in.

Hall moves into range and clinches up with McLeary.
McLeary avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Gene Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hall tries to work over McLeary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands with a right to the head.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLeary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
McLeary tries to clinch up
and Hall counters with a one-two to the body.

McLeary gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from McLeary.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McLeary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McLeary tries to clinch up.
McLeary dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall misses with a left hand
and McLeary counters with a straight right hand.
McLeary keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLeary tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall tries to clinch but McLeary moves out of range.
McLeary shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and McLeary counters with a straight right hand.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McLeary.
Kevin McLeary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gene Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McLeary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Hall!
Our winner, Gene Hall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.