PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niacisse Kenmoghn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hale's choice of entrance music: Pillar - For Love Of The Game. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kenmoghn
vs
Hale

186 cm
23
179 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

174 cm
23
184 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niacisse Kenmoghn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kenmoghn with that takedown attempt.
Kenmoghn throws a big shot that misses.
Hale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenmoghn's sensitive parts.
Hale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenmoghn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Hale.
Hale thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenmoghn misses with a wild combination.
Kenmoghn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hale.
Kenmoghn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenmoghn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale cracks Kenmoghn with an open hand slap.
Kenmoghn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenmoghn scrambles back to his feet.
Kenmoghn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Kenmoghn misses its intended target.
Brandon Hale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hale dodges the punch combination from Kenmoghn.
Kenmoghn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hale is looking to clinch but Kenmoghn is avoiding it.
Hale scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Niacisse Kenmoghn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Kenmoghn moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Hale. Those never looked like landing.
Hale lands a jab to Kenmoghn's midsection.
Hale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenmoghn.
Hale tries to bum rush Kenmoghn with a series of wild strikes but Kenmoghn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenmoghn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenmoghn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenmoghn looks to throw the jab but Hale is out of range.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a series of wild punches.
Hale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hale works Kenmoghn's body with a nice hook.
Kenmoghn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hale swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niacisse Kenmoghn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hale misses with a hook. Kenmoghn ducked under it nicely.
Kenmoghn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hale.
Hale connects with a right hand. Kenmoghn shakes it off.
Kenmoghn throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenmoghn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale moves away from the strike by Kenmoghn.
Hale lands a right hook to the body.
Kenmoghn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenmoghn. That snapped Hale's head back.
Hale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Kenmoghn catches Hale right on the button with a cross.
Hale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Hale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niacisse Kenmoghn's cut.
That's time! Kenmoghn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenmoghn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenmoghn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot lands for Hale.
Kenmoghn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Hale punishes Kenmoghn's body with a nice straight punch.
Hale slips a jab from Kenmoghn.
Hale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Kenmoghn's head but Kenmoghn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale takes one to the chin there.
Kenmoghn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenmoghn moves away.
Kenmoghn misses with a wild body shot.
Hale misses with a right hand
enabling Kenmoghn to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenmoghn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hale lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenmoghn's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenmoghn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenmoghn defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenmoghn. Kenmoghn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenmoghn.
Hale moves away from the strike by Kenmoghn.
Brandon Hale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kenmoghn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hale pinned against the cage. Hale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenmoghn dives in and grabs Hale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hale pushes down on Kenmoghn's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niacisse Kenmoghn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hale. Kenmoghn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenmoghn blocks a jab.
Hale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenmoghn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenmoghn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Kenmoghn's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hale misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenmoghn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Hale throws a series of strikes that have Kenmoghn backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenmoghn lands with an uppercut that bounces Hale off the cage and back into range.
Hale moves away from the strike by Kenmoghn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenmoghn takes one on the button.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Kenmoghn ducks down to avoid it.
Hale works Kenmoghn's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Hale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niacisse Kenmoghn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hale connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kenmoghn! He's out on his feet! Hale rushes in and drops Kenmoghn with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Hale!