PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Friendly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that George Friendly was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hall
vs
Friendly

200 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micheal Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Friendly !
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friendly throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.

Hall gets tackled into the cage by Friendly . Friendly maintains the clinch.
Hall blocks a body shot from Friendly .
Friendly taking a breather.

Friendly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hall is nestled in close to Friendly , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Friendly is trying to stand.
Friendly has hold of Hall's hands but Hall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hall throwing shots but Friendly is blocking nicely.

Friendly manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friendly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Friendly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friendly wants to clinch

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Friendly won't be happy with that.

Friendly bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Friendly tries to clinch up.
Friendly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Friendly throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Friendly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Friendly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Friendly is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Friendly looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.

Hall looking to score a takedown here. Friendly is defending well but Hall drives through and ends up in Friendly 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall wants to control from the top but Friendly keeps moving.
Hall postures up in Friendly 's guard and throws a big left but Friendly blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friendly is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hall stops Friendly from standing up.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall throwing strikes but missing.
Hall won't allow Friendly to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Friendly wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall won't allow Friendly to get back to his feet.
Hall trying to control but Friendly is working from the bottom.
Friendly wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
Hall trying to control but Friendly is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friendly wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hall is in close to Friendly 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hall 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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Friendly keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friendly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Friendly wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Friendly wants to stand but Hall is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Hall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Friendly throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Friendly misses the shot to the body.
Friendly thows a body shot but no joy.
Friendly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friendly throws a leg kick that misses.
Friendly misses with a straight right.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friendly .
Friendly with a nice cross.
Friendly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friendly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friendly tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friendly moves to clinch but Hall breaks away

and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Friendly didn't expect that.
Friendly wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.

Friendly pushes Hall off and scrambles back to his feet.
Friendly tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Friendly misses with the combination.
Friendly is breathing heavily.
Friendly misses with a head kick.
George Friendly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friendly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friendly throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friendly doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Friendly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Friendly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Friendly .
Friendly throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Friendly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Friendly misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Friendly shows good takedown defense.
Friendly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hall counters with a shoot takedown. Friendly fights it but they end up in guard.
Micheal Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Friendly is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friendly tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall wants to take the fight to the mat but Friendly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friendly stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Hall blocks a body shot from Friendly .
Friendly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Friendly breaks the clinch.
Friendly tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Friendly misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Friendly on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Friendly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Friendly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall.
Friendly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Friendly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Friendly is trying to stand up here but Hall is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall trying to control from half guard but Friendly is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Friendly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Friendly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hall throws a strike but Friendly avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Friendly blocks nicely.
Friendly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Friendly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Friendly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Friendly does no damage.
Friendly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall checks a low kick from Friendly .
Friendly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Friendly .
Friendly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Friendly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.

Hall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Friendly to the mat! Friendly manages to get full guard.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
Friendly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hall postures up in Friendly 's guard and throws a big left but Friendly blocks it.
Friendly wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
Hall postures up in Friendly 's guard and throws a big left but Friendly blocks it.

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

Hall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Friendly quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Friendly kicks Hall off and gets back to his feet.
Friendly misses with a few strikes there.
Friendly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George Friendly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friendly tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
George Friendly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt - Friendly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Friendly .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friendly lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into range.
Friendly throws a leg kick but Hall checks it.
Nice cross by Friendly .
Hall checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Friendly coming out on top.
Friendly tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
Friendly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Friendly won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friendly wants to get back to his feet but Hall drags him back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friendly taking a bit of punishment here - Hall scoring with strikes.
Hall grinds an elbow into Friendly 's temple.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Friendly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall prevents Friendly from escaping the position.
Friendly is not content to let Hall control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friendly on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hall lands a decent elbow from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Micheal Hall.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Hall!
George Friendly spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to thank the boyz and staff at Head Hunters FIght Club here on the island and I'll be back in the octagon soon!!'.