PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Harrison will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hall
vs
Harrison

150 cm
21
140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ice Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Harrison is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrison has his back to the cage.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Harrison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Harrison goes for a takedown attempt but Hall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hall moves into range and clinches up with Harrison.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Harrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the cage.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
Harrison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Hall.
A short right from Hall.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Hall misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harrison throws an elbow but misses.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Harrison taking a breather.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Hall.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrison obliges.
Harrison scores with a knee to the head.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Harrison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Harrison tries to stall but Hall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Harrison looks winded!
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Harrison tries to tie him up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harrison takes a shot to the head.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Harrison looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Hall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Harrison.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Harrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Hall pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison misses with a knee strike.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Harrison connects with a knee to the head.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrison lands a knee to the body.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall pushes Harrison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Harrison trying to stall but Hall improves his position.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Harrison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison taking a breather.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Hall presses Harrison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Dean Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison landing knees to the body.
Harrison lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Harrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Hall dominated that second round.
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!

Hall darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Harrison misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison blocking some punches.
Harrison misses with a knee strike.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a left hand.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrison working Hall over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Hall.
Harrison misses with a knee to the head.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Harrison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Harrison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the cage.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Hall.
Harrison scores a nice knee to the body.
Hall avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the cage.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison throws an elbow that misses.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the cage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Hall tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrison.
Harrison lands a knee to the body.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dean Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Hall!