PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shoot to thrill . This should be fireworks!

Moretti
vs
Hall

204 cm
25
289 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

174 cm
23
245 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moretti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall letting Moretti take a breather here.
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moretti.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall's coach down at MadDogs Road House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with some punches.
Moretti trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moretti into the cage.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Moretti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti lands with a short shot to the head.
Moretti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hall up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Moretti.

It looks like Brian Hall has been cut.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Moretti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Moretti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hall blocks a body shot from Moretti.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Moretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moretti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brian Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Moretti circles away.
Moretti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Moretti pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Hall working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Moretti blocks it.
Moretti is stalling here.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Moretti is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moretti working hard to break the clinch.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Moretti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Moretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moretti misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moretti has Hall pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti is trying to break free.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Moretti.

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

Moretti drops Hall with a right and a left! Moretti comes rushing in but Hall regains his composure and manages to keep Moretti in guard.

Hall is rocked!

Moretti stands up from Hall's guard - Moretti perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Moretti finish him?
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.

Hall gets tackled into the cage by Moretti. Moretti maintains the clinch.

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

Moretti rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moretti drops Hall with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Hall is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Moretti!