PBP Commentary

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

Hall
vs
Talipov

161 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryon Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrey Talipov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Bryon Hall has been cut.
Talipov is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.

Hall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.

Hall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Talipov sees it coming and defends easily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Talipov is defending well.
Talipov is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hall is looking for a kimura but Talipov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Talipov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hall manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talipov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Talipov gets back to half guard.
Talipov wants to stand back up but Hall manages to pass into side control.
Talipov is trying to strike from the bottom but Hall has passed into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talipov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hall could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Talipov wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Talipov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Talipov is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hall locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Talipov is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryon Hall!