PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flint
vs
Hall

182 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
182 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall looks to land a combination but Flint avoids it well.
Hall throws a right hand that Flint ducks under and follows up with a left that Flint also avoids with ease.
Flint scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flint looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Flint throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.

Flint scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Flint is looking for a kimura here.

Flint is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall is trying to maintain the position but Flint is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint trying to pass the guard but Hall defending well.
Flint prevents Hall from standing back up.
Flint is nestled in close to Hall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Flint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Flint scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Flint is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hall sees it coming and defends easily.
Flint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to control but Flint passes into side control!
Flint misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Flint is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flint taking a breather here.

Flint is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hall sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Flint is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Flint lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Flint is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Flint are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flint throws an elbow but Hall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flint looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hall is avoiding damage well.
Flint working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Flint seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Flint dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Flint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Flint.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws a right hand that Flint ducks under and follows up with a left that Flint also avoids with ease.
Flint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall tries to bum rush Flint with a series of wild strikes but Flint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Flint's shoulder, as Flint tries to avoid the shot.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands a jab to Flint's midsection.
Hall thuds a left hand into Flint's body.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall throws a right hand that Flint ducks under and follows up with a left that Flint also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirk Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flint bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Kirk Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Flint shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flint's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flint seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hall for as long as he can get away with.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flint's guard.

Flint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flint seems keen to control Hall's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flint is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flint is in close to Hall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chris Flint overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Flint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flint tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flint throws a big right hand that misses.
Flint content to stall in guard here.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flint is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Flint dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Flint appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flint.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Flint does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flint manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flint is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hall looks to land a combination but Flint avoids it well.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall throws a right hand that Flint ducks under and follows up with a left that Flint also avoids with ease.

Flint throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hall was covering up waiting for the punch and Flint finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flint postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Flint sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kirk Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flint stalks Hall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hall's face. Hall staggers backwards, shaken.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.

Flint scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flint is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flint perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hall gets full guard.
Flint tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Flint scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hall working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flint controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flint's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Flint drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flint jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flint stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
Hall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flint scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flint.
Hall throws a series of punches but Flint avoids them all with ease.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flint.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flint manages to avoid it.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flint circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flint rather than just go for the knockout.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Flint.
Flint throws out a powerful jab.
Hall throws a series of punches but Flint moves out of range.
Flint throws a leg kick but Hall checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Flint lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Flint tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hall manages to circle out of the way.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Flint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Flint, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flint appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flint.
Hall throws a counter combo.
Flint throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flint.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flint avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Flint shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Flint was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here.
Flint lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hall down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Flint showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flint 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Flint!