PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Hall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hannibal King's chin.

Hall
vs
King

180 cm
24
182 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

180 cm
40
182 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Hall is defending well.

King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to control but King postures up.

King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hall, who protects the arm well.

King in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hall is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannibal King!