PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall has chosen Shoot to thrill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Hall

204 cm
27
289 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

174 cm
26
245 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hall!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.

Hall has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris leaning against his opponent.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Hall tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall misses with the head strike.

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

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hall has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall wants to clinch.
Harris scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Skaps Scrap house in the buildup to the fight.
That kick from Harris tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris wants to stall.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hall lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.

Harris breaks from the clinch.

Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Harris has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris 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.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hall misses with some punches.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands a body punch.
Brian Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Harris has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hall misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Hall looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo bu Hall just gets out of the way.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
A short left from Harris.
Harris tries to stall but Hall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris trying to stall but Hall improves his position.

Harris breaks the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hall. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Hall tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.

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

Hall rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Harris.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Harris has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris blocking some punches.
Hall lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.

Harris closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Harris pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris looking to stall.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Harris breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Hall misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Hall gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
A combination from Harris does no damage.

Hall drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris leaning against his opponent.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall working aggressively here.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raven Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hall rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Hall darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Hall has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raven Harris!