PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Neal
vs
Hall

168 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Neal ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Neal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Neal takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Neal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Hall avoids the body shot from Neal.
Neal takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Neal takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
A little feinted left hand from Neal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.
Neal moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Neal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Neal.
Neal throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neal to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Kevin Hall has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neal misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Neal ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall misses with a straight left.
Neal takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Neal misses.
Neal missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Neal throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Neal misses with a body shot.
Neal missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Hall.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neal.
Neal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a swing at Neal's ribcage but misses.
Neal misses with a two punch combination.
Neal misses with a body shot.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Neal.
Neal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Neal's head but Neal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Neal throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neal. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Neal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Neal misses the jab.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Neal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Neal defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Neal misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal misses with the combination.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Neal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hall finds it's way round the side to connect with Neal's head.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Neal saw that one coming.
Neal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice cross by Hall.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neal.
Neal with a jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Neal defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
Neal misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Neal is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Neal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall throws a jab when Neal was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Neal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neal.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Neal's shoulder, as Neal tries to avoid the shot.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neal.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neal misses with a straight left.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Hall misses.
Neal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neal throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Neal moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Neal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neal.
Hall misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neal throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Neal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Hall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hall avoids the body shot from Neal.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Neal moved out of range nicely.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Neal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Neal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neal with a body shot.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neal lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.
A left lands for Neal.
Neal throws a shot to the body.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Neal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neal walks into a jab.
Neal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Neal misses its target.
Neal lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Neal blocks a jab.
Bob Neal is winning the standup battle so far.
Neal throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Neal throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall throws a hook but Neal avoids it easily.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Neal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal is looking to counter punch.
Neal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Neal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Neal.
Neal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Neal moves away from the strike by Hall.
Neal clobbers Hall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Hall's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Neal dives in looking to finish as Hall flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Neal's strikes! Neal is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Hall's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Hall was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Neal!
Bob Neal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.