PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taj Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gibson
vs
Hall

189 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

182 cm
45
179 lbs
27 - 52 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 52 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Hall is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gibson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Gibson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gibson misses with a combination
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Gibson's head but Gibson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Hall looks to move away, Gibson throws a big counter combo bu Hall just gets out of the way.
Jesse Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall with a nice cross.
Gibson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.

Hall lands a left and a right that sends Gibson crashing to the canvas! Hall dives into mount looking to finish!

Gibson is rocked!

It looks like Taj Gibson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hall is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Oh Gibson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice combination there by Gibson.
Gibson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Gibson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Gibson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Gibson's head back.
Hall takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
Gibson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Gibson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall thuds a left hand into Gibson's body.
Gibson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Hall lands.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Gibson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gibson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall throws a front kick that sends Gibson stumbling back into the ropes.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibson is looking for a counter combo.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gibson staying out of range there.
Gibson swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Gibson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gibson tries to avoid it.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Gibson.
Hall lands a head shot.
Gibson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taj Gibson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibson tries to counter with a takedown but Hall is quick to defend against it.
Gibson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Gibson moved out of range.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Hall works Gibson's body with a nice hook.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hall in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibson.
Gibson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Gibson is looking to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Gibson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesse Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall throws a series of punches but Gibson moves out of range.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall throws a hook but Gibson blocks it.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gibson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hall's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gibson needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Gibson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall throws a jab when Gibson was well out of range.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taj Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice hook to Gibson's body. Gibson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibson.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall throws the left hand but Gibson avoids the punch easily.
Hall misses with the combination.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Gibson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gibson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Gibson pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Gibson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall lands with a cross.
Hall looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Gibson attempts a counter takedown but Hall avoids it well and moves away.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taj Gibson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gibson at a distance.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibson.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibson avoids the body shot from Hall.
Gibson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Gibson moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Gibson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gibson looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Gibson.
Gibson staying out of range there.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Gibson misses with a two punch combination.
Hall is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a nice combination. Gibson backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Gibson is looking for a counter combo.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Gibson ducks down to avoid it.
Gibson throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Gibson is looking for a counter combo.
A combination from Gibson does no damage.
Gibson lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall slips a straight right by Gibson.
Gibson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Gibson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gibson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Hall throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Gibson connects with a jab.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Gibson's head.
Jab from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson swinging wildly here.
Hall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Gibson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taj Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall misses with a straight right.
It looked like Gibson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Hall!
A very excited looking Jesse Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.