PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Michalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Michalek
vs
Hall

200 cm
31
216 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

186 cm
36
226 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Michalek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michalek is out of range.
Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Michalek.
Hall has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michalek.
Michalek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
An inside leg kick lands from Michalek.
Michalek is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Michalek throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michalek. That did some damage!
Michalek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hall if he has to take too many more of those.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Michalek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michalek throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michalek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michalek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with the combination.
Michalek throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Michalek thows a body kick. Hall tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Jonathan Hall has been cut.
Milan Michalek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Michalek's belly button to the back.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Michalek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Michalek blocks a jab.
Michalek appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Michalek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
Hall tries to move into range but Michalek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Michalek doesn't seem phased though.
Hall throws a hook but Michalek blocks it.
Michalek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Michalek's head backwards.
Michalek avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michalek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Michalek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michalek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Michalek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michalek at a distance.
Michalek throws a body kick that misses.
Hall tries to counter with a clinch but Michalek shakes him off and moves away.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
Michalek throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Hall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Michalek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Michalek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michalek is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Michalek circles away and we're back to standing.
Michalek lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!

Michalek is rocked!
Hall circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Michalek to the canvas! Michalek doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hall keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Hall!
Jonathan Hall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.