PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quinn
vs
Hall

191 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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MMA's Best Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Hall!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Quinn throws a sloppy head kick
and Hall counters with a big head kick but Quinn shrugs it off.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.

Hall shoots in and bounces Quinn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Quinn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quinn throws a combination that misses

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to stand and escape but Quinn actually recovers to full guard.
Hall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quinn is proving hard to escape from.
Quinn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quinn is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quinn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quinn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hall manages to pass to side control.
Hall is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Quinn manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is striking but Hall is not phased and passes to half guard.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall tries to stand and escape but Quinn is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hall is thwarting Quinn's attempts to control the position.
Quinn is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A lazy body kick from Quinn

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
Quinn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Quinn is pressing down on Hall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to stand but Quinn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Quinn wants to hit a switch here but Hall passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Quinn there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn regains half guard.
Quinn tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quinn manages to get to full guard.
Hall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hall won't allow Quinn to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.
Hall looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall stops Quinn from standing up.
Hall landing with the ground and pound.

Quinn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ken Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Quinn throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall fails with the takedown.
Brian Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quinn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Quinn working to try and regain half guard.
Quinn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Quinn regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quinn trying to get back to full guard but Hall takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Hall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Quinn manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to improve position but can't.
Quinn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quinn wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Quinn decides to stand and escape the position.
Quinn looks to throw a body kick

and Hall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hall is looking to stand up but Quinn won't let him.
Ken Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinn wants to stand but Hall is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hall!