PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by Outerspace- Revolution. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Flay
vs
Hall

185 cm
40
183 lbs
26 - 8 - 2

183 cm
30
181 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall feints a counter leg kick.
Flay with a hook.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Flay saw that one coming.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Flay gets the takedown into side control.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Flay scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hall to see if he's OK.
Flay wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Flay moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Flay's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Flay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Flay wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Flay wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flay wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hall is trying to control but can't.
Flay stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Tantalus Flay has been cut.
Flay wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Flay connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flay.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Flay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Flay scores with a body shot.
Hall blocks a head kick by Flay.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Flay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flay throws out the jab.
Hall slips under a jab from Flay.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Flay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flay shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Flay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Flay with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flay. That did some damage!
Flay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flay scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flay throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Flay lands a jab-cross combination.
Flay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Flay misses with a looping right.
Flay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Sloppy strikes from Flay. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a leg kick but Flay checks it.
Flay feinted with a counter takedown.
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Flay's knee but Flay avoids it well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a low kick.
Flay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flay to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flay avoids it really well and circles away.
Flay throws a poor cross that misses

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flay won't be happy with that.
Flay can't do much from the bottom here.
Flay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hall wants to improve his position but Flay is controlling well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Flay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hall is looking to control Flay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?
Hall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flay haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flay trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Flay there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Flay in particular looking to stall.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flay.
Hall is not content to let Flay control the position.
Flay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hall tries to roll over but Flay keeps him under control.
Flay is nestled in close to Hall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Flay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hall won't allow Flay to pass to mount.

Flay is looking for a kimura here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flay lands a nice short elbow.
Flay is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Flay thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Flay is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good shot there by Flay.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Flay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Flay throws a leg kick
and Flay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flay cracks Hall with a good jab.
A jab from Flay misses.
Flay misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tantalus Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tantalus Flay!
Our winner, Tantalus Flay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.