PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atticus Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Redfield
vs
Hall

172 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Hall!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall feints and then cracks Redfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Redfield down.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Redfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall misses with a hook.

Redfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Redfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Redfield blocking some punches.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Redfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hall pulls guard.

Hall looking for a guillotine here but Redfield defends easily.
Redfield stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall looking for subs off his back but Redfield has passed one foot through into half guard.
Redfield prevents Hall from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redfield sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Redfield keeps him under control.

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.
Redfield trying to control the pace.
Hall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Hall looking for subs off his back but Redfield has passed one foot through into half guard.
Redfield takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.

Hall has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Redfield escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Redfield!
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
Hall struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Redfield is staying tight to Hall's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Redfield'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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Redfield scores with a jab to the body.

Redfield clinches.
Redfield digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall jumps guard but Redfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redfield.
Redfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Redfield will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redfield misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Peter Redfield has been cut.
Redfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall throws out a leg kick but Redfield moves out of range and Hall only half commits.
Hall misses the jab.
Redfield misses with a looping right.
Hall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Redfield throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Hall tests Redfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Redfield slips the punch.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redfield is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redfield.
Redfield jabs Hall right on the nose. Hall blinks but takes it well.
Redfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Redfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Redfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Redfield's head but Redfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Redfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Redfield misses with a hook.
Hall tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redfield.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Redfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Redfield throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Redfield.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall tries to move into range but Redfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Redfield throws a good cross that connects.
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Hall lands a body shot.
Redfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Redfield's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield misses with a right hand
and Redfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atticus Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Redfield.
Hall tries to move into range but Redfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Redfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Redfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall thows a leg kick but Redfield checks it
enabling Redfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Redfield has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Hall gets tackled into the cage by Redfield. Redfield maintains the clinch.
Redfield blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redfield.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redfield's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall tries a body shot but Redfield blocks it.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redfield's elbow.
Redfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redfield throws a head punch that misses.

Hall decides to pull guard.
Hall looking to control but Redfield passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hall looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Redfield pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redfield moves to take his opponent's back.
Hall wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atticus Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Redfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Redfield tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Hall misses.
Redfield is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hall.
Redfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall staying out of range there.
Redfield scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Redfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall takes a swing at Redfield's ribcage but misses.

Redfield closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfield blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Redfield avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall tries a body shot but Redfield blocks it.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Redfield prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redfield backwards.
Redfield misses with a punch to the body.
Redfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redfield's elbow.
Redfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Redfield digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Redfield misses with the head strike.

Hall pulls guard.
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Redfield seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Hall has his foot on Redfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Redfield works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redfield continues to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Redfield scores with a jab.
Redfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Redfield is out of range.
Redfield stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Redfield dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfield checks a leg kick.
Redfield lands with a nice body punch.
Redfield scores with a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Redfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Redfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Redfield!