PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Combat Device (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Device comes to the cage accompanied by The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Device
vs
Hall

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

EVOLUTION Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Combat Device!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uriah Hall!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Device misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Device is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Device misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Device.
Device swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Device stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Device is looking to clinch.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall lands with a nice body kick.
Device throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Device misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Device's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Device takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Device up against the cage.
Hall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hall continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
Device stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Hall stalling against the cage.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Device throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.

Device gets tackled into the cage by Hall. Hall maintains the clinch.
Device looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Device backwards.

Hall manages to break the clinch.

Hall clinches up with Device and pushes him back against the cage.
Device is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Device into the cage.
Hall just leaning against Device, taking a breather.
Hall working Device over with knees to the body.
Device is breathing heavily.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hall clinches up with Device and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Device avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Device is defending well for now.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Device backwards.
Hall stalls.
Hall lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Combat Device seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Device swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall stalling the fight.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Device avoids the damage to the body.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Device misses with a series of wild punches.
Device stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Device paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Device throws a right hand that misses
and Hall counters with a nice body kick.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Hall rushes Device and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Device letting Hall take a breather here.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Device avoids it.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Device's ribcage.
Device is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Device working hard to break the clinch.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.

Device gets tackled into the cage by Hall. Hall maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Hall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hall - that will leave a mark!

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

Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Device misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Device.
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.
Device fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Device in a clinch.
Hall slows down the pace here.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Device avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Device throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Device throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for Device, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Device misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Device throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Device swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uriah Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Device thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by Hall.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Device. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Device.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Device jabs at Hall's body.
Device will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall has Device up against the cage in a clinch.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Device takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall thuds his shin into the meat of Device's side.
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Device off balance momentarily.
Device tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Hall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hall clinches up against the cage.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall lands with a nice body kick.
Hall feints and then cracks Device's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Device down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Device is defending well for now.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Device avoids the damage to the body.
Device wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall prevents Device from breaking the clinch.
Device managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Device being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Device being controlled against the cage.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Device will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Hall has Device up against the cage in a clinch.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Device looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Device bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Hall is trying to counter with his kicks.
Combat Device is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Device is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Device throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hall takes the fight into the clinch.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Device throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Device throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Device.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Device has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Device throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Device misses with a two punch combination.
Hall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Device misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall controlling the action here for a moment.
Device avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Device misses with an uppercut
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Device misses with a few strikes there.
Hall throws a head kick but Device moves out of range.
Hall lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Combat Device has been cut.

Device closes the distance and clinches.
Hall lands a right hand.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Device takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Device.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.

Device is rocked!
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Device is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Device wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Device misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Device if he has to take too many more of those.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Hall rushes Device and presses him up against the cage.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hall clinches with his opponent.
Device seems to have got his legs back now.
Device blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall controlling the action here for a moment.
Device takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hall clinches with his opponent.

Hall manages to break the clinch.

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Hall on the inside.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Device misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Device in a clinch.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uriah Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body kick there by Hall.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a push kick.
Device throws a body kick that misses.
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Device takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hall darts in and clinches Device up against the cage.
Device takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Device lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Device throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall effectively controlling the action here.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Hall!
Uriah Hall gave a mention to EVOLUTION Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Combat Device had this to say: 'Whatever, I'll be back and I'll flatten whoever I get placed in front of.'.