PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between You Better Believe It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Better Believe It
vs
Hall

190 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 New York, You Better Believe It!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenton Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Believe It misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Believe It misses the shot to the body.
Believe It moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Believe It misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Hall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Believe It.
Believe It misses with a looping right.
Believe It just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Believe It tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Believe It.
Believe It throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Believe It misses with an uppercut.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Believe It lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall throws a body punch but Believe It moves out of range.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Believe It moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hall.

Believe It gets a clinch.
Believe It lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Believe It scores with a nice short uppercut.
Believe It lands with a short shot to the head.
Believe It lands a shoulder strike.
Believe It keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Believe It digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Believe It lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Believe It lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Believe It lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Believe It.
Hall looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Believe It.
Believe It lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Believe It lands a body shot.
Believe It stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Believe It lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to break free.
Believe It lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Believe It.
Believe It looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Believe It cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
A short right from Believe It on the inside.
Believe It lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Believe It is working Hall over against the cage.
Believe It lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Believe It.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Believe It lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Believe It.
Believe It lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Believe It.
Believe It lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Believe It lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Believe It.
Believe It lands a right hand.
Believe It lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Believe It.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Believe It lands a body shot.
Believe It is working Hall over against the cage.
Believe It lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Believe It creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Believe It working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Believe It lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Believe It.
Believe It scores with a shoulder strike.
Believe It lands a nice uppercut.
Believe It lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Believe It.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Believe It creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Believe It softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Believe It cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Believe It working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hall is rocked!
Believe It lands a right hand.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Believe It finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Believe It.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Believe It pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Believe It stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Believe It is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Believe It.
A short right from Believe It.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Believe It lands a body punch.
Believe It lands with a right to the head.
Believe It works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Believe It.
A hook to the body from Believe It.
Believe It scores with a hook to the body.
Believe It lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Believe It.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Believe It creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Believe It.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Believe It lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Believe It keeps him there for the moment.
Believe It lands a body punch in the clinch.
Believe It stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

You Better Believe It dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Believe It scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fenton Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Believe It. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.

Believe It lands a big right hand that sends Hall crashing to the mat! Believe It stays standing though and waves Hall back to his feet!

Believe It feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hall sprawling to the canvas! Hall rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Believe It finish him?!
Believe It is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!

Believe It forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Believe It lands a big right hand that drops Hall! The killer instinct kicks in and Believe It finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Believe It!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). You Better Believe It!