PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister I I I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrion Lannister I I I has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hall
vs
Lannister I I I

170 cm
27
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clinton Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister I I I!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister I I I throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Lannister I I I takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lannister I I I takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lannister I I I uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Lannister I I I's head but Lannister I I I sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall moves away from the strike by Lannister I I I.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Hall misses the jab.
Lannister I I I wants to counter with a clinch but Hall pushes him away.
Lannister I I I throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Hall misses.
Lannister I I I wants to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch position.
Clinton Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister I I I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Lannister I I I tries to counter with a clinch but Hall shakes him off and moves away.
Lannister I I I wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lannister I I I is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall slips a straight right by Lannister I I I.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lannister I I I drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister I I I displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Lannister I I I misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Lannister I I I moved out of range.
Lannister I I I keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister I I I uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister I I I.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Lannister I I I moved out of range nicely.
Lannister I I I slips a jab from Hall.
Lannister I I I throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lannister I I I uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Lannister I I I now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lannister I I I swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a right hand that Lannister I I I ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannister I I I also avoids with ease.
Lannister I I I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Lannister I I I closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lannister I I I looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Lannister I I I sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall throws the left hand but Lannister I I I avoids the punch easily.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lannister I I Is jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Lannister I I I's head but Lannister I I I sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lannister I I I looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister I I I moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister I I I ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Lannister I I I connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Hall avoids the body shot from Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I misses with a body shot.
Lannister I I I throws a big shot that misses.
Hall throws a body punch but Lannister I I I moves out of range.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lannister I I I ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Lannister I I I wants to counter with a clinch but Hall pushes him away.
Hall throws a hook but Lannister I I I blocks it.
Lannister I I I moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister I I I tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Lannister I I I throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lannister I I I staying out of range there.
Lannister I I I takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hall.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Lannister I I I saw that one coming.
Lannister I I I throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Lannister I I I slips the punch.
Hall slips a jab from Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lannister I I I throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lannister I I I ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Lannister I I I throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lannister I I I counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister I I I tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister I I I misses with a wild body shot.
Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lannister I I I bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lannister I I I staying out of range there.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Lannister I I I dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with a hook. Lannister I I I ducked under it nicely.
Hall misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Lannister I I I does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
and Lannister I I I connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws the left hand but Lannister I I I avoids the punch easily.
Lannister I I I let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Lannister I I I ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lannister I I I ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Lannister I I I slips under a jab from Hall.
Lannister I I I looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clinton Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lannister I I I throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Lannister I I I swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall lands with a cross.
Lannister I I I slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister I I I can do to turn this around?
Lannister I I I swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Lannister I I I lands with a shot to the body.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lannister I I I sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lannister I I I misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister I I I needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Hall misses.
Lannister I I I slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lannister I I I uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister I I I waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Lannister I I I misses.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lannister I I I looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Lannister I I I moved out of range nicely.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
Lannister I I I misses the shot to the body.
Lannister I I I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lannister I I I is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister I I I. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Lannister I I I moved out of range.
Lannister I I I wants to counter with a clinch but Hall pushes him away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lannister I I I might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hall has got the better of the exchanges.
Hall misses with a hook. Lannister I I I ducked under it nicely.
Lannister I I I tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lannister I I I displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister I I I scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Lannister I I I finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Lannister I I I does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lannister I I I looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I slips under a jab.
Lannister I I I steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister I I I lands an overhand right.
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!
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clinton Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall misses the jab.
Lannister I I I fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall is looking to counter punch.
Lannister I I I digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister I I I.
Jab by Lannister I I I.
A big right from Hall misses.
Lannister I I I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Lannister I I I lands a slapping body shot.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Lannister I I I uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Lannister I I I is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lannister I I I throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Lannister I I I throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lannister I I I misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a jab when Lannister I I I was well out of range.
Lannister I I I misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister I I I. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lannister I I I misses the shot to the body.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I tries to counter with a clinch but Hall shakes him off and moves away.
Hall misses with the combination.
Lannister I I I throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Lannister I I I uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister I I I connects with a body shot.
A jab from Lannister I I I misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister I I I. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall is looking to counter punch.
Lannister I I I fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lannister I I I moves away from the strike by Hall.
Lannister I I I displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Lannister I I I jabs at Hall's body.
Lannister I I I ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister I I I jabs at Hall's body.
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!
A big left from Hall misses.
Lannister I I I is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Lannister I I I is just out of range.
Hall sets himself, and Lannister I I I steps forward looking for the clinch! Hall avoids it this time.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Lannister I I I sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lannister I I I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lannister I I I ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Lannister I I I swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Lannister I I I counters with a stiff right hand.
Lannister I I I looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall misses the jab.
Lannister I I I lands a right hook to the body.
Lannister I I I avoids the body shot from Hall.
Lannister I I I lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lannister I I I slips under a jab from Hall.
Lannister I I I misses with a wild body shot.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyrion Lannister I I I will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Lannister I I I walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
A combination from Lannister I I I does no damage.
Lannister I I I slips a jab from Hall.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Lannister I I I wants to counter with a clinch but Hall pushes him away.
Lannister I I I takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister I I I tries to counter with a clinch but Hall shakes him off and moves away.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Lannister I I I does it's job there.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Lannister I I I saw that one coming.
Lannister I I I steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hall.
Lannister I I I uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lannister I I I sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Lannister I I I does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hall misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister I I I.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister I I I lands with a good body shot.
Lannister I I I throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Lannister I I I misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister I I I takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall is looking for a counter combo.
Lannister I I I misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Lannister I I I wants to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch position.
Hall clobbers Lannister I I I with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lannister I I I cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lannister I I I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Lannister I I I uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Lannister I I I jabs at Hall's body.
Lannister I I I dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister I I I moves out of range as Hall strikes.
A jab lands there for Lannister I I I.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lannister I I I counters with a right hand to the body.
Lannister I I I ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lannister I I I sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lannister I I I wants to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch position.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Lannister I I I is out of range.
Lannister I I I connects with the punch.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lannister I I I takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lannister I I I bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lannister I I I looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Lannister I I I on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Lannister I I I sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lannister I I I ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Lannister I I I fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister I I I.
Lannister I I I takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall jabs Lannister I I I right on the nose. Lannister I I I blinks but takes it well.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister I I I.
Hall lands a jab to Lannister I I I's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister I I I with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
Lannister I I I keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Lannister I I I connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Lannister I I I cracks the inside of Hall's front leg.
Lannister I I I defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Lannister I I I uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Lannister I I I takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Lannister I I I scores with a punch to the head.
Lannister I I I uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Lannister I I I just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister I I I throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lannister I I I slips under a jab from Hall.
Lannister I I I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister I I I.
Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lannister I I I.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister I I I slips a jab from Hall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall slips under a jab from Lannister I I I.
Hall is looking to counter punch.
Lannister I I I has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall lands a nice hook to Lannister I I I's body. Lannister I I I takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Lannister I I I avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lannister I I I keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister I I I wants to counter with a clinch but Hall pushes him away.
Lannister I I I takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Lannister I I I moved out of range nicely.
Hall jabs Lannister I I I to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lannister I I I lands a body shot.
Lannister I I I steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Lannister I I I misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister I I I dodges the punch combination from Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lannister I I I sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lannister I I I avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clinton Hall.
Well Hall 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Hall!
Clinton Hall really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KnockOut logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.