PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Moore (ranked 162 p4p, 22 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 276 p4p, 43 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Al Hallick was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Moore
vs
Hallick

188 cm
32
201 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

193 cm
36
218 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to clinch up
letting Hallick counter with a right hand.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore lands a right hook to the body.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Hallick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Hallick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Hallick.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallick moves away.
Hallick tries a quick counter leg kick but Moore is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore misses with a kick to the body
and Hallick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hallick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hallick looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moore jabs Hallick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hallick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Hallick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore misses the jab.
Moore punishes Hallick's body with a nice straight punch.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Hallick moved away.
Moore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hallick.
Moore needs to keep his hands up - Hallick had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Hallick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Moore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moore.
Moore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Hallick lands a jab to the nose.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moore misses the jab.
Hallick scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
Hallick throws a poor cross that misses

and Moore moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Hallick managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
A short right from Moore.
Moore blocking some punches.
Hallick lands a body shot.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallick avoids the damage to the body.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Hallick blocks with his arms.
Hallick blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Hallick working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallick.
Hallick lands with a left to the head.
Moore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hallick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Moore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallick.
Moore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hallick avoids a kick to the body.
Hallick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hallick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moore's head backwards.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hallick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore misses with an uppercut. Hallick saw that one coming.
Hallick looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore misses the jab.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallick throws out the jab.
Moore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hallick slips under a jab.
Hallick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Hallick counters with a nice uppercut.

Moore forces Hallick back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Al Hallick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
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.

Moore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moore throws a right and a left that Hallick avoids nicely.
Hallick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Hallick misses with a low kick.
Moore misses with a combination
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallick counters with a right hand to the body.
Moore cracks Hallick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore misses with a body shot
and Hallick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hallick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hallick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hallick has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hallick misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hallick works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Al Hallick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hallick misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.

Moore clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Moore is trying to maintain a safe position but Hallick gets an underhook and turns Moore into the cage.
Hallick lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hallick fails to land.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hallick misses with the head strike.
Hallick throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hallick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Hallick controls the action.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Hallick gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallick swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hallick as Moore tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Moore.
Hallick misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Hallick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallick misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hallick fails to land.
Hallick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallick.
Hallick blocking some punches.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hallick struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore is trying to maintain a safe position but Hallick gets an underhook and turns Moore into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Moore.
Hallick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Hallick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallick.
Moore wants to stall.
Hallick slows down the pace here.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Hallick uses good head movement to avoid it.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore tries to clinch up
and Hallick counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Hallick avoids it.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Hallick.
Moore tries to counter by clinching up but Hallick breaks away and moves out of range.
Moore lands with a cross.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.

Moore has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallick blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Hallick.
Hallick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Hallick is controlling the position.
Hallick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hallick swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Al Hallick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hallick throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hallick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Hallick is out of range.
Hallick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Hallick misses with a hook.
Hallick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hallick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hallick slips under a jab from Moore.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hallick can pounce on him.
Hallick walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hallick slips under a jab from Moore.
Hallick throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Hallick just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Moore has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Al Hallick!
A relieved looking Al Hallick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Archie Moore had this to say: 'Ugh'.