PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Hall Jr (ranked 3510 p4p, 408 weight class) and Jacob Proudmoore (ranked 4162 p4p, 460 weight class). Hall Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt Off Your Shoulder-Jay Z. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hall Jr
vs
Proudmoore

190 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ma Balls Is Hot 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Hall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Proudmoore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall Jr tries to clinch there but Proudmoore circles away.
Hall Jr throws a head kick but Proudmoore moves out of range.
Proudmoore lands with a right hand.
Hall Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proudmoore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Proudmoore misses its intended target.
Proudmoore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hall Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall Jr.
A lazy left from Proudmoore finds it's target.
Hall Jr misses with a body shot.
Hall Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Proudmoore.
Hall Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall Jr needs to keep his hands up - Proudmoore had a free shot at his head there.

Hall Jr is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall Jr misses with a straight left.
Proudmoore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Proudmoore's coach down at Grounders Foundation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Proudmoore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hall Jr catches Proudmoore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hall Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall Jr moves forwards but Proudmoore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Hall Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudmoore darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Hall Jr's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Proudmoore before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Proudmoore!
Jacob Proudmoore decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Urijah Hall Jr had this to say: 'I lost the battle, but won the war. Fuck that guy and his whole team, bunch of chumps...'.