PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hall (ranked 5115 p4p, 222 weight class) and Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 5584 p4p, 422 weight class). Ronaldo has chosen Shake Ya Tailfeather as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hall
vs
Ronaldo

162 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Voodoo Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristiano Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo avoids a kick to the body.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.
Ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ronaldo will feel that in the morning.
Hall tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ronaldo counters with a shoot takedown. Hall fights it but they end up in guard.
Hall is trying to control the position but Ronaldo postures up.
Ronaldo is pushing down on Hall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hall is fighting to maintain full guard but Ronaldo has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo content to control rather than advance.
Ronaldo lands with a punch from half guard.
Ronaldo trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ronaldo.

Ronaldo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ronaldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hall trying to control here.

Ronaldo seems to be looking for submissions.

Ronaldo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ronaldo on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ronaldo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hall!
Ronaldo avoids the attempt from Hall to control.

Ronaldo has control of Hall's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hall regains control of the situation pretty easily.
You get the feeling that Hall really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ronaldo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ronaldo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ronaldo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hall wants to control but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ronaldo looking to take Hall's back but Hall rolls and after a scramble, Hall ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Hall to escape a tricky position.

Hall stands and steps away. Ronaldo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.
Hall cracks Ronaldo with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Hall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.

Ronaldo forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Hall wants to stall.
Ronaldo tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hall working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo fails to pull guard.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Ronaldo dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
Ronaldo misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Ronaldo moves out of range easily.

Ronaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.

Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ronaldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thomas Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronaldo digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall lands a jab to Ronaldo's midsection.

Hall gets a clinch.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Hall tries to break free but Ronaldo pushes him back against the cage.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall wants to stall.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronaldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ronaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws an elbow that misses.
Ronaldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronaldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the body
and Hall counters with a nice body kick.
Ronaldo tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Hall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ronaldo if he has to take too many more of those.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Thomas Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot
and Hall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Ronaldo counters with a shoot takedown. Hall fights it but they end up in guard.
Ronaldo is stalling in the full guard.
Ronaldo preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Hall dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ronaldo drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hall scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hall is looking to wear down Ronaldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hall lands with a nice body kick.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Hall wants to clinch up but Ronaldo keeps it at a distance.
Ronaldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
As Ronaldo backs away, Hall returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
It looked like Hall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ronaldo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hall.

Ronaldo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with a slapping head kick.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall cracks Ronaldo with a good jab.

Ronaldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ronaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Ronaldo goes for a takedown attempt but Hall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.

Ronaldo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hall being controlled for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ronaldo tries for a kimura but Hall is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hall looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ronaldo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hall is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ronaldo lets go of the hold and Hall can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cristiano Ronaldo!
Our winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.