PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Moker (ranked 2595 p4p, 3801 weight class) and Ezekiel Hall (ranked 370 p4p, 502 weight class). Hall has chosen Ready for War- 50 Cent as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Moker
vs
Hall

183 cm
26
195
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
185
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Conquer

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Hall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a head kick that misses
and Moker counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.

Hall forces Moker back against the cage and clinches.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Moker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Moker blocks a head kick by Hall.
Moker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Nice shot lands for Moker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Hall.
Moker looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moker's head.

It looks like Brendan Moker has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moker misses with a two punch combination.
Moker looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Moker throws a sloppy body shot
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.

Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moker's elbow.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Moker works over Hall's head and body with a nice combination.

Hall drives through and clinches with Moker against the cage.

Moker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Moker manages to break the clinch.

Hall instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall clinches.

Moker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall scores with a head kick. Moker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moker up against the cage.

Moker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall tries to clinch up but Moker circles away and keeps his distance.
Moker throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall wants to clinch but Moker slips to the side
and Moker counters with a series of strikes. Hall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall throws a right hand that Moker ducks under and follows up with a left that Moker also avoids with ease.
Moker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall moves to clinch but Moker breaks away
and Moker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall works over Moker's head and body with a nice combination.
Moker missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moker.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Moker in a clinch.

Moker breaks from the clinch.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moker throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hall darts in and clinches Moker up against the cage.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Hall has Moker up against the cage in a clinch.

Moker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moker digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Moker jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Moker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Moker gets tackled into the cage by Hall. Hall maintains the clinch.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall slips a straight right by Moker.
Moker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ezekiel Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brendan Moker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Moker scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brendan Moker is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moker.
Hall replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Moker blocks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Moker misses the target.
Moker scores with a jab to the head.

Hall moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moker breaks from the clinch.
Hall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moker back to the cage. Hall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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 has Moker up against the cage in a clinch.

Moker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Moker moves out of range easily.

Hall instigates a clinch.

Moker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall tries to clinch but Moker moves out of range.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Moker throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Moker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Moker throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moker eats them both and turns towards Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Moker misses the target.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice straight punches there by Moker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moker.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moker.
Hall connects with a high kick.

Brendan Moker's cut is getting worse.

Hall forces Moker back against the cage and clinches.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moker throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moker - that will leave a mark!
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Moker had a free shot at his head there.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Moker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to clinch up but Moker keeps it at a distance.
Hall throws a series of strikes that have Moker backpedaling.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moker misses with a looping left.
Hall scores with a head kick. Moker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hall is pawing at Moker, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Moker's nose. Moker is badly hurt! Hall pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Moker tries desperately to hold on but Hall is relentless in his assault! As Moker receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Hall away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Hall!
An out of breath Ezekiel Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.