PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kegomoditswe Vermeulen (ranked 2826 p4p, 2866 weight class) and Izzy Hall (ranked 394 p4p, 400 weight class). Izzy Hall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kegomoditswe Vermeulen's chin.

Vermeulen
vs
Hall

201 cm
26
210
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
214
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BE Younick

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Izzy Hall!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vermeulen is defending well for now.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.

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

Vermeulen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall lands a knee to the body.

Hall manages to break the clinch.

Hall drives through and clinches with Vermeulen against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Hall gets through Vermeulen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hall breaks from the clinch.

Vermeulen rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to control Vermeulen's arms but Vermeulen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Vermeulen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks it.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks it.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vermeulen's face.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vermeulen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall slows down the pace here.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Vermeulen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vermeulen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Izzy Hall has been cut.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vermeulen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Vermeulen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vermeulen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vermeulen is breathing heavily.
Hall with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands 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 crunches a lovely knee into Vermeulen's ribcage.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall pushes Vermeulen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall taking a breather.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall tries to work over Vermeulen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izzy Hall'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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Vermeulen's head.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks with his arms.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hall in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hall drives through and clinches with Vermeulen against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall works the jab nicely.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Vermeulen in a clinch.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Izzy Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Vermeulen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vermeulen lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Vermeulen avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to break free but Vermeulen pushes him back against the cage.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Izzy Hall's cut even more.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks it.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vermeulen blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Izzy Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Vermeulen has the dominant position.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vermeulen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Vermeulen is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Izzy Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vermeulen as Hall tries to tie him up.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Izzy Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Vermeulen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.

Izzy Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Izzy Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!