PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 412 p4p, 610 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 53 p4p, 85 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Khan
vs
Hall

185 cm
28
190
22 - 5 - 1

185 cm
28
201
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall avoids the body shot from Khan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hall.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall is looking for the big counter here.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Hall throws a fast counter high kick but Khan manages to duck under it in time.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Hall throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan 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.
Hall takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Khan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hall moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Hall slips under a jab from Khan.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Khan is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Hall's head back.
Hall lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall avoids the body shot from Khan.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan with a jab.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Hall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Khan.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Hall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall walks into a jab.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan with a jab.
Hall takes one on the button.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Khan digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Khan has got the better of the exchanges.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Khan misses the jab.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall throws a head kick that Khan semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Hall.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan tries to work over Hall's front leg with a kick but Hall checks it.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Hall counters with a head kick.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Hall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice shot by Hall.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hall slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Khan swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Hall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Khan avoids the body shot from Hall.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Henry Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
As Khan backs off Hall throws a huge counter combo but Khan manages to avoid it all.
Hall takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall lands a high kick!
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan digs a good hook to Hall's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan slips under a jab from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into range.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall walks into a jab.
Hall avoids the body shot from Khan.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bora Khan.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
Our winner, Bora Khan, 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.