PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tokita Ohma (ranked 5917 p4p, 5466 weight class) and Gary Hall (ranked 524 p4p, 493 weight class). Tokita Ohma has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ohma
vs
Hall

182 cm
18
187
0 - 3 - 0

198 cm
20
185
0 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
Big heart

Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokita Ohma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Hall!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ohma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Ohma finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Ohma throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Gary Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a three punch combo that has Ohma backing up. Ohma nods at Hall to acknowledge the strikes.

Ohma is rocked!
Hall tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ohma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall stalks Ohma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ohma's face. Ohma staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Ohma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall tries to clinch but Ohma moves out of range.
Ohma looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Ohma seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Ohma counters with a three punch combo that has Hall backing up. Hall nods at Ohma to acknowledge the strikes.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Ohma, against the ropes.
Ohma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohma is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ohma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ohma throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Ohma working aggressively here.
A short right from Ohma.
Ohma lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Gary Hall has been cut.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohma avoids it.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Ohma is controlling him.
Ohma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ohma working aggressively here.
Ohma lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Our sources have told us that Ohma has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ohma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ohma tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Ohma back against the ropes.
Ohma avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ohma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ohma.
Hall working aggressively here.
Ohma managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ohma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Ohma prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Ohma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Ohma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ohma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ohma lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ohma keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Ohma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the ropes.
Ohma misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tokita Ohma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohma.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ohma throws an elbow but misses.
Ohma gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Ohma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ohma tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Ohma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ohma as Hall tries to tie him up.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohmas head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ohma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ohma misses with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Ohma is controlling the position.
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohma has him pressed against the ropes.
Ohma pushes Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohma landing knees to the head.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Ohma has him pressed against the ropes.
Ohma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall tries to break free but Ohma pushes him back against the ropes.
Ohma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Ohma lands a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Gary Hall's cut even more.
Ohma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ohma.
Ohma lands a right hand.
Ohma gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Ohma has the dominant position.
Ohma lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Ohma, against the ropes.
A short left from Ohma.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohma.
Ohma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Ohma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ohma pushes Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohma.
Ohma keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Ohma.
Ohma connects with a knee to the head.
Tokita Ohma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Ohma has the dominant position.
Ohma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A short right from Ohma.
Ohma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ohma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ohma pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ohma scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall misses with some punches.
Ohma lands a left hand.
Ohma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ohma lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tokita Ohma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall misses with the combination.
Ohma keeps the fight on the outside.
Ohma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ohma avoids a kick to the body.
Hall avoids the head kick by Ohma.
Gary Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ohma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ohma. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a combination that misses

and Ohma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ohma.
Ohma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ohma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Ohma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Ohma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ohma throws a head punch that misses.
Ohma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ohma working aggressively here.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ohma has Hall pressed against the ropes, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Ohma fails to land.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Ohma pushes him off.
Ohma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ohma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Ohma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gary Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Hall.
A combination from Ohma does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall avoids the head kick by Ohma.
Tokita Ohma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ohma drives through and clinches with Hall against the ropes.
Ohma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ohma blocks it with crossed arms.

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 Tokita Ohma.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ohma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokita Ohma!