PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 557 p4p, 2410 weight class) and Ewgenju Scorfna (ranked 24 p4p, 116 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hall
vs
Scorfna

170 cm
34
145
33 - 4 - 0

179 cm
32
179
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ewgenju Scorfna!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorfna slips under a jab.
Scorfna avoids the body shot from Hall.
Scorfna with the counter takedown but Hall avoids it easily.
Scorfna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Scorfna fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorfna drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall digs a good hook to Scorfna's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorfna dives in for a single leg takedown but Hall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scorfna in his tracks.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Scorfna gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hall pushing down on Scorfna's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scorfna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Scorfna manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Scorfna trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to improve his position but instead Scorfna has moved into half guard.
Hall is doing well to control the position and prevent Scorfna from advancing to side control.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Scorfna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hall sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.

Scorfna is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hall controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Scorfna prevents Hall from improving his position.
Hall wants to control but Scorfna is keeping busy.

Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Scorfna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall is looking to control Scorfna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?

Scorfna is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorfna.
Scorfna walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scorfna. Scorfna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scorfna.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scorfna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Scorfna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into Scorfna's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall passes Scorfna's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
Scorfna has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Scorfna wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Scorfna is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Hall controlling the action here.
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Scorfna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scorfna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Hall trying to control the action but Scorfna is working from the bottom.
Hall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scorfna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hall wants to control but Scorfna is keeping him busy.
Hall is really struggling to control Scorfna but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
Scorfna wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hall cracks Scorfna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scorfna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Scorfna is out of range.
Scorfna shoots in but no luck this time.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.

Hall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scorfna is trying to defend but Hall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hall is controlling the pace.
Hall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scorfna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Scorfna trying to control from the bottom.
Scorfna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hall is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Scorfna walks into a jab.
Scorfna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scorfna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Scorfna feints the counter takedown.
Scorfna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Scorfna saw that one coming.
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Scorfna staying out of range there.
Scorfna slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scorfna can do to turn this around?
Hall misses with a right hand

and Scorfna counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Scorfna tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hall is trying to control Scorfna's posture but Scorfna avoids it.
Hall tries to bench press Scorfna off him but Scorfna keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorfna trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Scorfna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hall struggling a bit here.
Scorfna trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.

Scorfna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorfna slows the pace down.

Scorfna is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hall holding on.
Ewgenju Scorfna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Scorfna thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hall stops Scorfna from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Scorfna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scorfna off and has taken his back!
Scorfna trying to control the action but Hall just sinks the hooks in.
Hall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hall controlling from the back.
Scorfna can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall keeps control of the position easily here as Scorfna tries to buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
Richard Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.