PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Colton (ranked 3617 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Richard Hall (ranked 182 p4p, 48 weight class). Richard Hall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Colton
vs
Hall

192 cm
28
265
10 - 11 - 1

170 cm
35
145
34 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ripp Colton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colton walks into a left hand.
Colton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Colton scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hall manages to mount him!
Hall content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Colton wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
Hall controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fails to move to back control.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hall seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Colton is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall looking to control but Colton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Colton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Hall's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to control but Colton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Colton stops Hall from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Colton is controlling an arm, preventing Hall from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hall wants to control the pace but Colton is squirming around nicely.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colton wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Colton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Colton misses with a body shot
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Hall.
Colton misses with a left hand
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Colton misses
and Colton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Colton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall with a hook.
Colton needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colton drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Colton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hall misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
A jab from Hall does it's job there.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colton.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.

Hall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 trying to control the pace.
Hall trying to mount his opponent but Colton defends it.
Richard Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hall passes to side control.
Hall trying to control the position but Colton is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colton keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Colton's face as Hall controls the position.
Hall moves into full mount!
Hall fails to advance to Colton's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hall trying to control but Colton is having none of it.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Colton walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
Colton misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Colton's defenses.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colton is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Colton circles away and we're back to standing.
Colton throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Colton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Colton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Colton darts in trying to clinch
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Colton should have avoided that one.
Ripp Colton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ripp Colton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colton throws a right hand that misses
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Colton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall lands with a cross.
A shot to the body from Colton misses
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hall lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Hall.
Colton throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hall lands with a right hand.
Colton throws a big shot that misses.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hall lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Richard Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Colton's defenses.
Colton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hall connects with a jab.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Hall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hall controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Colton!
Hall avoids the attempt from Colton to control.
Hall wants to take Colton's back but he can't do it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
A very excited looking Richard Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.