PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Adamovic (ranked 799 p4p, 362 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 101 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Adamovic
vs
Hall

185 cm
29
185
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
32
201
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Tempo Athletics
Sakura Style

NARCOS

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall catches Adamovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adamovic tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Adamovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adamovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.

Adamovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adamovic missing with knees to the body.
Adamovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adamovic trying to land knees to the body.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall misses with some punches.
Adamovic trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Hall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
Adamovic landing knees to the head.

It looks like Henry Hall has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamovic backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adamovic landing knees to the body.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Adamovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Adamovic misses with a knee to the head.
Hall avoiding damage as Adamovic throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hall.
A short uppercut from Adamovic.
Hall tries a body shot but Adamovic blocks it.
Adamovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamovic.
Adamovic pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall tries a body shot but Adamovic blocks it.
Hall avoiding damage as Adamovic throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Adamovic missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamovic controls his hands.
Adamovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamovic.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamovic's elbow.
Hall prevents Adamovic from breaking the clinch.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adamovic misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall blocking some punches.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Adamovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall working aggressively here.
Adamovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adamovic missing with knees to the body.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Adamovic.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Adamovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adamovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with some punches.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Adamovic working aggressively here.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
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.

Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall scores with a spinning back kick!
Hall connects with a high kick.
Hall slips a straight right by Adamovic.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adamovic.
Adamovic misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adamovic.

Adamovic moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adamovic.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Adamovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamovic controls his hands.
Adamovic lands a shoulder strike.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Adamovic avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adamovic scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic misses with the head strike.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamovic.
Adamovic missing with knees to the body.
Adamovic working Hall over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall wants to stall.
Adamovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic lands a nice uppercut.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Adamovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Adamovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valentin Adamovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall tries to work over Adamovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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

Adamovic clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic blocking some punches.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall trying to stall but Adamovic improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Adamovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Adamovic.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic trying to land knees to the body.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Adamovic avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Adamovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adamovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adamovic lands a knee to the head.
Adamovic working Hall over with knees to the body.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Adamovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Adamovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Adamovic darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Adamovic looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Adamovic's head.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hall misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall avoiding damage as Adamovic throws knees to the body.
Adamovic missing with knees to the body.
Adamovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Adamovic avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Adamovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic lands an uppercut.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Adamovic misses with a knee to the head.
Adamovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamovic blocks a body shot from Hall.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Adamovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
A nice left hand lands by Adamovic.
Adamovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Adamovic blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall avoiding damage as Adamovic throws knees to the body.
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!
Adamovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adamovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall avoiding damage as Adamovic throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamovic.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Adamovic.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamovic's elbow.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Adamovic.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Adamovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adamovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adamovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Adamovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
Adamovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Adamovic blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic working aggressively here.
A short left from Adamovic.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Hall.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!