PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 762 p4p, 838 weight class) and Broady Hallows (ranked 77 p4p, 81 weight class). Hallows has chosen POSTALMONDCLARITY as his entrance music. Abduwali Hassan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hassan
vs
Hallows

170 cm
37
154
30 - 19 - 1

177 cm
27
152
10 - 5 - 3

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Broady Hallows!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallows listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallows swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hallows slips a jab and a cross from Hassan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hallows rushes Hassan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassan.
Hallows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallows takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hallows has time to react.
Hallows tries to close the distance and clinch but Hassan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hallows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallows connects with a single shot there.
Hallows steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Hallows looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hassan with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hallows takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hassan's brow.
Hassan avoids the elbow strike from Hallows, against the cage.
Hallows lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hassan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hassan misses with the head strike.
Come on Hassan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hallows manages to break the clinch.
Hassan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hallows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hassan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hassan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Hassan.
Hallows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hallows.
Hallows throws a front kick aimed at Hassan's knee but Hassan avoids it well.
Hassan swings widly with a right hand
and Hallows cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hallows lands with an uppercut that bounces Hassan off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hassan is looking to land body kicks.
It looks like Hassan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Hallows takes the fight into the clinch.

Hassan manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hallows momentarily.
A big right from Hassan misses.
Hallows slips a straight right by Hassan.

Hallows rushes Hassan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hallows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hassan is defending well for now.
Hallows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hassan dodges an elbow strike from Hallows.
Nice elbow from Hallows.
Hassan avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallows.
Hallows has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hassan leaning against his opponent.
Hallows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hassan trying to land knees to the body.
Hallows connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hassan's face.
Hassan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hallows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike.
Hassan dodges an elbow strike from Hallows.
A short right from Hassan.
Hassan lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows lands an elbow just above Hassan 's eye.
Hallows blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Hallows.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike.
Hallows takes a shot to the head.
Hassan misses with the head strike.
Hallows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hallows lands with a left to the head.
Hassan lands a nice uppercut.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hassan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hallows backwards.
Hassan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hassan dodges an elbow strike from Hallows.
Hallows gets through Hassan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallows lands an elbow that stopped Hassan in his tracks for a moment.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hassan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hassan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hassan taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallows blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Hallows.
Hallows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hassan prevents a body shot from Hallows.

Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Hallows.
Hallows moves forwards but Hassan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassan misses with a hook. Hallows ducked under it nicely.
Hallows is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hassan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hallows tries to clinch up but Hassan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hassan checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Hallows.
Nice body kick there by Hallows.

Hallows clinches.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hassan misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Broady Hallows will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Hallows.
Hassan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hassan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hassan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Hassan.
Hassan throws a shot to the body.
Hassan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hallows.

Hallows is rocked!
Hassan blocks a head kick by Hallows.
Hallows is still on wobbly legs! Can Hassan finish him?
Hallows misses with a straight left.
Hallows seems to have recovered his senses.
Hallows is looking to clinch but Hassan is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hassan misses the target.
Hassan throws a jab when Hallows was well out of range.
Hallows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hallows.
Abduwali Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallows looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassan is just out of range.
Hallows moves away from the strike by Hassan.
Hassan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hallows.
Hallows misses with a straight right.
Hassan throwing a counter right hand but Hallows manages to avoid it.
Hallows ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hassan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hallows ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hallows forces Hassan back against the cage and clinches.

Hallows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hallows takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Hallows instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hassan's brow.
Hallows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hassan.
Hassan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Hallows.
Hallows lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hassan trying to control the position but instead, Hallows has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hassan into the cage.
Hallows lands an elbow inside that Hassan shrugs off.
Hassan avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallows.
A short left from Hallows.

Hassan is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hassan's defenses.
Oh Hassan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Broady Hallows seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hallows scores with a shot to the side of Hassan's head.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike.
Hassan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Hallows.
Hallows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hassan is pressed against the cage. Hallows pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hassan! Two more big strikes from Hallows and Hassan crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Broady Hallows!
Broady Hallows decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.