PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hall
vs
Clarke

185 cm
28
198 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

198 cm
24
193 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Clarke!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Clarke looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Clarke tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Hank Hall has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall misses with the combination.
Clarke throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clarke.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and Hall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Clarke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clarke looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.

Clarke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clarke takes a shot to the head.
Clarke swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Kendall Clarke has been cut.
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.

Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Clarke with that takedown attempt.
Hank Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Clarke.
Clarke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clarke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall scores with a jab. Clarke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall lands a left hand.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall cracks Clarke with a hook to the temple - Clarke is on wobbly legs here! Hall swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Clarke falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hall wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hank Hall!