PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hall
vs
Munch

198 cm
29
240 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
265 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Munch!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Munch looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Munch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Munch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
A jab lands there for Munch.
The fighters circling - Munch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Munch misses.
Munch jabs at Hall's body.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hall rushes Munch and presses him up against the cage.
Munch working hard to break the clinch.
Munch is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munch misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munch.

It looks like Albert Hall has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
Munch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hall up against the cage.
Munch tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Munch backwards.
Munch is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hall misses with a knee strike.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Munch.
The crowd cheers as Munch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Munch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall moves out of range as Munch strikes.
Munch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Munch ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Munch cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Ray Munch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall avoids the body shot from Munch.
Munch misses with a body punch

and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Munch prevents a body shot from Hall.
Munch looking for a takedown.
Albert Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Munch.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall taking a breather.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Munch.
A head kick misses from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Munch with an open hand slap.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munch moves away.
Munch wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Munch throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munch. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Munch misses with a hook to the body
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munch doesn't seem bothered though.
Albert Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munch looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munch misses with a body shot.
Hall is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Munch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Hall darts in and clinches Munch up against the cage.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Munch moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Munch thows a body shot but no joy.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall tries a body shot but Munch blocks it.
Munch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Munch blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ray Munch has been cut.
Munch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hall lands a big head kick that sends Munch tumbling to the mat! Hall takes a step backwards and waves Munch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Munch throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Munch moved out of range.
Munch misses with a leg kick.
Munch misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Munch.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall misses with a body punch
and Munch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munch digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munch can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Munch.
Munch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Munch off the cage and back into range.
Hall lands a head kick. Munch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munch throws out the jab.
Hall misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Munch looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall looks to land a combination but Munch avoids it well.
Hall is looking to clinch but Munch is avoiding it.
Hall scores with a three punch combo!
Munch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Munch.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hall takes a swing at Munch's ribcage but misses.
Munch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munch. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munch looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munch throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
Munch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Albert Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munch is breathing heavily.
Munch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hall on the side of the head.
Munch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Munch does it's job there.
Albert Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munch misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Munch.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munch misses with a lunging right hand
and Munch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munch misses with an uppercut.
Hall misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall throws a head kick but Munch moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Munch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Munch's corner calls for a 1-2. Munch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hall dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Munch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall slaps away a takedown attempt from Munch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Munch slips the punch.
A big right from Munch misses.
A jab from Hall does it's job there.
Munch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munch looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch scores with a shot to the body.
Hall staying out of range there.
Munch avoids the head kick by Hall.
Munch throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Munch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Munch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munch circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Munch.
Munch takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Munch.
Hall slips under a jab from Munch.
Munch throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Munch's belly button to the back.
Munch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munch.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Munch as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Hall misses.
Munch throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
A jab lands there for Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munch misses with a straight left.
Munch shoots in but no luck this time.
Munch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albert Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Munch.
Munch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Munch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Munch's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall misses with the combination.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Munch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Munch is out of range.
Munch on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a combination but Munch avoids it well.
Munch missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall throws a right hand that Munch ducks under and follows up with a left that Munch also avoids with ease.
Munch misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Munch.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Munch.
Munch scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall avoids the body shot from Munch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munch swinging wildly here.
Munch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hall clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall pushes Munch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall lands a right hand.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall throws the left hand but Munch avoids the punch easily.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Munch.
A swing and a miss from Munch.
Munch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munch.
A big right from Munch misses.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munch misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.

Hall has Munch up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munch backwards.
Munch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munch blocks a body shot from Hall.
Munch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.

Munch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Munch.

Hall gets caught napping as Munch dives in and scores a takedown. Hall manages to retain guard.
Munch throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munch's guard. Nice move by Hall!
Munch looking for a sweep. Not yet Munch, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to stand but Munch is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Munch is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munch looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to stand and escape but instead Munch has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Munch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Munch trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Munch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hall is rocked!

Albert Hall's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munch gets to his feet and stands over Hall, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hall felt that one! Munch unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hall from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Munch!
Ray Munch is the new heavyweight champion!
Ray Munch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.