PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Malolepszy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Fire storm. Jan Malolepszy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hall
vs
Malolepszy

193 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Malolepszy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malolepszy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Jan Malolepszy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malolepszy wants to clinch but Hall slips to the side

and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malolepszy's head.
Malolepszy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hall.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hall is looking to advance position but Malolepszy won't allow it.
Hall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malolepszy defending well though.
Malolepszy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malolepszy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Malolepszy wants to get back to his feet.
Malolepszy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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!
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Ken Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Malolepszy looks to clinch

and Hall counters with a shoot takedown. Malolepszy fights it but they end up in guard.
Malolepszy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malolepszy is keeping the position for now.
Malolepszy wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall postures up in Malolepszy's guard and throws a big left but Malolepszy blocks it.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Malolepszy is keeping the position.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Malolepszy dodges the ground and pound from Hall.
Hall works to advance to full mount. Malolepszy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malolepszy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Hall.

Malolepszy is rocked!
Hall tries to control but Malolepszy wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Malolepszy is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Hall! Malolepszy is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ken Hall!
Post fight, an emotional Ken Hall said 'That fight was cold I put him in the COO COO Cooler!! He has a girls name!'.