PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anak Monyet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes into the arena with "Bring out your Dead" by Strung Out blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hall
vs
Monyet

184 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anak Monyet!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall lands a body shot.
Monyet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Monyet misses with a wild body shot.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monyet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Monyet, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Monyet against the cage but Monyet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Monyet.
Monyet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monyet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall slips under a jab from Monyet.
Hall throws a right and a left that Monyet avoids nicely.
Monyet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall slips a straight right by Monyet.
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monyet throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monyet tries a head kick but it misses.
Monyet swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.

Monyet breaks from the clinch.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monyet. Monyet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Monyet off the cage and back into range.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monyet. Monyet obviously looking to wear him down.
Monyet takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall moves out of range as Monyet strikes.
Monyet staying out of range there.
Monyet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monyet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anak Monyet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monyet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Monyet does it's job there.
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 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monyet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall scores with a body shot.
A big left from Hall misses.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
A jab from Monyet misses.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall checks a low kick from Monyet.
A jab from Hall does it's job there.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Monyet does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monyet misses with a low kick.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monyet.
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Monyet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monyet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monyet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monyet thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a series of punches but Monyet moves out of range.
Monyet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Monyet closes the distance and clinches.
Monyet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Monyet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Monyet is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monyet has his back to the cage.
Hall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Monyet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Monyet lands a knee to the body.
Hall is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monyet lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Monyet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall tries a body shot but Monyet blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Monyet fails to land.
Monyet throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Monyet pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Monyet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Monyet on the inside.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Monyet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monyet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Monyet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monyet throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Monyet tries to work over Hall's front leg with a kick but Hall checks it.
Monyet throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anak Monyet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Monyet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monyet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Monyet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monyet thows a body shot but no joy.
Monyet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monyet throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Monyet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monyet throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monyet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monyet just misses with a punch to the body.
Monyet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monyet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Monyet throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall lands a jab to Monyet's midsection.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall cracks Monyet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monyet at a distance.
Monyet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Monyet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monyet is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Monyet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monyet lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
A big right from Monyet misses.
Monyet throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Monyet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monyet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Monyet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall digs a good body shot into Monyet's ribs.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monyet throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monyet misses with an uppercut.
Monyet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monyet.
Hall jabs at Monyet's body.

Hall drives through and clinches with Monyet against the cage.
Monyet trying to land knees to the body.
Hall jumps guard but Monyet stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall tries to pull guard but Monyet won't allow it.
Hall wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Monyet lands a right hand.
Monyet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monyet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall keeps control of Monyet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monyet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monyet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Monyet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
Hall avoiding damage as Monyet throws knees to the body.
Hall is working Monyet over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monyet.
A right hand to the body from Monyet.

Monyet breaks the clinch.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anak Monyet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monyet misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monyet slips under a jab.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monyet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monyet looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.

Monyet clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Monyet misses with the head strike.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monyet struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Monyet can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.

Monyet manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monyet just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monyet looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anak Monyet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monyet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Monyet's head.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Monyet's head but Monyet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monyet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monyet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monyet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall checks a low kick from Monyet.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Anak Monyet has been cut.
Monyet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Monyet is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monyet looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Monyet thows a body shot but no joy.
Monyet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monyet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Monyet.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Monyet's head but Monyet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monyet tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Monyet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Monyet's head back.
Monyet ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Monyet tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall is looking to clinch but Monyet is avoiding it.
Monyet looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Monyet just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monyet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monyet doesn't seem bothered though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Kirk Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monyet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Monyet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monyet throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monyet.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
Monyet throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Monyet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monyet to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monyet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monyet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monyet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall throws the left hand but Monyet avoids the punch easily.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Hall checks a low kick from Monyet.
Monyet throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Monyet should have avoided that one.
Monyet throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Monyet throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Hall misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Monyet clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Monyet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Monyet as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Monyet walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Monyet misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monyet. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monyet avoids the body shot from Hall.
Monyet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monyet misses with a low kick.
Monyet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall takes a swing at Monyet's ribcage but misses.
Monyet throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall works Monyet's body with a nice hook.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Monyet is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk Hall.
Well Monyet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anak Monyet!
Anak Monyet thanked the fans post fight for their support.