PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colten O Brien (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
O Brien

183 cm
20
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uriah Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colten O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
O Brien motions for Hall to come forward. O Brien throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Brien, right into the meat.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
Hall throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Hall throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uriah Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Hall dives in and grabs O Brien's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
O Brien lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hall will feel that in the morning.
O Brien takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
O Brien staying out of range there.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but O Brien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from O Brien misses.
Hall cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
O Brien looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
O Brien throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Brien 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 Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice cross by O Brien.

Hall has O Brien up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on O Brien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Brien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall prevents a body shot from O Brien.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien trying to land knees to the body.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Brien tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien working aggressively here.
O Brien throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall wants to stall.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.

It looks like Colten O Brien has been cut.
O Brien struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from O Brien.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall prevents a body shot from O Brien.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
O Brien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Hall has O Brien pushed against the cage.
Hall tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Brien is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uriah Hall.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
Colten O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Brien staying out of range there.
O Brien pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and O Brien settles back down.
O Brien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Uriah Hall has been cut.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Brien is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colten O Brien dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
O Brien throws a leg kick
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Brien clobbers Hall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Hall is rocked!
Hall misses with a body punch
and O Brien counters with a right hand from hell and Hall is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colten O Brien!