PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brandon Hale enters the cage!

Renninger
vs
Hale

184 cm
33
182 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

174 cm
30
182 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Héritage!
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renninger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Renninger.
Hale only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Richard Renninger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale avoids the head kick by Renninger.
Hale has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Renninger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Renninger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renninger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hale's head.
Hale checks a leg kick.
Renninger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hale can pounce on him.
Hale motions for Renninger to come forward. Hale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Renninger.
Hale slips a jab from Renninger.
Hale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Renninger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Renninger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renninger.
A jab from Renninger misses.
Hale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Renninger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hale scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renninger slips a straight right by Hale.
Renninger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Hale lands a front kick.
Hale missing with a left hand there. Renninger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hale throws a wild body kick that Renninger sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Renninger lands with an uppercut that bounces Hale off the cage and back into range.
Some bone on bone action there as Renninger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Renninger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Renninger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Hale.
Renninger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Renninger slams his shin into Hale's torso.
Hale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Renninger connects with a body shot.
Hale throws a low kick but Renninger moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renninger 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 Hale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Renninger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hale feints a counter leg kick.
Hale misses the jab.
Renninger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renninger moves forwards but Hale connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renninger manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger lands a nice shot that snaps Hale's head back.
Renninger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hale at a distance.
Renninger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Renninger.
Hale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Renninger.
Renninger blocks a jab.
Renninger throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Renninger misses.
Renninger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hale wants to land a leg kick but Renninger is out of range.
Renninger misses with a looping left.
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Renninger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Renninger throws a wild body kick that Hale sees coming a mile off.
Renninger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hale checks a leg kick.
Renninger tries to close the distance and clinch but Hale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hale lunges at Renninger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Renninger's hand.
Hale throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hale misses the target.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
Hale scores with a body shot.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
Hale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Renninger throws a low kick but Hale moves out of range easily.
Renninger is looking to chop away at Hale's legs.
Renninger misses with a head kick.
Renninger throws a head kick but Hale moves out of range.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Renninger is just out of range.
Renninger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hale checks it well.
Renninger 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.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Renninger ducks down to avoid it.
Hale misses with a looping right.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renninger was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Hale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Renninger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Renninger.
Hale avoiding damage as Renninger throws knees to the body.
Hale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hale misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hale manages to break the clinch.
Hale jabs Renninger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renninger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Renninger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renninger throws a chopping leg kick but Hale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A left lands for Hale.
Jab from Renninger.
Renninger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hale if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hale, right into the meat.
Hale connects with a body shot.
Hale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hale checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hale connects with a body shot.
Renninger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renninger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Renninger misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Richard Renninger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hale scores with a hook to the body. Renninger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Renninger scores with a leg kick.
Brandon Hale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Renninger ducks down to avoid it.
Renninger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Renninger jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Renninger lands with a cross.
Hale tries to land a leg kick but Renninger saw it coming and moves away.
Hale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Renninger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hale's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renninger lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Renninger.
Hale punishes Renninger's body with a nice straight punch.
Hale throws out a loose jab but Renninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Renninger moves out of range easily.
Renninger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hale.

Renninger has closed the distance and engaged Hale in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Renninger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hale has Renninger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Renninger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hale being controlled against the cage.
Renninger throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hale fails to land.
Hale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Renninger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Renninger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Renninger tries a knee to the head but Hale blocks it.
Renninger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Renninger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Renninger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Hale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger lands with a right to the head.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hale avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renninger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hale cracks Renninger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale blocks a jab.
Renninger lands a head kick. Hale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renninger.
Hale throws the kick towards the body but Renninger avoids it.
Hale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renninger can pounce on him.
Renninger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Renninger throws a low kick but Hale avoids it.
Renninger misses with a body shot
and Hale makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Renninger really felt that one!
Renninger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hale checks it well.
Renninger scores with a body shot.
Hale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renninger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger misses with a shot to the body
and Hale counters with a nice body shot.
Hale throws out a loose jab but Renninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hale connects with the punch.
Renninger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hale checks a low kick from Renninger.
Hale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hale cracks the inside of Renninger's front leg.
Hale misses with a hook. Renninger ducked under it nicely.
Renninger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Renninger scores with a nice body kick.
Hale checks a leg kick.
Hale swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Renninger moves out of range of the body kick from Hale.
Renninger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Hale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Renninger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Renninger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hale checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renninger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hale.
A combination from Renninger does no damage.
Hale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A countering left hand to the body from Hale misses.
Renninger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hale is able to avoid easily.
Hale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renninger misses with a straight right.
Renninger throws a right hand that misses
and Hale counters with a nice body shot.
Hale jabs Renninger right on the nose. Renninger blinks but takes it well.
Renninger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Renninger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Renninger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renninger connects with a leg kick. Hale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Renninger lands with a hook. Hale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hale scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Renninger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Renninger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hale misses the shot to the body.
Renninger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Renninger throws a leg kick which misses Hale's front leg but catches the back leg as Hale tries to avoid it.
Hale's corner calls for a 1-2. Hale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Renninger misses with a straight left.
Hale only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hale throws a hook but Renninger blocks it.
Renninger throws a hook but Hale avoids it easily.
Hale thuds his shin into the meat of Renninger's side.
Renninger throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Renninger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Renninger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Renninger misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renninger.
Hale thows a body kick. Renninger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renninger.
Hale blocks the body kick.
Renninger defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Hale finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale lands with a slapping head kick.
Renninger throws a push kick but Hale slaps the foot to one side.
Hale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renninger.
Renninger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hale misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renninger 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 Hale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hale walks into a stiff left hand from Renninger.
Renninger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hale lands a slapping body shot.
Renninger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renninger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Hale on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Renninger throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Hale on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hale misses with a straight right.
Renninger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Renninger.
Renninger defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
Renninger misses with a head kick.
Brandon Hale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale tests Renninger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hale's corner calls for a 1-2. Hale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renninger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hale's head.
Renninger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Renninger.
Hale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Renninger lands a nice shot to the body.
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renninger.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renninger.
Hale throws out a counter right but Renninger avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Hale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Renninger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Renninger misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Hale on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hale throws a leg kick but Renninger moved away.
Renninger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
Renninger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Renninger throws out the jab.
Hale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Renninger throws a counter high kick but Hale was just alert enough to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Hale blocks the leg kick.
Renninger misses with a kick to the body.
Renninger cracks a nice hook into Hale's ribs.
Hale swinging wildly here.
Renninger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renninger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hale misses with a looping left.
Hale scores with a sloppy right hand. Renninger should have avoided that one.
Renninger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hale finds it's way round the side to connect with Renninger's head.
Renninger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Renninger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hale.
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!
Renninger scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hale swings for the body but Renninger moves out of range.
Renninger slips under a jab.
Hale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Renninger lands with a shot to the body.

Renninger has Hale up against the cage in a clinch.
Hale throws a punch but it's blocked by Renninger.
Hale misses with a punch on the inside.
Renninger blocks an uppercut.
Hale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Renninger backwards.
Hale wants to take the fight to the mat but Renninger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renninger.
Hale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renninger's elbow.
Hale lands with a left to the head.
Renninger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hale is defending well for now.
Renninger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Renninger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Renninger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Renninger!
A victorious Richard Renninger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.