PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Barr
vs
Hall

225 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barr takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Barr misses with a head kick.
Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Hall shoots in and bounces Barr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall throwing strikes but missing.

Barr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Barr tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Barr tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Barr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barr but Barr pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Barr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Barr is controlling the position.
Barr lands an elbow inside.
Barr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barr misses with a knee to the head.
Barr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
Barr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barr is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Barr.
Barr misses with a knee strike.
Barr misses with a knee to the head.
Barr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Barr has double underhooks.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Barr, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jon Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Hall.
Hall wants a takedown but no success here.
Barr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barr is pressed up against the cage. Hall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barr down to the mat. Barr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barr tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Barr looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Barr keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall wants a takedown but no success here.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Barr has him pressed against the cage.
Barr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Barr is controlling the position.
Barr lands a knee to the body.
Barr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Barr landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to stall.
Barr scores with a knee to the head.
Barr connects with a knee to the head.
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barr has him pressed against the cage.
Barr lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Barr tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Barr lands a nice elbow.

Hall jumps into guard, dragging Barr to the mat.

Barr stands and steps away. Hall gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barr wants to clinch

and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Barr didn't expect that.
Hall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hall wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barr pushes Hall off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Barr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Barr looks to clinch

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Barr has wrist control.

Barr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barr tries to clinch up

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hall won't allow Barr to get back to his feet.
Hall is in close to Barr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hall won't allow Barr to get back to his feet.
Barr keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Barr blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barr manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Barr clinches up against the cage.
Barr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Barr.
Barr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barr misses with a knee strike.
Barr tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Barr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Barr misses with an elbow strike.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Barr, against the cage.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Barr.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Barr won't allow it.

Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Barr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
Hall trying to control the position.
Hall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hall wants to get back to his feet but Barr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hall is working an open guard so Barr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Barr.
Barr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Barr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hall.
Barr wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Barr has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Barr connects with a knee to the head.
Hall wants to break free but Barr has control.
Barr looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Barr landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Barr.
Barr landing knees to the head.
Hall wants a takedown but no success here.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barr lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Hall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barr lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Barr connects with a knee to the head.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Barr.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jon Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Hall.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barr prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Barr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jordan Hall 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 throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barr tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Barr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Barr pushes him off.
Jon Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Barr seems unphased.
Barr lands a head kick. Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barr tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Barr wants to clinch.
Barr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barr closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barr's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barr has his feet on Hall's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Barr tries to clinch but Hall moves away

and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barr's guard.
Barr wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.
Hall trying to control but Barr is working from the bottom.

Barr has his feet on Hall's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barr tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Barr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jon Barr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Barr.
Barr is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Barr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jon Barr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Barr.

Hall shoots in and bounces Barr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall wants to pass the guard but Barr is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Barr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barr throws an elbow that misses.
Hall tries to stall but Barr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barr lands an elbow inside.
Barr with a knee to the head.
Barr is pressed up against the cage. Hall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barr down to the mat. Barr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Barr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.

Hall pulls guard.
Hall is trying to control the position but Barr postures up.

Barr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barr tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Barr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Barr tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Barr looks to clinch
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
Barr looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Barr.
Barr throws a nice head kick!
Barr thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Barr.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Hall!