PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergeant Hallam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kross
vs
Hallam

179 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Kross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergeant Hallam!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kross shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kross showed some decent athleticism there.
Hallam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hallam's head.
Kross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hallam's head.
Kross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hallam's head.
Hallam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hallam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kross.
Kross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hallam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kross content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hallam is trying to control the position but Kross postures up.
Hallam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kross lands a couple of digs.
Kross postures up in Hallam's guard and throws a big left but Hallam blocks it.
Kross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kross is in close to Hallam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hallam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kross throwing strikes but missing.
Kross prevents Hallam from getting back to his feet.
Kross thows a big elbow that misses.
Hallam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hallam misses with a few strikes there.

Kross gets the takedown into side control.
Kross working the ground and pound but Hallam is defending the strikes.
Hallam is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hallam is looking for a sweep.
Kross misses with the ground and pound.
Hallam avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kross.
Kross prevents Hallam from escaping the position.
Kross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hallam looks gassed!
Kross connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hallam some visible discomfort.
Hallam takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hallam tries to escape but Kross is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallam parries the strikes from Kross easily there. Kross is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hallam to escape.
Check out the look on Kross's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
An elbow from Kross crashes against the mat.
Kross scores with punches from side control.
Kross throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kross in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Kross are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kross is putting a hurting on Hallam here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kross connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hallam some visible discomfort.
Kross landing a few strikes.
Kross working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kross scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hallam to see if he's OK.
Kross lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kross landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kross creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hallam sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hallam is looking for a sweep.
Kross lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kross grinds an elbow into Hallam's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallam wants to control but Kross postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kross connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hallam some visible discomfort.
Kross working the head and body with strikes.
Kross is working Hallam over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Kross dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hallam swivels and escapes.
Kross fails with a takedown attempt.
Hallam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kross.
Hallam swings for the body but Kross moves out of range.
Hallam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kross.
Hallam throws a right hand that Kross ducks under and follows up with a left that Kross also avoids with ease.
Hallam misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kross shoots in for a double leg but Hallam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Kross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kross ducks under a wild hook from Hallam.
Hallam misses with a hook.
Hallam misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hallam is breathing heavily.
Kross needs to keep his hands up - Hallam had a free shot at his head there.

Kross scores with a takedown into Hallam's guard.
Rolf Kross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kross thows a big elbow that misses.
Kross throws a big right hand that misses.
Kross throws a strike but Hallam rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kross tries to strike from the bottom.
Kross lands a good elbow from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kross is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kross is controlling him.
Kross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hallam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kross throws a big right hand that misses.
Kross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kross keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hallam's head.
Hallam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kross is controlling him.
Kross is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallam has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hallam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kross.
Kross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hallam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kross stands up over Hallam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kross postures up in Hallam's guard and throws a big left but Hallam blocks it.
Kross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kross chips away with some ground and pound.
Kross keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hallam's head.
Kross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hallam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kross.
Kross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kross thows a big elbow that misses.
Kross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kross keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hallam's head.
Hallam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kross works over Hallam with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Kross dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kross closes the distance and clinches up with Hallam, looking for a takedown. Kross pushes Hallam against the cage but Hallam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hallam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hallam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallam misses with a straight left.
Kross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sergeant Hallam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallam misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hallam throws a looping overhand right but Kross ducks down to avoid it.
Kross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hallam as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Hallam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kross.
Kross working the ground and pound.
Kross working the head with strikes.
Kross lands a few punches from side control.
Kross in side control, throwing shots but Hallam defends.
Hallam on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kross in side control, throwing shots but Hallam defends.
Hallam dodges the ground and pound from Kross.
Kross lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hallam some visible discomfort.
Kross cracks Hallam with a big right hand but Hallam just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hallam takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kross sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hallam is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kross working the ground and pound.
Hallam taking a bit of punishment here - Kross scoring with strikes.
Hallam is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hallam is trying to get back to his feet.
Kross working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hallam tries to escape but Kross is in control.
Kross scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallam is pushing Kross's head away, looking to escape. Kross manages to hold on to the position though.
Kross lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hallam down.
Hallam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kross working the ground and pound.
Kross working the ground and pound.
Kross looks up at the clock and then as Hallam takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kross smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hallam takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kross throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hallam takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kross are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kross lands a few punches from side control.
Kross in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kross scoring with punches from side control.
Kross is chipping away with strikes.
Kross throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hallam taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hallam is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kross lands a nice forearm strike.
Sergeant Hallam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolf Kross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hallam is not content to let Kross control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Kross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kross, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Kross!