PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eden Macidonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hall
vs
Macidonia

174 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eden Macidonia!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macidonia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macidonia looks to land a combination. Hall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Macidonia.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Macidonia swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Macidonia throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Macidonia.
Macidonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Macidonia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macidonia throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Macidonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macidonia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall 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.
Macidonia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Macidonia wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Macidonia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hall.
Nice takedown defense from Macidonia. No joy for Hall on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macidonia.
Macidonia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Macidonia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Macidonia had a free shot at his head there.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Macidonia misses.
Macidonia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Macidonia.
Macidonia throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macidonia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Macidonia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Macidonia is just out of range.
Macidonia throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Macidonia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Macidonia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hall on the side of the head.
Macidonia throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Macidonia throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Macidonia pinned against the cage. Macidonia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Macidonia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macidonia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macidonia throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Macidonia fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Macidonia.

Hall clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macidonia tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Macidonia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Macidonia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macidonia swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Macidonia defends it easily.
Macidonia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hall looking for a guillotine here but Macidonia defends easily.

Macidonia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to keep Macidonia in close.
Hall keeping full guard, as Macidonia tries to pass.
Hall controls Macidonia momentarily but Macidonia frees himself.
Macidonia wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macidonia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hall throws a head kick but Macidonia moves out of range.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macidonia's waist but Macidonia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Macidonia throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Macidonia lands a head shot.
Macidonia leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Macidonia does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Macidonia's shoulder, as Macidonia tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a right hand that Macidonia ducks under and follows up with a left that Macidonia also avoids with ease.
Macidonia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall takes a swing at Macidonia's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Macidonia.
Nice takedown defense from Macidonia. No joy for Hall on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macidonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macidonia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eden Macidonia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Macidonia.
Macidonia misses with the combination.
Hall staying out of range there.
Brian Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macidonia fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Macidonia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Macidonia looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Macidonia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Macidonia misses.
Macidonia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macidonia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macidonia scores with a three punch combo!
Macidonia misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall misses with the combination.

Hall rushes Macidonia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Macidonia tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macidonia's efforts to push away.
A short left from Macidonia.
Hall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Macidonia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Macidonia leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macidonia.
Macidonia fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macidonia misses with a series of wild punches.
Macidonia scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Macidonia throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall throws a leg kick but Macidonia moved away.
Macidonia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Macidonia.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eden Macidonia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall tries to clinch but Macidonia is having none of it.
Macidonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Macidonia finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Macidonia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macidonia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macidonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Macidonia.
Macidonia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macidonia is breathing heavily.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macidonia.
Macidonia misses with a wild body shot.
Macidonia throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Macidonia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macidonia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall tries for a takedown but Macidonia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Macidonia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hall backs up against the cage.
Macidonia misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Macidonia just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt - Macidonia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eden Macidonia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Macidonia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Macidonia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macidonia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Macidonia swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Macidonia.
Macidonia circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Macidonia throws a one two combo.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macidonia misses with a looping right.
Macidonia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Macidonia throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macidonia's corner calls for a 1-2. Macidonia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Macidonia punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
Macidonia misses with the combination.
Macidonia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Macidonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macidonia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macidonia misses with the combination.
Macidonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Macidonia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Macidonia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Macidonia tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Macidonia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macidonia lands a jab-cross combination.

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Macidonia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macidonia wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Hall gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macidonia looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control from the top but Macidonia keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macidonia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macidonia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Macidonia keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall postures up.
Hall pushes down on Macidonia's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macidonia keeps working.
Macidonia wants to get back to full guard but Hall has mounted him!
Hall looking to control but Macidonia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Hall looking to isolate an arm here. Macidonia doesn't see it coming and as Hall extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Hall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Hall!