PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Col. John T. Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John T. Hall and Kurt Karlsson. Karlsson has chosen Surfin´ bird as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Col. John T. Hall has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Col. John T. Hall seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

John T. Hall
vs
Karlsson

188 cm
33
281 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

225 cm
29
300 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Col. John T. Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.

Karlsson clinches up against the cage.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hall is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Karlsson can't fight it off and eventually Hall manages to take the fight to the floor. Karlsson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Karlsson wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karlsson wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
Hall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karlsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Karlsson pushes Hall off and gets back to his feet.

Karlsson rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hall wants a takedown.
Karlsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Karlsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Col. John T. Hall has been cut.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karlsson digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Karlsson lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
A body shot lands from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with a knee to the head.
Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Karlsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Karlsson presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karlsson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Col. John T. Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karlsson connects with a knee to the head.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
Karlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Hall can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Karlsson crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karlsson.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karlsson obliges.
Hall jumps guard but Karlsson stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Hall is trying to drag Karlsson to the mat but Karlsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlsson scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson working Hall over with knees to the body.
Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karlsson obliges.
Karlsson misses with an elbow strike.
Karlsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to pull guard but Karlsson won't allow it.
Karlsson scores with a knee to the head.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson misses with a knee strike.

Hall gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Karlsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hall is controlling him.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Col. John T. Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karlsson!
Karlsson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hall throws some wild stikes that Karlsson manages to avoid easily.
Hall scoring with strikes but Karlsson is staying in there.
Karlsson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall won't let Karlsson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hall with shots to the head and body - Karlsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hall landing strikes from the mount and Karlsson is in trouble!
Hall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Karlsson is rocked!
Hall loads up with a big shot that hurts Karlsson! He's pulled Hall in close but Hall has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Karlsson survive? More strikes from Hall and Karlsson is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Col. John T. Hall!
Col. John T. Hall took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.