PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall has chosen "Bring out your Dead" by Strung Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Estima
vs
Hall

180 cm
22
174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braulio Estima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Estima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Estima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Estima looking to pass the guard.

Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Estima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Estima connects with a couple of short punches.

Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Estima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estima with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Estima advances to half guard.
Estima is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.
Hall trying to control here.

Estima wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hall gets back to full guard.

Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Estima defends well.

Hall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Estima passes Hall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hall works his way to full guard. Good work.

Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Estima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estima trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Estima is one step ahead there.
Estima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall 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.
Estima slips nicely into half guard.

Hall actively working from the bottom here.

Estima is looking for a kimura here.

Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Estima tries to pass to full mount but Hall defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Estima tries to pass to full mount but Hall defends it.
Estima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.

Estima is working for a submission of some sort.
Hall is looking to control Estima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Estima scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Estima frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Estima is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hall is surviving well by controlling Estima's body position as best he can.

Estima is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hall has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Estima swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hall is now in Estima's guard. A big mistake from Estima there, giving up the dominant position!
Estima keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Estima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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 Braulio Estima will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Estima motions for Hall to come forward. Estima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall lands with a straight right. Estima didn't see that one coming.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estima moves away.

Estima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Estima goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hall rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Estima's guard! Nice work there by Hall!
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Hall trying to control but Estima is working from the bottom.
Hall won't allow Estima to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Estima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Estima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Estima has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
Estima wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Braulio Estima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estima chips away with some ground and pound.
Estima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Estima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Estima with a nice head shot there.
Estima trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Estima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Estima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Estima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Estima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estima passes Hall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hall won't allow Estima to pass to mount.
Hall is not content to let Estima control the position.
Estima is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.

Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Estima pulls his head out easily.

Estima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Estima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima is trying to control. Hall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Estima wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Estima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Estima's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Estima's back!
Hall has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Estima's body.
Hall trying to control.

Hall is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Estima won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hall off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kirk Hall!
After winning the bout, Kirk Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.