PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walter William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes the Boom-Intimidation. Justin Hall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Walter William's chin.

William
vs
Hall

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Nefarious Design House

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for William!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
William tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
William wants to control but Hall postures up.
Hall tries to score with some ground and pound. William controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
William is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.
Hall tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
William pushes Hall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
William wants to control but Hall postures up.
Hall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
William can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Hall.
Hall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hall misses with the ground and pound.
William trying to remain calm as Hall controls from the top position.
William is trying to work for a sweep but Hall has mounted him!
Hall looking to finish with strikes here!
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
William swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
William is working to get back to half guard.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
William working to try and regain half guard.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hall with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hall.
William working to try and regain half guard.
Hall raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William tries to buck Hall off but he can't manage it.
Hall landing strikes, looking to finish!

William is rocked!
William really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh William is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall breaks from William's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hall misses with a head shot.
William seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hall cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Hall with shots to the head and body - William looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hall scoring with strikes but William is staying in there.
William holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hall tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hall avoids the attempt from William to control.
Hall sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
William avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hall.
Hall thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hall thowing shots but they're missing.
Hall punching from mount but William doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall cracks William with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hall content just to control the position here.
Hall thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hall with good strikes from the mount here!
William tries to hold on but Hall postures up.
William is bucking up trying to escape but Hall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hall throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
William working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Hall dominated that round.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hall duly obliges.

Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. William looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
William is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
William is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sloppy strikes there by Hall.
Hall taking a breather here.
William avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hall.
Hall staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
William shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.

William gets caught flat footed, as Hall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as William works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
William looking to control.
Hall controlling from the top position.
William manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
William can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall is looking to improve his position but William isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hall trying desperately to get to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by William.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William trying to control but Hall is having none of it.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of William's lack of action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
William trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hall's guard.
William prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
William is looking to stand up but Hall won't let him.
Hall wants to stand up but William is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Justin Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall works over William with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. William tries to avoid it but Hall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag William to the ground. William escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hall shoots in and bounces William off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
William preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hall won't allow William to get back to his feet.
Hall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
William can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hall controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Justin Hall wasn't active enough on the ground.
William slips a jab from Hall.

Hall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
William is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
William utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Justin Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Hall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hall scores with a takedown into William's guard.
Hall controlling from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
William is trying to get back to half guard.
William struggling a bit here.
William wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Hall has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
William is pushing Hall's head away, looking to escape. Hall manages to hold on to the position though.
William is looking for a sweep.
Hall staying calm.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Hall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. William does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. William quickly recovers to half guard.
Hall takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Justin Hall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Hall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in William's half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

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