PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wake Up by Slapshock. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Joaquin
vs
Hall

225 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Joaquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Hall!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joaquin takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall jumps guard but Joaquin stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joaquin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joaquin wants a takedown but no success here.
Joaquin goes for a takedown attempt but Hall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Joaquin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws a head kick but Joaquin moves out of range.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Hall lands but Joaquin takes it in his stride.
Joaquin tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uriah Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joaquin avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Joaquin avoids the head kick by Hall.

Hall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Joaquin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Joaquin wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.

Joaquin drops back looking for a leg! Hall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hall manages to kick Joaquin off! Joaquin jumps back into Hall's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joaquin prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Uriah Hall.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall connects with a high kick.
Hall scores with a head kick.
Hall lands a high kick!
Joaquin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Joaquin tries a head kick but it misses.
Joaquin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Joaquin shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Joaquin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch

and Joaquin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Joaquin is blocking nicely.

Joaquin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Joaquin is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.

Joaquin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Joaquin.
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 Rickson Joaquin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Joaquin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joaquin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joaquin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joaquin shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joaquin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rickson Joaquin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Joaquin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Joaquin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Joaquin moves out of range easily.
Joaquin blocks a head kick by Hall.
Joaquin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Joaquin moves out of range easily.
Joaquin shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Joaquin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Hall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Hall pushes Joaquin up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joaquin's brow.
Joaquin blocks the elbow strike.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
A short left from Hall.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joaquin blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Joaquin blocks with his arms.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Joaquin wants to take the fight to the mat but Hall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Joaquin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Joaquin blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joaquin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hall.
Joaquin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joaquin wants to clinch but Hall slips to the side
and Hall makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Joaquin really felt that one!
Joaquin is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Joaquin blocks a head kick by Hall.
Uriah Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Joaquin clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Joaquin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joaquin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Joaquin has him pressed against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joaquin blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Joaquin blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joaquin is defending well for now.

Joaquin has hold of one of Hall's legs. Hall is fighting the takedown attempt but Joaquin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Joaquin wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.

Joaquin 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.
Joaquin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joaquin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Joaquin blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uriah Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hall gets a clinch.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall wants to clinch up but Joaquin keeps it at a distance.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Joaquin or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall which made him look bad.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joaquin.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joaquin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joaquin throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Joaquin avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joaquin keeps the fight on the outside.

Joaquin rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Joaquin blocks it.

Joaquin has Hall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Joaquin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hall tumbling to the mat - Joaquin dives into Hall's guard.
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joaquin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joaquin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joaquin prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rickson Joaquin.
Joaquin tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joaquin avoids the head kick by Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joaquin has managed to clinch.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.

Joaquin wants the takedown. Hall is fighting it off but Joaquin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hall's guard against the cage.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joaquin.

Joaquin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joaquin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Joaquin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Joaquin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is working Hall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joaquin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Joaquin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Joaquin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Joaquin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Joaquin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joaquin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rickson Joaquin!