PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tong Po has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hall
vs
Po

220 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

198 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micky Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po throws a body kick that misses.
Hall looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hall avoids the head kick by Po.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.

Po gets a clinch.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po is working Hall over against the cage.
Hall tries to pull guard but Po forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hall avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Po.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Po.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall blocks a body shot from Po.
Hall is trying to push Po away but Po has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall blocks a body shot from Po.
A body shot lands from Po.
Po is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Po misses with a body punch.
Hall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Po is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Po missing with knees to the body.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Po improves position.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Po lands a damaging elbow.
Po digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Po lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Hall avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall wants to take the fight to the mat but Po manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micky Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hall slips a jab and a cross from Po.
Po misses with a hook

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Hall gets to his feet. Po looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Po lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Micky Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Po buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.

Hall tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Po with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Po tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall blocking some punches.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Tong Po seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po working Hall over with knees to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Po lands a knee to the head.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Po working Hall over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Po missing with knees to the body.
Hall tries to circle away but Po has him pinned against the cage.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Hall gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hall wants to control but Po is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Po is defending well.
Po wants to get back to his feet.

Hall is looking for a kimura but Po is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Po tries to kick Hall off but Hall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Po is not content to let Hall control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micky Hall's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Po!
Po tries to escape but Hall is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Po has escaped the position, nice work there.

Po throws Hall to one side and escapes!
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Po sprawls well. Po wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Po.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Po looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall avoids the head kick by Po.
Po tries to clinch up.
Po delivers a nice body kick.
Po lands a head kick. Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Po misses with a body kick.

Hall closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Po's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Po wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
Po keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Micky Hall.
Left hook, right uppercut from Po.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.

Hall looking to score a takedown here. Po is defending well but Hall drives through and ends up in Po's guard.
Po keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.

Hall stands up and waves to Po to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a low kick, looking for Po's leg but Po calmly moves out of range.
Po wants to clinch.
Po scores with a head kick. Hall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tong Po is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Po is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Po tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micky Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall moves out of range as Po strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Micky Hall.
I think Po has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!