PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Ruler of the World.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mia's choice of entrance music: .. Sid Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hall
vs
Mia

195 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sid Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko Mia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia fails to land the takedown.
Mia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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.
Mia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Mia does it's job there.
Mia fails with the takedown.
Sid Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franko Mia.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mia just misses with a punch to the body.
Franko Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mia throws a one two combo.
Mia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Mia.
Hall tries to clinch up but Mia circles away and keeps his distance.
Mia shoots and misses

so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mia wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Mia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mia is on top in guard.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hall tries to get out of the position.
Hall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mia advances position into side control!
Hall parries the strikes from Mia easily there. Mia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hall to escape.
Mia cracks Hall with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hall's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall struggling a bit here.
Mia has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hall!
Hall wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mia looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Mia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mia on the ground.
Mia looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mia trying to control but Hall is having none of it.
Hall flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mia content just to control the position here.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Mia isn't that keen on the idea.
Hall is bucking up trying to escape but Mia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mia prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
Hall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mia lands a big elbow.
Hall is bucking up trying to escape but Mia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Mia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mia scoring with strikes but Hall is staying in there.
Mia with good strikes from the mount here!
Hall is bucking up trying to escape but Mia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hall is bucking up trying to escape but Mia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hall hang on?
Mia working the ground and pound effectively.
Mia with a couple of short strikes.
Mia looking to finish Hall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hall!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mia landing shots from mount.
Mia won't let Hall get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mia dominating with strikes here.
Mia looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franko Mia dominated that round.
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.

Hall tries to clinch but Mia moves out of range.
No joy there for Mia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mia.
Mia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall checks a low kick from Mia.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Mia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall tries to clinch but Mia moves out of range.
Mia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hall checks it well.
Mia scores with a three punch combo!
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Mia.
Mia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Mia cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mia scores with a nice head shot.
Mia wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Mia.
Mia connects with the punch.
Mia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Mia both land. Nice combination.
Hall wants to clinch up but Mia keeps it at a distance.
Mia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Mia.
Mia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mia is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Mia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mia manages to get to full guard.
Mia looking for a sweep. Not yet Mia, not yet.
Mia looking to control.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Mia.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall is in close to Mia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mia is on top in guard.
Hall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mia wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Mia preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is looking to stand up but Mia isn't so interested in that idea.
Mia trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Mia slips nicely into half guard.
Mia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mia prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franko Mia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Mia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mia is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall is trying to get back to half guard.
Mia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mia works to advance to full mount. Hall defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mia wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Mia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mia with the ground and pound from mount.
Mia is landing with some decent strikes but Hall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hall?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mia lands a heavy elbow.
Mia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mia looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Mia isn't that keen on the idea.
Mia breaks from Hall's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mia working Hall over with strikes here.
Mia prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
Mia with a couple of short strikes.
Mia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hall is trying desperately to improve position.
Mia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hall can't escape the position.
Mia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mia looking to finish Hall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hall!
Mia lands a big shot there that rocks Hall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Franko Mia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mia lands a heavy elbow.
Mia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mia working the ground and pound effectively.
Hall can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Hall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mia landing strikes from the mount and Hall is in trouble!
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
Sid Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Franko Mia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mia 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franko Mia!