PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall has chosen Metallica-Nothing else matters as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Guerrero
vs
Hall

190 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
205 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero misses with a straight right.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guerrero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guerrero finds it's way round the side to connect with Hall's head.
Guerrero misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guerrero swivels and escapes.
Guerrero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero lands with an overhand left.
A cross from Guerrero lands.
Guerrero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guerrero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Guerrero scores with a jab.
Guerrero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guerrero misses the jab.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hall or perhaps it was just good defense by Guerrero, which made it look bad.
Francisco Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Hall.
Guerrero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
Francisco Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Guerrero misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Guerrero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero lands an overhand right.
Guerrero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guerrero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Guerrero - just one landing.
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guerrero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hall on the side of the head.
Guerrero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Guerrero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guerrero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy left from Guerrero finds it's target.
Guerrero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guerrero.
Guerrero connects with the punch.
Hall goes for a double leg but Guerrero avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guerrero continues to drive forward.
Guerrero lands a head shot.
Guerrero connects with a crisp jab.
Guerrero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guerrero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guerrero throws a big shot that misses.
Guerrero works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero feints a jab promting Hall to slip. Guerrero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guerrero.
Guerrero scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Guerrero. That snapped Hall's head back.
Guerrero lands a right hook to the body.
Hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guerrero throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Guerrero defends it well.
Nice straight punches there by Guerrero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guerrero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Guerrero connects with a looping right hand.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Guerrero, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Guerrero against the cage but Guerrero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Guerrero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guerrero lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut.
Guerrero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Guerrero.
Guerrero cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guerrero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guerrero thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Francisco Guerrero is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall moves forwards but Guerrero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Guerrero has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero lands with an overhand left.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guerrero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from Guerrero as Hall shoots in.
Guerrero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Guerrero. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Guerrero does no damage.
Guerrero works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Guerrero's corner calls for a 1-2. Guerrero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guerrero scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guerrero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Guerrero.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Guerrero tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guerrero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guerrero feinted with a counter takedown.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Francisco Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Hall.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Guerrero lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guerrero throws a combination. Hall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guerrero works the jab nicely.
Guerrero scores with a shot to the body.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guerrero.
Hall tries to move into range but Guerrero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guerrero lands a jab.
Hall is trying desperately to land a takedown but Guerrero is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hall.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Guerrero lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tito Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall moves forwards but Guerrero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Guerrero. Beautiful body shot.
Guerrero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hall back to the cage. Guerrero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Guerrero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guerrero scores with a punch to the head.
Guerrero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Guerrero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Guerrero as he connects with a hook.
Guerrero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Guerrero dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerrero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Guerrero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hall on the side of the head.
Guerrero scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guerrero lands a jab to the nose.
Guerrero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Francisco Guerrero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guerrero connects with a jab.
Guerrero defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guerrero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Guerrero sprawls well.
Francisco Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Hall.
Guerrero misses with a few strikes there.
Guerrero lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.
Guerrero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Guerrero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guerrero works the jab nicely.
Guerrero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
Guerrero connects with a looping right hand.
Guerrero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Guerrero scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guerrero swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guerrero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guerrero.
Guerrero scores with a shot to the body.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Guerrero defends it well.
Guerrero connects with a crisp jab.
Guerrero thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guerrero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
Guerrero scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guerrero.
Guerrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrero.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Guerrero pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Guerrero misses with a double jab.
Hall throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerrero misses with a straight left.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Tito Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerrero misses the jab.
Guerrero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guerrero throws a shot to the body.
Francisco Guerrero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Guerrero does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Guerrero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guerrero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gruel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Guerrero!