PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hall
vs
Thrul

183 cm
30
181 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

189 cm
24
196 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall tries to sprawl but Thrul drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thrul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thrul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thrul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thrul.
Hall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thrul throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thrul's guard. Nice move by Hall!

Thrul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul is trying to keep Hall in close.

Thrul is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thrul controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall passes Thrul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thrul trying to control but Hall postures up.
Hall landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Hall wants to work for an arm triangle but Thrul is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thrul gets full guard.
Thrul wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrul working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thrul is on top in guard.

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.
Thrul throws a big elbow that misses.
Thrul is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Thrul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thrul throwing strikes but missing.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrul postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Thrul is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thrul postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Thrul is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hall has escaped and now he's on top!

Thrul has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrul trying to control the position.
Thrul is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thrul trying to control from Hall's half guard. Hall has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hall has control of Thrul's left arm, preventing Thrul from doing any damage.
Thrul wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Thrul connects with a couple of short punches.
Thrul trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Thrul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thrul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thrul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrul throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Thrul.
Hall postures up in Thrul's guard and throws a big left but Thrul blocks it.
Thrul wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Thrul is retaining full guard.
Thrul wants to sweep but no luck.
Thrul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thrul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thrul is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Thrul seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thrul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hall's head.
Thrul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thrul works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hall is trying to maintain the position but Thrul is very close to passing his half guard.
Thrul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Thrul looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thrul lands strikes from half guard.
Thrul is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thrul lands a nice short elbow.

Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thrul pulls his head out easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thrul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thrul is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
Hall keeping control of the position.
Thrul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thrul sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thrul drops an elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall is looking to control Thrul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?
Thrul lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aznar Thrul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thrul 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 9:10
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aznar Thrul!
In his post fight interview, Aznar Thrul started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.