PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fitz Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Beltran
vs
Hall

170 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
23
152 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fitz Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Beltran has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Beltran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Beltran has the dominant position.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Beltran has the dominant position.

Beltran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beltran walks into a left hand.
Beltran tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Beltran ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beltran throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Beltran throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Beltran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been hearing reports that Beltran has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beltran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Beltran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Beltran breaks the clinch.
Hall tries to bum rush Beltran with a series of wild strikes but Beltran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Beltran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beltran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beltran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Beltran is controlling the position.
Beltran lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Beltran.
Hall tries to circle away but Beltran has him pinned against the cage.
Beltran leaning his opponent against the cage.
Beltran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beltran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Beltran on the inside.
Beltran pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beltran throws a head punch that misses.
Beltran lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beltran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beltran struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Beltran scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Beltran.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to break free but Beltran has control.
Beltran 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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beltran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Beltran has double underhooks.

Beltran breaks the clinch.

Beltran has managed to clinch.

Beltran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall tests Beltran's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Beltran shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Beltran is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beltran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Beltran is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beltran.

Hall makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hall throws a shot to the body.
Beltran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall lands with a hook. Beltran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Beltran has managed to clinch.

Beltran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beltran wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beltran drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.

Beltran breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beltran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beltran blocks a head kick by Hall.
An attempted straight right counter from Beltran misses the target.
Beltran tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Beltran moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beltran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Hall throws a right hand that Beltran ducks under and follows up with a left that Beltran also avoids with ease.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Beltran off the cage and back into range.

Hall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beltran to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Hall pushes Beltran off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
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 Max Beltran will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight stays on the outside here - Beltran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beltran shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beltran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Beltran shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab lands there for Hall.
Fitz Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beltran tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.

Beltran drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hall is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Beltran dives into side control.

Beltran is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Beltran tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beltran has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.

Beltran is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hall throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hall avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beltran.
Hall is trying to buck Beltran off.
Hall throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Beltran throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
Hall wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Beltran decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hall to his feet.
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beltran is out of range and Hall settles back down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall throws a wild body kick that Beltran sees coming a mile off.
Beltran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitz Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beltran tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall jabs Beltran right on the nose. Beltran blinks but takes it well.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beltran is out of range.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beltran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beltran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Beltran takes one on the button.
Beltran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beltran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beltran's head backwards.

Beltran is rocked!
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beltran is out of range and Hall settles back down.
Oh Beltran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beltran tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Beltran with a hook to the temple - Beltran is on wobbly legs here! Hall swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Beltran falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hall wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fitz Hall!
After the fight, Fitz Hall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.