PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hallis Mollen (ranked 513 p4p, 75 weight class) and Vincenzo Hall (ranked 1041 p4p, 157 weight class). Mollen's entrance music is Rise Against - Like the Angel. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mollen
vs
Hall

194 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
176 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hallis Mollen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Hall !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mollen lands an overhand right.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Mollen counters with a straight right hand.
Mollen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall .
A shot to the liver by Mollen. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall . Mollen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Mollen.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Mollen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mollen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.

Hall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hall lands in his opponent's guard.
Mollen wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.

Mollen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mollen napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Mollen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mollen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall .
Mollen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mollen with a body shot.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mollen scores with a punch to the head.
Mollen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mollen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws out a counter right but Mollen avoids it with no problem.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mollen.
A big left from Mollen misses.
Mollen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Mollen clinches with his opponent.
Hall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall being controlled against the cage.
Mollen has a couple of punches blocked by Hall .
Mollen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mollen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall 's elbow.
Hall is looking for a takedown.
Mollen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall 's elbow.
Mollen has Hall pressed against the cage.
Mollen is trying to stall.
Mollen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hallis Mollen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Hall .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to control Mollen's arms but Mollen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Mollen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Mollen, against the cage.
Mollen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Mollen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mollen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mollen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mollen stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mollen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mollen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mollen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.
Mollen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mollen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mollen.
Mollen tries to work over Hall 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mollen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mollen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hallis Mollen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mollen cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mollen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall .
A head kick misses from Mollen.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Hallis Mollen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mollen throws out a powerful jab.
Mollen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mollen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mollen at a distance.
Mollen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall jabs Mollen right on the nose. Mollen blinks but takes it well.
Mollen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Mollen misses with a few strikes there.
Mollen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mollen with a jab.

Mollen has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mollen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall .
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mollen.
Mollen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mollen slowing the pace effectively.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall letting Mollen take a breather here.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Mollen avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Mollen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mollen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Mollen won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall lands a takedown into guard.
Mollen has Hall pulled in close to control his posture.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
Mollen is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall trying to control but Mollen is working from the bottom.
Mollen is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.

Mollen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mollen misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hallis Mollen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall with a hook.
Mollen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mollen misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mollen thinking.
Hallis Mollen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mollen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mollen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mollen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mollen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mollen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall .
Mollen throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Mollen moved out of range.
Mollen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mollen scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall gets tackled into the cage by Mollen. Mollen maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mollen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mollen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hallis Mollen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Hall .
Mollen lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Mollen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hall up against the cage.
Hall prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Mollen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Hall has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mollen regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hallis Mollen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mollen lands a two punch combo.
Mollen misses with a kick to the body

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
Mollen is looking for a sweep.
Hall controls the position.
Hall trying to control the action but Mollen is working from the bottom.
Hall prevents Mollen from escaping the position.
Mollen tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall prevents Mollen from escaping the position.
Mollen parries the strikes from Hall easily there. Hall is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mollen to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Mollen throws Hall to one side and escapes!
Hall connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Mollen.
Nice defenses there by Mollen.
Mollen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Mollen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall , pushing him back against the cage.
Mollen misses with a punch to the body.
Mollen presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mollen slowing the pace effectively.
Mollen lands a nice shot to the body.
Mollen scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mollen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mollen just leaning against Hall , taking a breather.
Mollen tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Mollen back against the cage.
Mollen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mollen working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hall prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Hall wants to take the fight to the mat but Mollen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mollen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mollen.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mollen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mollen stops a takedown attempt from Hall .
A short left from Mollen.
Mollen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall .
Mollen stalling.
Mollen has a couple of punches blocked by Hall .
Mollen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hallis Mollen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Hall .
Mollen tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Mollen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallis Mollen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall goes for a takedown attempt but Mollen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Mollen.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mollen can pounce on him.
Mollen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hallis Mollen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mollen has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Mollen misses with the head strike.
Vincenzo Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mollen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mollen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Mollen avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hallis Mollen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mollen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hallis Mollen!
A relieved looking Hallis Mollen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.