PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Hall Jr (ranked 5481 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 4000 p4p, 439 weight class). Hall Jr's entrance music is Dirt Off Your Shoulder-Jay Z. A fine choice. Shlemenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Omarion Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be. Alexander Shlemenko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hall Jr
vs
Shlemenko

190 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
35
197 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Hall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hall Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Shlemenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shlemenko tried to score with a low kick but Hall Jr checks it.
Hall Jr misses with a double jab.

Shlemenko rushes Hall Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Shlemenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shlemenko crunches a lovely knee into Hall Jr's ribcage.
Hall Jr is breathing heavily.
Shlemenko keeps control of Hall Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shlemenko scores with a hook to the body.
Shlemenko lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Urijah Hall Jr has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shlemenko.
Hall Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shlemenko scores with a shot to the side of Hall Jr's head.
Shlemenko has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Hall Jr - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Shlemenko, and another! Hall Jr is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alexander Shlemenko!
An out of breath Alexander Shlemenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Urijah Hall Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost the battle, but won the war. Fuck that guy and his whole team, bunch of chumps...'.