PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Valentine (ranked 791 p4p, 1327 weight class) and Ralph Hall (ranked 96 p4p, 172 weight class). Hall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pinball Wizard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lou Valentine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Valentine
vs
Hall

174 cm
31
172
14 - 12 - 1

180 cm
37
180
17 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Valentine misses with a body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Valentine.
Valentine working the ground and pound from side control.

Valentine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Valentine moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valentine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Valentine throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Valentine has control of the leg.

Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hall actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Valentine wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall is trying to control but can't.

Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall trying to control from the bottom.
Valentine controlling the action here.
Hall has hold of Valentine's hands but Valentine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hall looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valentine seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Valentine trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.

Valentine is looking for a kimura here.

Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valentine working Hall over with strikes.

Valentine is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valentine stalling.

Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valentine wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

Valentine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Hall wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Hall lands a jab.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Valentine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
Valentine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall with the counter takedown but Valentine avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
Lou Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Valentine is predictable there

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Valentine!

Hall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Valentine is trying to get back to half guard.
Valentine manages to get back to half guard.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.
Valentine wants to sweep but Hall has passed to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine seems a little lost for a moment, as Hall dominates the positioning.
Hall trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Hall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Valentine!
Lou Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Valentine defends it well.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Valentine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine stops Hall from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hall tries to control but Valentine wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying desperately to improve position.

Hall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Valentine can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Valentine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Valentine struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Valentine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Valentine!

Valentine stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Hall throws up his legs and catches Valentine in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Valentine tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Hall! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ralph Hall!
After the fight, Ralph 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.