PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hall (ranked 442 p4p, 484 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 52 p4p, 60 weight class). Tenryu has chosen piri & tommy - on & on as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hall
vs
Tenryu

185 cm
29
201
17 - 8 - 0

182 cm
31
189
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

NARCOS
Conviction

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Tenryu in the body.
Tenryu tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Tenryu blocks the body kick.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall tests Tenryu's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Hall lands a body punch.
Tenryu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Tenryu as the two fighters clinch.
Tenryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Tenryu misses with a punch to the body.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenryu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
A head punch on the inside from Tenryu fails to land.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Tenryu finds it's target.
Henry Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Tenryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall cracks Tenryu with a good jab.
Tenryu tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu misses with a hook.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Tenryu saw it coming and moves away.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall misses with a jab to the body
and Tenryu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tenryu dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall avoids the body shot from Tenryu.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Tenryu moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tenryu! But no joy.
Tenryu blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Tenryu misses its intended target.
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Tenryu throws a good cross that connects.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hall throws a leg kick but Tenryu checks it.
Tenryu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tenryu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tenryu scores with a jab to the head.
Hall lands a nice hook to Tenryu's body. Tenryu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall connects with a right hand. Tenryu shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenryu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall digs a good hook to Tenryu's body.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Tenryu misses.
Hall digs a good hook to Tenryu's body.

Tenryu moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
Tenryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Hall moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tenryu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hall lands a jab.
Tenryu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tenryu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tenryu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tenryu counters with a left to the body.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tenryu.
Tenryu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall throws a push kick but Tenryu slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Tenryu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hall.
A short right from Tenryu on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tenryu's elbow.
Tenryu misses with the head strike.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tenryu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall lands an uppercut.
Tenryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tenryu can do to turn this around?
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tenryu lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tenryu.
Tenryu misses with the head strike.
Tenryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Gen Tenryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tenryu tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tenryu is working Hall over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tenryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tenryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tenryu stalling in the clinch.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Tenryu avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Tenryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Tenryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Tenryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tenryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Tenryu trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tenryu into the cage.
Hall tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tenryu misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tenryu.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall looking to stall.
Hall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gen Tenryu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tenryu blocks a leg kick.
Tenryu misses with a hook.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Tenryu.
Hall misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Tenryu pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu is working Hall over against the cage.
Tenryu misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tenryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tenryu lands a body punch.
Tenryu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tenryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tenryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tenryu scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tenryu lands a shoulder strike.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tenryu.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tenryu on the inside.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tenryu fails to land.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Tenryu digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hall trying to stall but Tenryu improves his position.
Tenryu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tenryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Tenryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tenryu.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tenryu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Tenryu misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tenryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu lands a body shot.
Tenryu lands a body shot.
Tenryu is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Tenryu.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tenryu.
A body shot lands from Tenryu.
Tenryu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenryu.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tenryu avoiding damage.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Hall blocks a body shot from Tenryu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gen Tenryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tenryu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gen Tenryu!
Our winner, Gen Tenryu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.