PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Col. John T. Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John T. Hall and Kurt Karlsson. Karlsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Surfin´ bird. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

John T. Hall
vs
Karlsson

188 cm
30
281 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Col. John T. Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.

Hall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karlsson's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karlsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Karlsson blocks nicely.
Karlsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Karlsson trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Karlsson looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Karlsson, not yet.
Karlsson is striking but Hall is not phased and passes to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karlsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karlsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karlsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall stops Karlsson from getting back to his feet.
Hall working Karlsson over with strikes.
Hall stops Karlsson from getting back to his feet.
Hall trying to control the action but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karlsson is looking to improve his position.
Karlsson is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to get back to is feet but Hall passes into side control.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Karlsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karlsson taking a bit of punishment here - Hall scoring with strikes.

It looks like Kurt Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall working the ground and pound from side control.
Karlsson manages to get back to half guard.
Hall looks to land a strike but Karlsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Karlsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Karlsson!
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karlsson's guard.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Karlsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Col. John T. Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Karlsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hall tries to clinch up.

Hall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hall moves nicely into side control.
Karlsson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Karlsson pushes Hall off looking to stand but Hall dives back in and keeps control.
Karlsson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Karlsson is looking to improve his position.
Col. John T. Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karlsson has a hand on Hall's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hall takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scoring with strikes but Karlsson is staying in there.

Hall looking for a guillotine from mount but Karlsson is having none of it.
Karlsson is bucking up trying to escape but Hall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Karlsson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Karlsson tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karlsson's head.
Karlsson is looking to escape.
Karlsson wants to get back to full guard but Hall has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall raining down hammerfists from mount.
Karlsson is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?

That has opened up Kurt Karlsson's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Karlsson out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hall goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Col. John T. Hall!
Our winner, Col. John T. Hall, 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.