PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by PUNK ROCK!!!! . Matt Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hall
vs
Redmond

165 cm
20
130 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

166 cm
20
157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall clinches up against the cage.
Redmond tries to pull guard but Hall won't allow it.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Redmond blocks an uppercut.
Redmond jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Redmond gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redmond circles away.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redmond lunges at Hall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hall's hand.
A jab lands there for Redmond.

It looks like Matt Hall has been cut.

Redmond tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Redmond has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
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!
Redmond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redmond misses with the head strike.
Redmond goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hall prevents it.
Matt Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Redmond.
Redmond lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Redmond.
Redmond tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Redmond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Redmond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redmond avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.

Redmond breaks from the clinch.

Redmond rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redmond trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redmond into the cage.
Redmond can't break the clinch.
Redmond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Redmond gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Redmond sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Redmond shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Redmond keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Redmond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Redmond drives through with a takedown into Hall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Redmond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hall controls Redmond momentarily but Redmond frees himself.
Redmond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to stand up but Redmond is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redmond throws a big elbow that misses.
Redmond throws a big right hand that misses.
Redmond is in close to Hall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Redmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redmond postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Redmond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Redmond is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redmond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hall keeping full guard, as Redmond tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redmond trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Redmond lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Redmond stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Hall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Redmond is controlling him.
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!

Hall has his feet on Redmond's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Redmond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Redmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hall is looking to clinch but Redmond is avoiding it.

Hall drives through and clinches with Redmond against the cage.
Hall is looking to control Redmond's arms but Redmond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Redmond has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall wants to stall.

Redmond breaks from the clinch.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Redmond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redmond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Redmond looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Redmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Redmond'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.

Redmond breaks the clinch.
Redmond dodges the punch combination from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redmond tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Redmond somewhat.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redmond. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redmond circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hall darts in and clinches Redmond up against the cage.
Hall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hall is looking to control Redmond's arms but Redmond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Hall blocks a body shot from Redmond.
Hall wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Redmond throws an elbow but misses.
Redmond blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redmond prevents a takedown attempt there.
Redmond can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Redmond gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redmond managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.

Redmond gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hall has a hand on Redmond's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Redmond takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Redmond wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Redmond working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Redmond lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Redmond working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Redmond putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Redmond scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nathan Redmond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall working to try and regain half guard.
Redmond landing shots from mount.
Redmond looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Redmond throwing strikes here but Hall is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redmond landing strikes from the mount.

Matt Hall's cut is getting worse.
Redmond scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Hall is rocked!
Redmond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redmond tries to control but Hall wriggling away.
Oh Hall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Redmond cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Redmond is landing with some decent strikes but Hall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Redmond postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hall badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Redmond around the waist but Redmond pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Redmond is the winner by TKO! Redmond jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Redmond!
Nathan Redmond really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.