PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefty Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Wong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hall
vs
Wong

192 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lefty Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Wong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong slaps away a takedown attempt from Hall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Wong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hall.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lefty Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong shoots and misses

and Hall counters by clinching up.
Wong jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wong's brow.
Hall tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Wong 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. Wong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wong somewhat.
Hall throws a leg kick but Wong sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Wong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hall passes Wong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is controlling the pace.
Hall throwing shots but Wong is blocking nicely.
Hall wants to stand up but Wong is controlling the position.
Hall is pressing down on Wong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wong is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to stand up but Wong is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall passes to side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hall.
Wong is pushing Hall's head away, looking to escape. Hall manages to hold on to the position though.
Hall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wong some visible discomfort.
Hall could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hall tries to score with some ground and pound. Wong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working the ground and pound.
Hall wants to stand but Wong is controlling his arm.
Wong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wong some visible discomfort.
Hall controls the position.
Hall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wong some visible discomfort.
Hall lands a few punches from side control.
Hall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wong, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Wong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wong is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Wong seems a little lost for a moment, as Hall dominates the positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
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 has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lefty Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wong closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Wong pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've been informed that Wong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hall wants to take a breather but Wong is having none of it.
Wong is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hall is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wong is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Lefty Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hall fails with the takedown.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Wong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lefty Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Wong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wong stuffs the takedown.
Hall throws a combination that misses

and Wong counters by clinching up.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working for takedown but Wong is calmly controlling the position for now.

Wong pulls guard successfully.

Wong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wong pulls Hall in close to prevent any damage.
Hall is pushing down on Wong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wong is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Wong is defending well.
Wong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hall.
Hall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hall wants to stand up but Wong is controlling the position.
Hall trying to control the pace.
Wong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lefty Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hall gets the takedown into side control.

Hall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wong is not content to let Hall control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lefty Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Wong, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Wong against the cage but Wong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lefty Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
Wong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lefty Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.

Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Wong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wong is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hall wants to break free but Wong has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hall taking a breather.
Hall wants to break free but Wong has control.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Wong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Wong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hall is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wong to the mat. Wong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hall wants to get up but he can't break Wong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.

Hall has gone for a leg lock! Wong slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hall's guard.

Hall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wong is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hall.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
Wong is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hall wants to stand but Wong is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Joe Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lefty Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wong tries to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lefty Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefty Hall!