PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between GunTank King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica-Nothing else matters . The key to victory for GunTank King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

King
vs
Hall

190 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, GunTank King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
King lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Tito Hall has been cut.
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!
King throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
King takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall avoids the head kick by King.
A good leg kick by King.
King looks to clinch

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Hall is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Hall seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
King tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hall.
King keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
King trying to control but Hall postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
Hall passes to full mount!
King is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hall on the ground.
Hall prevents King from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall working for a submission but King is keeping him at bay.
King is trying desperately to improve position.

Hall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but King manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Hall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Hall is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that GunTank King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tito Hall's cut.
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.

King throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick from King lands but Hall takes it in his stride.
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hall's calf.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
GunTank King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King cracks the inside of Hall's front leg.
Nice shot by King.
King throws a leg kick

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hall seems to be looking for submissions.
Hall is breathing heavily.
King tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control from the bottom.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.

Hall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Hall eventually gives up the hold.
King tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.

Hall is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
Hall is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.

Hall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
King is looking to improve his position.
Hall wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
King wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
King is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall seems to be looking for submissions.
Hall works his foot free and advances to mount.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Hall has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall trying to control but King is having none of it.

Hall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King can't escape the position.

Hall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force King to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so King shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GunTank King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Hall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

King throws a half hearted mid kick.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from King does it's job there.
King delivers a nice body kick.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King connects with a high kick.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
King scores with a nice body kick.
King works Hall's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King thuds his shin into the meat of Hall's side.
A big left from King misses.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.

King cracks Hall with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hall looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can King finish him?

Hall is rocked!
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hall! King dives in looking to finish! Hall is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). GunTank King!