PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Pavil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hall's choice of entrance music: Shoot to thrill . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pavil
vs
Hall

225 cm
32
280 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

174 cm
24
245 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcos Pavil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hall!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pavil.

Hall pushes Pavil up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Hall.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Pavil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pavil throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Pavil misses with a double jab.
Hall tries to clinch up.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavil can't break the clinch.
Pavil is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Hall keeps control of Pavil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Pavil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pavil's efforts to push away.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavils head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pavil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Marcos Pavil has been cut.
Pavil working hard to break the clinch.
Hall has Pavil pressed against the cage, preventing Pavil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Pavil's head.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavil tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Pavil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavil.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Pavil blocks an uppercut.
Pavil tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.

Pavil breaks the clinch.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Pavil's head but Pavil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pavil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pavil.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Hall does it's job there.
Hall moves out of range as Pavil strikes.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavil.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavil.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavil throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Pavil connects with a single shot there.
Pavil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Pavil circles away.
Pavil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavil keeps the fight on the outside.
Pavil misses with a body shot.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavils head.
Hall lands a left hand.
A short left from Hall.
Hall working aggressively here.
Pavil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Hall.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Pavil blocks with his arms.
Pavil is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavil is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Pavil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavil is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall has Pavil pressed against the cage, preventing Pavil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavil blocking some punches.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pavil has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Pavil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavil.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Pavil's head.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pavil is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavil.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavil blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall has Pavil pressed against the cage, preventing Pavil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hall rushes Pavil and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Pavil's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hall clinches up with Pavil and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavil tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall working aggressively here.
Pavil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavil is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavil.
Hall working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavil blocking some punches.
Pavil has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Pavil.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hall 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 lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavil working hard to break the clinch.
Pavil working hard to break the clinch.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavil backwards.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pavil's efforts to push away.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Pavil effectively controlling the action here.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall lands a knee to the head.

Pavil is rocked!
Pavil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Pavil blocking some punches.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Pavil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavil.
Pavil seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Pavil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavil is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hall. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavil tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavil backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pavil throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall tries to clinch but Pavil is having none of it.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pavil finds it's way round the side to connect with Hall's head.
Hall wants to clinch up but Pavil keeps it at a distance.
Hall tries to clinch there but Pavil circles away.
Hall tries to clinch up but Pavil circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Brian Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hall moves into range and clinches up with Pavil.
Pavil is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavil working hard to break the clinch.
Hall misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pavil fails to land.

Hall breaks the clinch.

Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pavil, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pavil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hall drops Pavil with a big knee straight up the middle! Pavil is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Pavil can't break the clinch.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavil backwards.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall has Pavil tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Pavil to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Brian Hall!
In his post fight interview, Brian Hall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.