PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilbert Tash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tash comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven drunken nights kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hall
vs
Tash

180 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erwin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilbert Tash!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall is looking to counter punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tash has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tash doesn't seem bothered though.

Hall forces Tash back against the cage and clinches.

Tash breaks from the clinch.
Tash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a jab when Tash was well out of range.

Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tash trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing that Hall has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hall trying to control but Tash is working from the bottom.
Hall is working Tash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Tash has wrist control.
Tash looking for a sweep. Not yet Tash, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tash's head.
Tash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.

Tash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall wants to sweep here but Tash controlling him for the moment.
Tash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tash postures up.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tash is one step ahead there.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Tash from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tash throws a big right hand that misses.
Tash won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Tash not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Tash from controlling successfully.
Tash slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tash misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tash moves into the clinch.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Tash avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Tash misses with a punch to the body.

Tash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tash's hands.
Tash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall throws a big counter combination but Tash scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Hall backs off Tash throws a huge counter combo but Hall manages to avoid it all.

Hall gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tash is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hall's back!
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tash controlling the positon.
Hall takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hall tries to roll but Tash sticks to his back.
I would not like to be Hall right now.
Hall's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Tash's hands.
Tash controlling well, preventing Hall from escaping the position.
Hall staying busy and making it hard for Tash to control.
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 Erwin Hall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Tash catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Hall takes a swing at Tash's ribcage but misses.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall slips under a jab from Tash.
Hall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tash misses with a body shot.
Tash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall lands with a hook. Tash tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ilbert Tash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tash.
Tash throws a shot to the body.
Tash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tash throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.

Tash closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tash takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hall blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Tash misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tash tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hall is in Tash's guard.
Hall wants to control from the top but Tash keeps moving.
Tash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall cracks Tash with a solid left hand.
Tash is looking to sweep but instead, Hall has passed into half guard.
Hall slips a nice elbow through Tash's hands, connecting with Tash's forehead.
Hall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall working Tash over with strikes.
Tash has hold of Hall's hands but Hall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tash is pressing down on Hall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Tash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hall manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to sweep here but Tash controlling him for the moment.
Tash throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Tash trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Tash not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tash is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tash trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Tash sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tash preventing the sweep.
Tash throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hall wants to control from the top but Tash keeps moving.

Tash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Erwin Hall will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Tash gets caught napping as Hall dives in and scores a takedown. Tash manages to retain guard.
Hall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tash's head.
Tash wants to control but Hall passes easily into half guard.
Tash trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.

Tash is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Tash wants to get back to full guard.
Hall winds up and cracks Tash with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tash is controlling Hall's trapped leg to prevent Hall from advancing to side control.
Hall slips a nice elbow through Tash's hands, connecting with Tash's forehead.
Tash is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall drops an elbow to the side of Tash's head.
Hall looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hall lands with a punch from half guard.

Tash is rocked!
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Tash is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
Hall scores with a big shot! Tash's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Tash! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Hall!
Erwin Hall took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Lion Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Ilbert Tash was interviewed post fight and said 'If only I had been called Sue I might have won this fight.'.