PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hall (ranked 1970 p4p, 2372 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 267 p4p, 307 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hall
vs
Steve

183 cm
37
180
20 - 17 - 0

185 cm
44
177
34 - 32 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Granite chin

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World class MT
Powerful

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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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve scores with a jab.

It looks like Sirus Hall has been cut.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Steve does no damage.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Hall cracks Steve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Steve has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Steve misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve lands with a right hand.
Hall throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Hall's head.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steve misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steve.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Hall.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Jay Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Hall counters with a one-two to the body.
Steve throws a combination. Hall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steve throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steve is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Steve misses.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve lands a jab-cross combination.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Steve lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Steve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sirus Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a leg kick that misses.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve lands a nice looking body shot.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sirus Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Hall lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jay Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve pulls Hall in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steve is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steve has escaped and now he's on top!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is trying to keep Steve in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Steve.
Hall wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hall is pushing down on Steve's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steve is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hall is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve pulls Hall in close to prevent any damage.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steve wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Steve is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve controlling Hall's posture.
Hall trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Hall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Steve manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
Steve throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Steve wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Steve not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steve manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.

Steve working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sirus Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sirus Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirus Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Steve misses with a body shot.
It looks like Hall has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steve defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Steve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve throws a leg kick

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
Steve is trying to improve his position.
Steve is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Steve defends it.
Sirus Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steve preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Steve works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steve trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.

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

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.

Steve content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hall has locked up a guillotine! Hall's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Steve is holding on here and Hall must be using up a lot of energy. Steve has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hall gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sirus Hall!
Sirus Hall gave a mention to Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).