PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SD Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saxton Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Plissken
vs
Hale

183 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SD Plissken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saxton Hale!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - Hale scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like SD Plissken has been cut.
Hale misses with a hook. Plissken ducked under it nicely.
Plissken throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hale's waist but Hale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plissken off to one side.
Plissken looks to land a body kick but Hale moved away.
Plissken tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
Plissken tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
Plissken moves in looking to clinch but Hale pushes him off.

Hale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hale in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hale controlling the pace for now.
Plissken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hale on the ground.
Plissken really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale working the ground and pound effectively.
Plissken tries to reverse the position but Hale maintains control.
Hale lands a big shot there that rocks Plissken but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hale breaks from Plissken's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Plissken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hale lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale content just to control the position here.
Hale connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale lands a nice shot to the head.
Hale lands a heavy elbow.
Hale controlling from the full mount.
Plissken tries to hold on but Hale pushes him away.
Plissken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hale sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Hale looking to secure an arm triangle but Plissken defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale looking to control but Plissken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Plissken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hale with a couple of short strikes.
Hale with shots to the head and body - Plissken looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hale lands with some strikes.
Plissken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hale takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plissken is squirming around, avoiding Hale's attempts to control the action.
Plissken is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hale with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hale avoids the attempt from Plissken to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saxton Hale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SD Plissken's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hale looks to throw the jab but Plissken is out of range.
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale shoots in and drives through. Plissken sprawls well.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale tries to close the distance and clinch but Plissken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plissken is looking to chop away at Hale's legs.
Plissken throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale dives in and grabs Plissken's left leg, looking for a takedown. Plissken pushes down on Hale's head and hops out.
Plissken misses with a takedown attempt - Hale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plissken is looking to clinch but Hale is avoiding it.
Plissken closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hale counters with a single leg into guard. Plissken didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hale postures up.
Hale wants to control from the top but Plissken keeps moving.
Hale not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Plissken looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hale passes into side control.
Hale postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Saxton Hale has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hale advances to mount.
Hale sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Plissken is trying to stand.
Hale lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hale avoids the attempt from Plissken to control.
The referee warns Plissken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale raining down shots from the mount!
Hale lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Plissken is trying desperately to improve position.
Plissken on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plissken tries to get out of the position.
Plissken is bucking up trying to escape but Hale cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hale sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Plissken tries to lock up and control but Hale gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hale lands with some strikes.
Hale controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plissken wants to hold on but Hale pushes him away.
Plissken is looking to improve his position but Hale isn't that keen on the idea.
Plissken is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hale scoring with strikes but Plissken is staying in there.
Plissken tries to lock up and control but Hale gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hale controlling his opponent.
Hale with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saxton Hale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on SD Plissken'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. This is the final round!

Plissken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plissken shoots and misses

and Hale counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Plissken!
Plissken wants to hold on but Hale pushes him away.
Plissken keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Plissken takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hale controlling from the full mount.
Plissken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plissken is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Hale goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Plissken turns into him and now he's in Hale's guard.
Plissken stopping the sweep attempt from Hale.
Hale has his hands on Plissken's head, controlling the position.
Hale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Plissken manages to get himself to full guard.
Hale 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.
Plissken trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale looking to pass the guard.
Plissken wants to sweep here but Hale controlling him for the moment.
Hale trying to control the position from guard on top but Plissken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plissken wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hale manages to pass to side control.
Plissken is looking to control Hale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Plissken avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Plissken wants to improve his position but Hale is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hale tries to clinch up but Plissken circles away and keeps his distance.

Hale looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Plissken!
Hale looking to finish Plissken with some ground and pound. This is bad for Plissken!
Saxton Hale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

SD Plissken's cut is getting worse.
Plissken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Hale has hold of Plissken's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Plissken manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hale looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saxton Hale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saxton Hale!