PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Poisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hall's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Poisson
vs
Hall

176 cm
22
173 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Poisson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poisson throws a head kick that Hall semi-blocks.
Poisson thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Poisson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Poisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Poisson moved out of range.
Sam Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Poisson clinches.
Hall blocks a body shot from Poisson.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poisson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Poisson backwards.
Hall prevents a body shot from Poisson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poisson's brow.
Poisson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Josh Poisson has been cut.
Hall blocks a body shot from Poisson.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Poisson blocks it.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poisson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Poisson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Hall prevents a body shot from Poisson.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Poisson avoids the damage to the body.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall blocks a body shot from Poisson.
Poisson throws a head punch that misses.
Poisson presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Poisson.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Poisson, against the cage.
Poisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Poisson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Poisson pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall blocks a body shot from Poisson.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Poisson is blocking nicely.
Poisson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Poisson blocks with his arms.
Poisson looking to stall.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Hall lands an elbow inside that Poisson shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Poisson fails to land.
Poisson misses with some punches.
Poisson gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Poisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall avoids the body shot from Poisson.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Poisson sees coming a mile off.
Poisson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poisson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Poisson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Poisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall swings for the body but Poisson moves out of range.
Poisson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Poisson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Poisson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick from Poisson lands but Hall takes it in his stride.
Poisson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Poisson takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Poisson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Nice defenses there by Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poisson is looking to clinch.
Hall tried to score with a low kick but Poisson checks it.
Good work by Poisson as he checks the leg kick.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poisson is out of range.
Poisson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poisson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poisson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall misses with a hook. Poisson ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poisson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Poisson throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poisson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall tries to bum rush Poisson with a series of wild strikes but Poisson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 Josh Poisson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Poisson'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.

Poisson throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Poisson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poisson dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Poisson.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poisson.
Poisson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poisson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poisson checks the leg kick.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Poisson moved out of range.
Poisson moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Poisson misses with a kick to the body
and Hall counters with an inside leg kick.
Poisson is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poisson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson darts in trying to clinch
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Josh Poisson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Poisson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall lands a jab to Poisson's midsection.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall works Poisson's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall is looking to slow Poisson down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poisson slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall throws a series of punches but Poisson moves out of range.
Hall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Poisson tries to clinch up.
Poisson blocks a leg kick.
Hall with a jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Poisson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with an inside leg kick.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Poisson's head back.
Poisson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poisson walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
Poisson misses with a body shot.
Hall swings for the body but Poisson moves out of range.
A big right from Poisson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Poisson is looking to land body kicks.
Poisson misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Hall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poisson.
Poisson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sam Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall lands a head kick. Poisson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall feints and then cracks Poisson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poisson down.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Poisson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poisson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poisson digs a good hook to Hall's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall looks to throw the jab but Poisson is out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that Poisson avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Poisson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Poisson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Poisson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poisson.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poisson.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Poisson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poisson thinking.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws a body punch but Poisson moves out of range.
Hall with a nice cross.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poisson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Hall misses
and Poisson counters with a left to the body.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Poisson moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Poisson.
Poisson tries to clinch but Hall moves away
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Poisson moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Poisson moves out of range easily.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Poisson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poisson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Hall misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a body kick the misses
and Poisson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall thuds his shin into the meat of Poisson's side.
Hall scores with the left hand. Poisson knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poisson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Poisson's front leg but catches the back leg as Poisson tries to avoid it.
Hall defending well as Poisson loads up on a big left hand.
Hall lands a jab to Poisson's midsection.
Poisson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poisson counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall thuds his right hand into Poisson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poisson misses the shot to the body.
Hall scores with a one two! Poisson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall throws a hook but Poisson blocks it.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poisson misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall throws a series of punches but Poisson moves out of range.
Poisson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Poisson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Poisson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Poisson pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poisson.
Poisson presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poisson missing with knees to the body.
Poisson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poisson tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poisson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poisson is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Poisson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Poisson trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poisson into the cage.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Poisson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poisson staying out of range there.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall cracks the inside of Poisson's front leg.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poisson is out of range.
Poisson tries to clinch but Hall moves away
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poisson throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Poisson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
Hall misses with a leg kick
enabling Poisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Poisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poisson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Poisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and Poisson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall misses with a low kick as Poisson jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Poisson.
Poisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Poisson checks a leg kick.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poisson.
Poisson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poisson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Poisson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Poisson tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall cracks Poisson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Poisson misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall cracks the inside of Poisson's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Poisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Poisson misses the jab.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Poisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poisson.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Poisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Poisson.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Poisson misses with the body kick
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Poisson.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poisson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a series of punches but Poisson avoids them all with ease.
Poisson tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Poisson walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall lunges at Poisson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poisson's hand.
Hall 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.
Poisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poisson dodges the punch combination from Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poisson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Poisson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Josh Poisson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Hall misses.
Poisson staying out of range there.
Poisson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poisson tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Poisson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall looks to land a combination but Poisson avoids it well.
Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Poisson in the body.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poisson counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poisson wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Poisson tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Poisson misses with a double jab.
Poisson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poisson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Poisson takes one to the chin there.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Poisson moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a low kick as Poisson jumps back.
Poisson misses with the body kick
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Poisson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Poisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poisson.
Poisson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poisson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Hall.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poisson walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Poisson avoids the head kick by Hall.
Poisson blocks a jab.
Poisson dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall avoids the body shot from Poisson.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poisson misses the jab.
Hall jabs Poisson right on the nose. Poisson blinks but takes it well.
Poisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall sizes up Poisson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Poisson slips under a jab.
Poisson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poisson tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poisson defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Poisson blocks the low kick.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poisson.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Josh Poisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poisson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poisson misses with a hook.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
Poisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 44:50
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!
Sam Hall is the new welterweight champion!