PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Gibson has chosen Futuristic Sex Robotz - If I Ruled The World as his entrance music. Jack Gibson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hall
vs
Gibson

178 cm
23
178 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

177 cm
26
177 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Das Labor

[TNS] 160!
[TNS] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gibson swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Gibson throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson staying out of range there.
Gibson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Jack Gibson has been cut.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Gibson misses
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Gibson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gibson thinking.
Hall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gibson.
Gibson tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall misses with a low kick as Gibson jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Hall misses.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gibson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gibson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Gibson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.

Hall has managed to clinch.
Gibson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Gibson tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hall avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Gibson.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Hall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Hall lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Gibson 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.
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped Gibson in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Jack Gibson's cut even more.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
A body shot lands from Hall.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working Gibson over with knees to the body.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Gibson lands a left hand.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibson takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Hall blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall stops a takedown attempt from Gibson.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall pushes Gibson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall works on Gibson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gibson's face.

The cut above Jack Gibson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Gibson avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Gibson's head.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Gibson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Gibson looks gassed!
Hall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gibson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gibson.
Gibson tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Gibson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Gibson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall wants to clinch.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Hall throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Gibson is out of range.
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall throws a chopping leg kick but Gibson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Gibson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gibson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gibson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gibson digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Hall throws a leg kick but Gibson moved away.
A shot to the body from Gibson misses
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Gibson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Gibson misses with a body shot
letting Hall counter with a right hand.

Jack Gibson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gibson thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Gibson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gibson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gibson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gibson punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gibson is looking to land body kicks.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson blocks a leg kick.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Sam Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gibson. That's going to slow Hall down.
Gibson takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson blocks a jab.

Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gibson.
A left hand lands to the body for Gibson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Hall.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Gibson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Hall!
Sam Hall retains his welterweight title!