PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bonecrusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hall
vs
Bonecrusher

178 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Berserker Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
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, Billy Bonecrusher!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bonecrusher. No joy for Hall on that attempt.
Hall throws and low kick but Bonecrusher moves out of range easily.
Hall tries to clinch there but Bonecrusher circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hall.
Hall tries to clinch but Bonecrusher is having none of it.
Bonecrusher looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Bonecrusher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonecrusher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Bonecrusher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonecrusher looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonecrusher circles away.
Bonecrusher misses with a straight left.
Hall wants to clinch up but Bonecrusher keeps it at a distance.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonecrusher swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonecrusher waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall tries to clinch there but Bonecrusher circles away.
Bonecrusher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonecrusher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonecrusher tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall slips a straight right by Bonecrusher.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonecrusher swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonecrusher circles away.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Bonecrusher pushes him off.
Hall is looking to clinch but Bonecrusher is avoiding it.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonecrusher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonecrusher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bonecrusher looks gassed!
Hall is looking to clinch.
Bonecrusher throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonecrusher misses with a straight right.

Hall has Bonecrusher up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonecrusher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bonecrusher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall avoiding damage.
Bonecrusher wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Hall.
Bonecrusher is trying to break free.
Bonecrusher throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Bonecrusher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bonecrusher just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.
A left lands for Bonecrusher.
Bonecrusher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonecrusher throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Bonecrusher throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonecrusher moves out of range as Hall strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall tries to clinch up but Bonecrusher circles away and keeps his distance.
Sam Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonecrusher circles away.
Bonecrusher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bonecrusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sam Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Bonecrusher pushes him off.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall tries to clinch there but Bonecrusher circles away.
Bonecrusher misses with a straight right.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonecrusher circles away.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall is looking to clinch but Bonecrusher is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonecrusher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonecrusher swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonecrusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Bonecrusher blocks it.
Hall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Bonecrusher.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Bonecrusher blocks it.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall lands an elbow just above Bonecrusher 's eye.
Hall lands a big knee to the head and Bonecrusher goes down! Hall pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hall!