PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willis Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hall
vs
Alves

178 cm
24
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willis Alves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves lands the left hand.
Alves throws a right hand that misses
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Willis Alves has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Hall.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves misses with a body shot
and Hall counters with a one-two to the body.

Alves is rocked!
Hall throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall looks to land a right hand but Alves moved out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Alves misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a right hand from hell and Alves is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Hall!
Michael Hall is the new welterweight champion!