PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Geronimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo comes to the cage accompanied by "War," by Edwin Starr. Hall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Don Geronimo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Geronimo
vs
Hall

178 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Geronimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Geronimo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hall's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Geronimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hall scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a head kick but Geronimo moves out of range.
Geronimo looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
Geronimo misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for Geronimo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Geronimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Geronimo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Geronimo shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for Geronimo on that attempt.
Geronimo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hall as he avoids it easily.
Geronimo is breathing heavily.
Geronimo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Geronimo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Geronimo fails with the takedown.
Geronimo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Geronimo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Geronimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall tries to clinch but Geronimo moves out of range.
Geronimo lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Geronimo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hall to the mat! Hall manages to get full guard.
Geronimo advances to half guard.
Geronimo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hall wants to control but Geronimo is keeping busy.
Geronimo trying to mount his opponent but Hall defends it.

Geronimo is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Geronimo is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Geronimo to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Geronimo.
Geronimo prevents Hall from standing back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Geronimo works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geronimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall throws a series of punches but Geronimo avoids them all with ease.

Geronimo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geronimo showed some decent athleticism there.
Geronimo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Geronimo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to escape.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Geronimo.
Hall pushes Geronimo off looking to stand but Geronimo dives back in and keeps control.

Hall manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Geronimo circles away.
Hall tries to clinch up but Geronimo circles away and keeps his distance.

Geronimo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Geronimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Geronimo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Geronimo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Geronimo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Geronimo.
Hall is trying to keep Geronimo in close.
Geronimo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hall manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Hall is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hall tries to clinch but Geronimo is having none of it.
Hall wants to clinch up but Geronimo keeps it at a distance.
Geronimo shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Geronimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall tries to clinch but Geronimo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sam Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Geronimo in a clinch.
Geronimo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Geronimo jumps guard but Hall stands there with Geronimo around his waist. Geronimo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Geronimo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Geronimo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Geronimo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Geronimo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Geronimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Geronimo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Geronimo persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
Geronimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Geronimo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Geronimo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geronimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall tries to clinch but Geronimo is having none of it.
Hall misses the jab.

Geronimo drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geronimo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Geronimo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Geronimo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Geronimo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Geronimo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.

Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Geronimo.
Hall is pressing down on Geronimo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Geronimo won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Geronimo being controlled here momentarily.
Geronimo postures up.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall is looking to stand up but Geronimo isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall is trying to hold Geronimo in close to prevent damage but Geronimo has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
Hall taking some punishment here, with Geronimo in his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Geronimo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Geronimo throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall tries to clinch but Geronimo is having none of it.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall wants to clinch.
Geronimo looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
Hall tries to clinch but Geronimo moves out of range.
Geronimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Geronimo shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Geronimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geronimo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Don Geronimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geronimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Geronimo moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. Geronimo shrugs it off though.

Geronimo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Geronimo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Geronimo looking to pass the guard.
Geronimo advances to half guard.
Hall wants to control but Geronimo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Geronimo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hall is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Don Geronimo!