PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Samuelsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cryin Like a Bitch - Godsmack. Hale has chosen There Will Be Violence as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mizurugi Samuelsson
vs
Hale

171 cm
28
157 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

175 cm
24
160 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Torment Fightwear

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale tries to close the distance and clinch but Samuelsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Samuelsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hale manages to work his way to half guard, despite Samuelsson's best efforts.
Samuelsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samuelsson controlling the action here.
Samuelsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hale is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hale is pressing down on Samuelsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Samuelsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hale tries to clinch up.
Samuelsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Samuelsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Hale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hale tries to improve position but can't.
Hale is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Hale looking for submissions off his back.
Samuelsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Samuelsson wants to free his trapped foot but Hale is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hale is trying to get back to full guard.

Samuelsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hale has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hale trying to control here.

Samuelsson seems to be working for a kimura but Hale defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Samuelsson is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hale wants to get back to full guard.
Samuelsson tries to pass to full mount but Hale defends it.

Hale looking for submissions off his back.

Samuelsson is working for a kimura but Hale is defending it quite comfortably.
Hale tries to roll over but Samuelsson keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Hale trying to hold on to Samuelsson's head to control him but Samuelsson postures up.
Samuelsson thows a huge punch but Hale dodges it nicely.
Samuelsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hale is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuelsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hale makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hale.

Hale is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samuelsson wants to control from the top but Hale keeps moving.
Samuelsson scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samuelsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samuelsson wants to control from the top but Hale keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale looking for a sweep. Not yet Hale, not yet.
Hale can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Samuelsson controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Samuelsson passes into half guard.
Samuelsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Samuelsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samuelsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hale swivels and escapes.

Samuelsson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hale was covering up waiting for the punch and Samuelsson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Samuelsson throwing strikes from guard but Hale blocks nicely.
Hale keeping moving, preventing Samuelsson from controlling successfully.
Samuelsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Samuelsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hale is trying to control the position but Samuelsson postures up.
Samuelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Samuelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale fails with a takedown attempt.
Samuelsson has a takedown stuffed.
Samuelsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Samuelsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Samuelsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hale tries to reverse the position but Samuelsson maintains control.
Samuelsson unloading with bombs!
Hale is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samuelsson avoids the attempt from Hale to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuelsson with a couple of short strikes.
Hale taking shots to the head.

It looks like Justin Hale has been cut.

Samuelsson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hale is surviving well by controlling Samuelsson's body position as best he can.
Samuelsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hale looks a forlorn figure.

Hale is rocked!
Hale is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samuelsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Hale is still in real trouble! Can Samuelsson finish him?
Hale is desperately trying to improve his position but Samuelsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hale seems to have recovered his senses.
Samuelsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That has opened up Justin Hale's cut even more.
Samuelsson avoids the attempt from Hale to control.
Hale takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Samuelsson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson made sure he mentioned Torment Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.