PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aescalus Metatrius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Sam Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hall
vs
Metatrius

178 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

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 1 - 3 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aescalus Metatrius!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metatrius blocks a head kick by Hall.
Metatrius moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Metatrius avoids it.
Metatrius lands with a nice body kick.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall blocks a head kick by Metatrius.
Metatrius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Metatrius throws a body kick that misses.
Metatrius tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid body kick from Metatrius.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Metatrius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Metatrius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hall has managed to clinch.
Metatrius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall blocks the body kick.
Metatrius tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a right hand that Metatrius ducks under and follows up with a left that Metatrius also avoids with ease.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hall pushes Metatrius up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Metatrius.
Metatrius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Metatrius wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Metatrius lands with a kick to the temple. Hall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Metatrius is looking to clinch.
Metatrius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
Metatrius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Metatrius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Metatrius.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Metatrius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Metatrius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Metatrius tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall blocks a head kick by Metatrius.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a lazy head kick
and Metatrius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Metatrius.
Metatrius wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Metatrius tries to clinch up
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Metatrius.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Metatrius avoids it.
A big left from Hall misses.
Metatrius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Metatrius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Metatrius lands a head kick!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Metatrius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Metatrius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Metatrius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.

Metatrius is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Metatrius is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Metatrius's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hall before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Hall!