PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. 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
Vahti

178 cm
34
182 lbs
42 - 11 - 2

180 cm
29
182 lbs
22 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 42 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sam Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vahti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vahti throws a leg kick but Hall checks it.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Vahti moved out of range nicely.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Vahti misses with a low kick.
Vahti misses with a body shot.
Hall throws a series of punches but Vahti avoids them all with ease.

Vahti forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Vahti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vahti blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vahti takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Karri Vahti has been cut.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is leaning against Vahti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vahti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vahti's efforts to push away.
Vahti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vahti.
Vahti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Vahti swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Vahti backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vahti fails to land.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vahti misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Vahti misses with the head strike.
Vahti digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vahti fails to land.
Vahti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vahti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vahti pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vahti blocks an elbow strike.
Vahti misses with a body punch.
Vahti lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Vahti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vahti throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Vahti.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall prevents a body shot from Vahti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Vahti misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vahti.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Vahti misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vahti tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vahti's face.

That has opened up Karri Vahti's cut even more.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
Vahti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vahti is trying to stall.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Vahti struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vahti backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vahti tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Vahti back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vahti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vahti is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Vahti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vahti backwards.
Vahti avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the cage.
Vahti lands a shoulder strike.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vahti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Vahti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahti blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Vahti tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Vahti back against the cage.
Vahti misses with a body punch.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karri Vahti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vahti.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.

Vahti closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Vahti lands a left hand.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Vahti trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vahti into the cage.
Vahti misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Vahti backwards.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The cut above Karri Vahti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vahti tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Vahti back against the cage.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Vahti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Vahti swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Vahti's ribcage.
Vahti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vahti's elbow.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Vahti takes an elbow to the temple.
Hall lands an elbow just above Vahti 's eye.

Karri Vahti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Karri Vahti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Hall!
Sam Hall took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'My name it is Sam Hall, and I hate you one and all, damn your eyes!'.