PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malakai Semerkhet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Hall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Semerkhet
vs
Hall

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malakai Semerkhet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hall!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Semerkhet.
Semerkhet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Hall blocks the body kick.

Hall rushes Semerkhet and presses him up against the cage.
Hall prevents Semerkhet from breaking the clinch.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semerkhet is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Semerkhet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Semerkhet blocks an uppercut.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Semerkhet uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Semerkhet tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semerkhet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Semerkhet tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Semerkhet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Semerkhet wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Semerkhet is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Semerkhet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Semerkhet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall has Semerkhet pressed against the cage, preventing Semerkhet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Semerkhet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Semerkhet.
Semerkhet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall working aggressively here.
Semerkhet tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Semerkhet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Semerkhet blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Semerkhet wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Semerkhet jumps guard but Hall stands there with Semerkhet around his waist. Semerkhet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall prevents Semerkhet from breaking the clinch.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semerkhet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Semerkhet is trying to break free.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Semerkhet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Semerkhet's efforts to push away.
Semerkhet is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Semerkhet tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Semerkhet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Semerkhet's efforts to push away.
Semerkhet is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Semerkhet tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Semerkhet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Semerkhet.
Semerkhet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Semerkhet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semerkhet is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Semerkhet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Semerkhet is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Semerkhet is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Semerkhet is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Semerkhet blocks an uppercut.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Semerkhet is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Semerkhet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall prevents Semerkhet from breaking the clinch.
Semerkhet wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall has Semerkhet pressed against the cage, preventing Semerkhet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Semerkhet tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Semerkhet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall working aggressively here.
Semerkhet tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malakai Semerkhet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Semerkhet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semerkhet tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semerkhet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Semerkhet blocking some punches.
Semerkhet is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Semerkhet is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malakai Semerkhet dominated that round.
That's time! Semerkhet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Semerkhet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Semerkhet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hall takes a step back to recover.
Semerkhet throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Semerkhet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Semerkhet misses with a two punch combination.
Hall avoids the head kick by Semerkhet.
A head kick from Semerkhet lands but Hall takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Semerkhet.
Malakai Semerkhet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semerkhet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Semerkhet.
A punch combination from Semerkhet misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semerkhet misses with a straight right.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses.
Semerkhet looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Semerkhet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semerkhet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Semerkhet's efforts to push away.
Hall keeps control of Semerkhet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Semerkhet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Semerkhet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Semerkhet tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Semerkhet blocks an uppercut.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Semerkhet.
Hall keeps control of Semerkhet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Semerkhet is trying to break free.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall prevents Semerkhet from breaking the clinch.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Semerkhet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semerkhet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Semerkhet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall working aggressively here.
Malakai Semerkhet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semerkhet blocks an uppercut.
Semerkhet is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Semerkhet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Semerkhet wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Semerkhet's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Semerkhet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Semerkhet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Semerkhet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semerkhet.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Semerkhet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Semerkhet is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Semerkhet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Semerkhet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Semerkhet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Semerkhet scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semerkhet scores with a leg kick.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semerkhet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall tries to clinch but Semerkhet is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Semerkhet.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Semerkhet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malakai Semerkhet dominated that second round.
That's time! Semerkhet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Semerkhet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Semerkhet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet lands a head kick!
Hall blocks a head kick by Semerkhet.
Semerkhet motions for Hall to come forward. Semerkhet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Semerkhet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Semerkhet swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Semerkhet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Semerkhet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semerkhet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Hall is rocked!
Semerkhet is looking to land body kicks.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Semerkhet finish him?
Malakai Semerkhet is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semerkhet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Semerkhet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Semerkhet swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall throws a jab when Semerkhet was well out of range.
Semerkhet throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet lands a high kick!
Semerkhet circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hall drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Semerkhet follows Hall to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malakai Semerkhet!
During a confident post fight interview, Malakai Semerkhet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.