PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hall
vs
Sansing

150 cm
21
140 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

175 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Sansing!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Sansing misses with a wild body shot.
Sansing throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sansing off to one side.
Hall tries to clinch but Sansing moves out of range.
Sansing looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Sansing is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall tries to clinch up but Sansing circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.

Hall clinches up with Sansing and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Sansing avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall has Sansing pressed against the cage, preventing Sansing from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sansing prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Sansing controls the action.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sansing backwards.
Sansing prevents a body shot from Hall.
Sansing blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall pushes Sansing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sansing prevents a body shot from Hall.
Sansing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Sansing avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Sansing blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall tries to work over Sansing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sansing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a right hand.

Sansing breaks from the clinch.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sansing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sansing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Sansing in a clinch.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall cracks Sansing with a nice body shot.
Sansing looks winded!
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Sansing controls his hands.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Sansing controls his hands.
Hall lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Sansing backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall is leaning against Sansing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall is leaning against Sansing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sansing blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Sansing's ribcage. Sansing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Sansing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Sansing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall presses Sansing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall lands a right hand.
Sansing is breathing heavily.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall is leaning against Sansing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sansing can do to turn this around?
Hall pushes Sansing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall tries to work over Sansing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a body punch.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sansing backwards.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Sansing avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sansing backwards.

Sansing is rocked!
Hall lands a big right hand that drops Sansing! The killer instinct kicks in and Hall finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Hall!
Alan Sansing spoke after the fight, saying 'This fight's not over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs...and given his past history, I doubt that his system's clean.'.