PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes into the arena with Serial Killa blaring out of the sound system. Svensson has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hall
vs
S Svensson

178 cm
38
163 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

170 cm
35
160 lbs
24 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svensson obliges.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Svensson.
Svensson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Svensson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Svensson pulls Hall into guard.
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 trying to control but Svensson is working from the bottom.

Svensson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Svensson has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Svensson has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Svensson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Svensson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Svensson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall is looking to stand up but Svensson isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Svensson on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Svensson scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.

Svensson instigates a clinch.
Svensson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svensson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svensson can turn it around.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.

Svensson decides to pull guard.

Svensson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Svensson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Svensson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson controlling Hall's posture.
Svensson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.

Svensson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Svensson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven S Svensson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hall avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Svensson digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svensson has time to react.
Danga de danga de dang - Hall scores with a four punch combination!
Svensson connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Svensson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall moves away from the strike by Svensson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall lands with a cross.

Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Hall gets through Svensson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sven S Svensson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.
Hall tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Svensson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Svensson dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson.
Svensson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Svensson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Svensson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Svensson scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Svensson misses with a knee to the head.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Svensson blocks it with crossed arms.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Svensson blocks it.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall lands a right hand.
Svensson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svensson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Svensson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall pushes Svensson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Svensson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Svensson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svensson lands an uppercut.

Svensson pulls guard effortlessly.

Svensson has an active guard here but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.

Svensson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sven S Svensson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Svensson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Svensson.
Hall blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall works over Svensson's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Svensson moved away.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Svensson throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall misses with a hook. Svensson ducked under it nicely.
As Hall backs off Svensson throws a huge counter combo but Hall manages to avoid it all.
Svensson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall lands with a right hand.
Hall takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Svensson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michael Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensson slips a jab from Hall.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson wants to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch position.
Svensson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Svensson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Svensson throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson blocks a leg kick.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Svensson down.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Svensson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.

Svensson rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Hall moves out of range as Svensson strikes.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Hall.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Svensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Sven S Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Svensson throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall cracks Svensson with an open hand slap.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Svensson's front leg but catches the back leg as Svensson tries to avoid it.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Svensson thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
A left lands for Svensson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svensson throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Hall avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Svensson walks into a left hand.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Hall.
Svensson swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Svensson drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven S Svensson.
I've got Svensson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Hall!
After winning the bout, Michael Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.