PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Westing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hall
vs
Westing

178 cm
19
177 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 5 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Westing!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a hook but Westing avoids it easily.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Westing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westing misses with a double jab.
Hall slips a jab from Westing.
Nice shot lands for Westing.
Hall tries to clinch up but Westing circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall tries to clinch but Westing is having none of it.
Hall tries to clinch but Westing moves out of range.
Westing avoids a kick to the body.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Westing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Hall.

It looks like Sam Westing has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westing avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Westing looks gassed!
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westing's face.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Westing takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Hall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Westing blocks with his arms.
Westing has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Westing can't break the clinch.
Westing managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Westing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Hall is working Westing over against the cage.
Westing can't break the clinch.
Hall keeps control of Westing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Westing blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westing backwards.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Westing is blocking nicely.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Westing is blocking nicely.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Westing is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Westing is trying to break free.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Westing has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Westing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands an elbow just above Westing 's eye.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Westing blocks it.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall keeps control of Westing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Westing avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
Westing has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Westing blocks with his arms.
Westing can't break the clinch.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Westing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Westing's ribcage. Westing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
A short right from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Westing managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
Westing is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Westing has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing can't break the clinch.
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 Sam Westing's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Hall.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Westing has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Westing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Westing blocks a body shot from Hall.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall tries to work over Westing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Westing is trying to break free.
Westing is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Westing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westing blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Westing is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Westing tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sam Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
Westing can't break the clinch.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Westing blocks with his arms.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Westing avoids the damage to the body.
Westing has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Westing is trying to break free.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Hall.
Westing can't break the clinch.
Hall is leaning against Westing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Westing is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped Westing in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Westing's head.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Westing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall lands an elbow just above Westing 's eye.
Westing avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Hall.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Westing's head.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Westing blocks with his arms.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Westing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall keeps control of Westing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Westing can't break the clinch.
Westing is trying to break free.
Hall landing knees to the head.
Westing tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hall.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Westing managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Westing tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Westing is trying to break free.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall lands a left hand.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westing's face.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westing.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Westing tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Westing avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Westing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Westing is trying to break free.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westing blocks it with crossed arms.
Westing is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Westing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Westing avoids the damage to the body.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Westing's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Westing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Westing's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Westing duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Westing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Westing.

Hall clinches up against the cage.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped Westing in his tracks for a moment.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall keeps control of Westing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Westing can't break the clinch.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Hall.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westing tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Westing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Westing is blocking nicely.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Westing is trying to break free.
Westing is trying to break free.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westing is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Westing is trying to break free.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Westing's ribcage.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Westing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Westing can't break the clinch.

Westing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Westing down.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Westing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Westing pushes him off.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Westing.
Westing keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall tries to clinch up but Westing circles away and keeps his distance.
Westing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Hall clinches up against the cage.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Hall with a knee to the head.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Westing has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall keeps control of Westing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Westing is blocking nicely.

Westing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Westing lands a jab to the nose.
Westing keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch but Westing is having none of it.
Westing lands a jab-cross combination.
Westing throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall tries to clinch there but Westing circles away.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Westing throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Westing fails to land with a series of punches.
Westing keeps the fight on the outside.
Sam Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Westing circles away.
Hall tries to clinch up but Westing circles away and keeps his distance.

Hall forces Westing back against the cage and clinches.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
Westing wants to break free but Hall has control.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Westing is trying to break free.
Westing has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Westing tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Westing can't break the clinch.
Hall landing knees to the head.
Westing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westing backwards.
Westing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Westing avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Sam Westing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall prevents Westing from breaking the clinch.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Westing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Westing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Westing's ribcage.
Westing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!