PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 1203 p4p, 889 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 52 p4p, 34 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Saric
vs
Hall

195 cm
40
267
35 - 21 - 0

186 cm
26
273
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Saric finds it's way through Hall's defenses.

It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.

Saric tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saric misses with a punch to the body.
Saric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saric taking a breather.
Saric leaning against his opponent.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.

Saric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saric wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Saric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saric misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Saric's belly button to the back.
Saric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Saric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saric tried to counter with a leg kick but Hall avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Hall moves into range and clinches up with Saric.
Saric keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Saric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saric tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Saric back against the cage.
Good body shot from Saric.
Hall tries to circle away but Saric has him pinned against the cage.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Saric darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Saric lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saric keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saric.
A short left from Saric.
Saric swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Saric won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Saric ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Saric moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall is trying to push Saric away but Saric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saric lands a nice shot to the body.
Saric prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Saric misses with a body punch.
Saric is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Saric.

That has opened up Charlie Hall's cut even more.
A short right from Saric.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saric.
Saric stalls.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Saric has the dominant position.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Saric won't allow it.
Saric lands with a right to the head.

Saric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saric walks into a left hand.
Saric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Saric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Saric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Saric rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall defending well as Saric loads up on a big left hand.
Hall looks for the body kick but Saric saw that one coming.
Saric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Both fighters circling a little - Hall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Saric lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saric throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric blocks a head kick by Hall.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall throws a lazy body kick
and Saric counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Saric shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Hall catches Saric right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saric.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Saric.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall moves out of range as Saric strikes.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Saric misses.
Saric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saric throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zdravko Saric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saric thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Saric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saric can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Saric lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saric lands an uppercut.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saric moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Saric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saric missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saric misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Saric.
Nice defenses there by Saric.
A quick step to the side and Saric tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Saric sprawls well.
Hall is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Saric lands with a cross.

The cut above Charlie Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Saric closes the distance and clinches.
Saric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saric lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Saric scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall is trying to push Saric away but Saric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saric lands a left hand.
Saric scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Charlie Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Saric cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Saric is pushing Hall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saric's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall throws a head kick that misses
letting Saric counter with a right hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zdravko Saric!
Zdravko Saric thanked the fans post fight for their support.