PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soeren Lindstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindstroem has chosen Time is Tickin away as his entrance music. Michael Hall had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hall
vs
Lindstroem

178 cm
24
184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
183 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soeren Lindstroem!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindstroem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindstroem.
Lindstroem is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Lindstroem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Lindstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindstroem throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Hall avoids the head kick by Lindstroem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindstroem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindstroem lands with a slapping head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lindstroem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Lindstroem's shoulder, as Lindstroem tries to avoid the shot.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindstroem is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindstroem throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Lindstroem takes one on the button.
Lindstroem 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.
Lindstroem closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lindstroem misses with a low kick.
Lindstroem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lindstroem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lindstroem throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lindstroem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Lindstroem avoids the head kick by Hall.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lindstroem, right into the meat.
Michael Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall tries to clinch but Lindstroem is having none of it.
Lindstroem throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Hall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindstroem misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Lindstroem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lindstroem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall 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.
Lindstroem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lindstroem.
Lindstroem misses with a leg kick.
Lindstroem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lindstroem.
Hall takes a swing at Lindstroem's ribcage but misses.
Lindstroem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lindstroem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hall will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lindstroem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lindstroem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindstroem throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Lindstroem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Lindstroem settles back down.
Lindstroem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindstroem misses with a body kick.
Lindstroem throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Hall takes a swing at Lindstroem's ribcage but misses.
Lindstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall throws a nice head kick!
Lindstroem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Lindstroem thuds his shin into the meat of Hall's side.
Good leg kick by Lindstroem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lindstroem throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Lindstroem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lindstroem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lindstroem throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lindstroem is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lindstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Lindstroem throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Lindstroem lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soeren Lindstroem dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall checks a low kick from Lindstroem.
Hall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lindstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindstroem misses with a few strikes there.
Soeren Lindstroem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindstroem.
Michael Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Lindstroem slips the punch.
Lindstroem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lindstroem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hall checks a low kick from Lindstroem.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Lindstroem counters with a thumping low kick.
Lindstroem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hall checks it well.
Lindstroem walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
Lindstroem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindstroem lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
Lindstroem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Lindstroem lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Lindstroem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hall blocks a head kick by Lindstroem.
Lindstroem throws a leg kick but Hall checks it.
Lindstroem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lindstroem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindstroem throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lindstroem.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lindstroem throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Lindstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindstroem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindstroem misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Lindstroem is predictable there
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lindstroem. That's going to slow Hall down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindstroem.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Lindstroem throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Lindstroem.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
Lindstroem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall cracks Lindstroem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lindstroem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lindstroem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lindstroem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lindstroem lands a big head kick that sends Hall to the canvas! Lindstroem follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soeren Lindstroem!
Soeren Lindstroem is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Soeren Lindstroem started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.