PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Siloposki
vs
Hall

190 cm
35
193 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

185 cm
32
198 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki misses with a combination
and Hall counters with a body kick that stops Siloposki in his tracks momentarily.
Siloposki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Siloposki's sensitive parts.
Siloposki misses with a looping right.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Siloposki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Siloposki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.
Siloposki ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.

Oooooh!!! Hall has knocked Siloposki down with a huge combo! Hall steps away and waves a wobbly Siloposki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Siloposki is rocked!
Hall throws a leg kick but Siloposki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siloposki throws a head kick that Hall semi-blocks.
Siloposki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Siloposki missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siloposki throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.

Siloposki darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Siloposki.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Siloposki's head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Siloposki, against the cage.
Siloposki has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Siloposki has double underhooks.
Siloposki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Siloposki avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the cage.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Siloposki has the dominant position.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Hank Hall has been cut.

Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siloposki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a right and a left that Siloposki avoids nicely.
Hall staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Siloposki misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Siloposki scores with a decent looking hook.
Siloposki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siloposki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Siloposki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Siloposki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a one two combo.
Siloposki looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall with a jab.

Sampsa Siloposki's cut is getting worse.
Siloposki tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siloposki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Siloposki connects with a nice looking jab.
Siloposki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Siloposki with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Siloposki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hall slips a straight right by Siloposki.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Siloposki moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Siloposki throws an elbow but it misses.
Siloposki scores with a shoulder strike.
Siloposki misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siloposki blocks an uppercut.
Siloposki cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Siloposki lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Siloposki tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Siloposki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siloposki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Hank Hall's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siloposki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Siloposki is controlling the position.
Siloposki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siloposki leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hank Hall will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Siloposki misses the jab.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Siloposki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Siloposki closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Siloposki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siloposki.
Siloposki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Siloposki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Siloposki controls his hands.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siloposki throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Siloposki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a head kick. That will keep Siloposki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siloposki moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Siloposki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hank Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Siloposki scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siloposki manages to avoid it.
Siloposki misses with a looping right.
Siloposki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Siloposki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Siloposki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall misses with a hook.
Siloposki cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
Siloposki pushes Hall away with a front kick.
Hall stalks Siloposki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Siloposki's face. Siloposki staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Siloposki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hank Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Siloposki misses the target.
Siloposki doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Siloposki lands an overhand right.
Siloposki lands with a right hand.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall avoids the head kick by Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a big shot that misses.
Siloposki takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siloposki.
Siloposki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siloposki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Siloposki gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siloposki stalling in the clinch.
Hall prevents a body shot from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Siloposki tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Siloposki tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Siloposki back against the cage.
Siloposki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sampsa Siloposki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Siloposki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki lands with a left to the head.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Siloposki.
Hall gets underhooks to prevent Siloposki's takedown attempt.
Hall prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sampsa Siloposki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siloposki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Siloposki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siloposki's brow.
Siloposki lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siloposki working aggressively here.
Siloposki tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Siloposki has him pressed against the cage.
Siloposki is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Siloposki into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siloposki blocking some punches.
Siloposki taking a breather.
Siloposki can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sampsa Siloposki will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Siloposki cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Siloposki misses its intended target.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.

Siloposki takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siloposki effectively controlling the action here.
Siloposki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siloposki tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki stalls.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall gets through Siloposki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Siloposki tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Siloposki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Siloposki swings widly with a right hand
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siloposki slips a jab from Hall.
Siloposki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siloposki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Siloposki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siloposki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Siloposki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall lands a nice hook to Siloposki's body. Siloposki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hall swings for the body but Siloposki moves out of range.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siloposki throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Siloposki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Siloposki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws a series of punches but Siloposki moves out of range.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Siloposki scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Siloposki.
Hall moves out of range as Siloposki throws a body kick.

Siloposki darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Siloposki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siloposki has Hall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sampsa Siloposki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Siloposki moves out of range easily.
Siloposki throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall moves out of range as Siloposki strikes.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall lands with a straight right. Siloposki didn't see that one coming.
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!
Siloposki looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Siloposki defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall works over Siloposki's head and body with a nice combination.

Sampsa Siloposki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Siloposki wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Siloposki wants to clinch.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Siloposki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hall counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siloposki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siloposki throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hank Hall.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!