PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Dry County. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

de Souza
vs
Hall

183 cm
25
177 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

178 cm
24
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Hall!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
de Souza lands a head kick!
de Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Souza. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before de Souza can pounce on him.
de Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
de Souza throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
de Souza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from de Souza.
de Souza throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
de Souza throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
de Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. de Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Michael Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
de Souza throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. de Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
de Souza looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
de Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hall counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Hall blocks the leg kick.
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from de Souza.
de Souza misses with a head kick.
de Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
de Souza thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. de Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head kick that de Souza semi-blocks.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by de Souza.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on de Souza's shoulder, as de Souza tries to avoid the shot.
de Souza is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall moves out of range as de Souza throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago de Souza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

de Souza needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
de Souza tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Thiago de Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall scores with a push kick.
de Souza tries to work over Hall's front leg with a kick but Hall checks it.
Hall looks to land a combination. de Souza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Hall misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hall.
Hall catches de Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lets loose with a powerful body kick. de Souza will feel that in the morning.
Michael Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from de Souza misses.
Michael Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
de Souza stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by de Souza.
de Souza misses with a body shot.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from de Souza 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.
de Souza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped de Souza's head back.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles de Souza. de Souza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
de Souza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall tries a low kick but de Souza avoids it.
de Souza tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a jab when de Souza was well out of range.
de Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
de Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. de Souza pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
de Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and de Souza moves out of range easily.
de Souza thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall defending well as de Souza loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from de Souza is predictable there
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
de Souza tries to work over Hall's front leg with a kick but Hall checks it.
de Souza takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall lands a nice hook to de Souza's body. de Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Hall misses.
de Souza ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall throws a right hand that de Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that de Souza also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Souza tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from de Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a head shot.
de Souza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
de Souza connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as de Souza backs up against the cage.
de Souza throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
de Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
de Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
de Souza throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
de Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
de Souza shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
de Souza misses with a body shot
and Hall counters with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from de Souza misses.
Hall throws a combination. de Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
de Souza is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza misses the shot to the body.
de Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
de Souza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
de Souza misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

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