PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Serial Killa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Guapo
vs
Hall

178 cm
26
165 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

178 cm
29
163 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Hall forces Guapo back against the cage and clinches.
Guapo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Guapo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guapo's calf.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Guapo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Guapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guapo thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Guapo throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guapo. That's going to slow Hall down.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guapo throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Guapo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
Guapo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guapo throws a sloppy head kick
and Hall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Guapo's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guapo 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 connects with a high kick.
Guapo misses with a leg kick
and Hall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Guapo.
Hall checks the leg kick.
Guapo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hall finds it's way round the side to connect with Guapo's head.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guapo misses with a low kick.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.

Guapo takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Guapo.
Guapo misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Guapo blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guapo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hall tries to break free but Guapo pushes him back against the cage.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guapo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Guapo, against the cage.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Guapo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Guapo moves out of range as Hall strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
Hall lands a body shot.
A head kick by Guapo misses
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Guapo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Hall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guapo's head.
Guapo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall missing with a left hand there. Guapo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guapo walks into a left hand.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall digs a good body shot into Guapo's ribs.
Guapo throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo misses with a looping left.
Guapo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall takes a swing at Guapo's ribcage but misses.
Guapo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hall thumps Guapo with a low kick.
Hall slips a straight right by Guapo.
Hall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guapo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Guapo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guapo scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guapo.
Guapo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall checks the leg kick.
A big left from Hall misses.
A head kick misses from Guapo.
Hall with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hall misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Guapo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Hall motions for Guapo to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Guapo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Guapo tries to tie him up.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall avoids the head kick by Guapo.

Guapo rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Guapo avoids the damage to the body.
Guapo has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guapo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Guapo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guapo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.

Guapo manages to break the clinch.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Hall lands an overhand right.

Guapo moves into the clinch.
Guapo has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Guapo.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Guapo.
Guapo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guapo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guapo takes an elbow to the temple.
Guapo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall is looking to control Guapo's arms but Guapo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guapo backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guapo lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Guapo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Guapo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall is looking to clinch but Guapo is avoiding it.
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.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guapo in his tracks.
Guapo lands with an overhand left.
Guapo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guapo throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Guapo circles away.
Guapo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Guapo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head kick but Guapo moves out of range.
Guapo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hall's calf.
Guapo moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Hall clinches up against the cage.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Guapo is blocking nicely.
Hall working aggressively here.
Guapo has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Guapo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Guapo.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Guapo.
Michael Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
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!
Hall lands a knee to the head.
Guapo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Guapo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Guapo has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Guapo, against the cage.
Guapo lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guapo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Guapo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hall if he has to take too many more of those.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Guapo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Guapo.
Guapo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Guapo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Guapo saw that one coming.
Guapo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall lands an overhand right.
Guapo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall swings widly with a right hand

and Guapo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guapo.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with some punches.

Guapo manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Guapo is predictable there
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall avoids the head kick by Guapo.

Guapo rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guapo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Guapo lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guapo's defenses.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guapo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guapo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Guapo is blocking nicely.
Guapo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guapo throws an elbow but misses.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guapo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Guapo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guapo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Guapo avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Guapo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall lands a right hand.
Guapo can't break the clinch.
Guapo trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guapo into the cage.
El Guapo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Guapo.
Guapo lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Guapo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall stalling.
Guapo lands an elbow inside.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guapo has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Guapo.
Hall lands a body shot.
Michael Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Hall.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guapo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guapo tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Guapo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guapo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Guapo.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Guapo controls his hands.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Guapo.
Hall misses with a knee strike.

Guapo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guapo misses with a leg kick
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Hall blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall swings widly with a right hand

and Guapo moves into the clinch.
Guapo throws an elbow but it misses.
Guapo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Guapo.

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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hall!
A relieved looking Michael Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.