PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miau Subsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miau Subsi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Subsi
vs
Hall

174 cm
29
192 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fishy Fighting

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miau Subsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hall!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Subsi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Subsi throws out the jab.
Subsi misses with a leg kick.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Subsi slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Subsi.
Subsi throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Subsi tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Subsi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Subsi misses the target.
Hall checks a low kick from Subsi.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Subsi looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Subsi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Subsi.
Ben Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Subsi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Subsi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Subsi walks into a left hand.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Subsi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Subsi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall throws a series of punches but Subsi avoids them all with ease.
Subsi throws a body kick that misses.

Subsi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Subsi connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subsi working the ground and pound but Hall is defending the strikes.
Hall wants to get back to his feet but Subsi drags him back down.
Hall is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Subsi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Subsi takes a little break here. Hall wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Subsi trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
Subsi working the body and head with strikes.
Hall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Subsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Hall moves into full guard.
Subsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subsi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Subsi prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Subsi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hall is looking for a triangle but Subsi pushes his legs off easily.
Subsi throwing strikes but missing.

Hall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Subsi defends it easily.
Subsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Subsi looking to pass the guard.
Hall controls Subsi momentarily but Subsi frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall working for a triangle but Subsi defends it easily.
Hall wants to get back to his feet but Subsi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Subsi postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Subsi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Subsi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hall working for a triangle but Subsi defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Subsi throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Miau Subsi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Subsi drives through with a takedown into Hall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Subsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is trying to control the position but Subsi postures up.
Miau Subsi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall being controlled here, momentarily.
Subsi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Subsi gets to his feet - Hall follows without any prompting.
Hall slips a straight right by Subsi.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Subsi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a right hand that Subsi ducks under and follows up with a left that Subsi also avoids with ease.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Subsi walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Subsi.
Hall lands with a right hand.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Subsi misses with a hook
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Subsi. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Subsi misses with a looping left.
Subsi lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Ben Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Subsi misses its intended target.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Subsi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Subsi misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Subsi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Subsi moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Subsi. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall throws a right hand that Subsi ducks under and follows up with a left that Subsi also avoids with ease.
Subsi takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Subsi misses the shot to the body.
Subsi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Subsi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters circling a little - Subsi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hall is breathing heavily.

Subsi feints and as Hall raises his hands in defense, Subsi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Subsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subsi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Subsi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hall is trying to improve his position.
Hall gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Subsi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Subsi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hall wants to control but Subsi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Subsi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Subsi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Subsi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Subsi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Subsi.
Hall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Subsi.
Hall is trying to control the position but Subsi postures up.
Subsi passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Subsi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall trying to hold on to Subsi's head to control him but Subsi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miau Subsi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Subsi jabs at Hall's body.
Subsi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall throws a series of punches but Subsi avoids them all with ease.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Subsi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Subsi misses the body punch
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Subsi misses the shot to the body.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Subsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall scores with a three punch combo!
Subsi avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Subsi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hall's calf.
Hall misses with the combination.
Subsi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Subsi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.

Subsi dives in and scores a takedown into Hall's guard.
Subsi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Subsi scoring with some ground and pound.
Subsi landing some decent shots from guard.
Miau Subsi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Subsi from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Subsi trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.

Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Subsi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Miau Subsi.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Subsi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ben Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Subsi counters with a good, hard body kick but Hall shrugs it off.
Subsi jabs Hall right on the nose. Hall blinks but takes it well.
Hall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Subsi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hall scrambles back to his feet.
Hall looks to land a combination but Subsi avoids it well.
Subsi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Subsi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Subsi.

Subsi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Subsi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall trying to hold on to Subsi's head to control him but Subsi postures up.
Subsi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Subsi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hall for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Miau Subsi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miau Subsi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Subsi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miau Subsi!
Miau Subsi gave a mention to Fishy Fighting in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).