PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilleo Katsidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Sara - Weatherman. 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.

Hale
vs
Katsidis

174 cm
33
177 lbs
31 - 13 - 2

182 cm
28
177 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof
Bos Energy MMA159.4

Hellbent
Invictus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achilleo Katsidis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsidis lunges at Hale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hale's hand.
Good exchange - Katsidis coming out on top.
Hale avoids the head kick by Katsidis.
Hale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hale thows a leg kick but Katsidis checks it
and Katsidis counters with a nice body kick.
Katsidis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katsidis misses with a looping left.
Hale works Katsidis's body with a nice hook.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Katsidis throws a low kick but Hale avoids it.
Hale is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katsidis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsidis lands with an uppercut that bounces Hale off the cage and back into range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Hale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katsidis throws out the jab.
Hale seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale scores with a leg kick.
Hale cracks the inside of Katsidis's front leg.
Katsidis scores with a leg kick.
Katsidis avoids a kick to the body.
Katsidis misses with a hook. Hale ducked under it nicely.
Katsidis throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Katsidis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Hale misses.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Katsidis.
Katsidis throws a push kick but Hale slaps the foot to one side.
Hale tries to counter with a takedown but Katsidis is quick to defend against it.
Katsidis throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Katsidis.
Katsidis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katsidis scores with a hook to the body. Hale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis swings widly with a right hand
and Hale counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsidis lands a jab-cross combination.
Katsidis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katsidis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hale if he has to take too many more of those.
Hale throws a body punch but Katsidis moves out of range.
Hale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Katsidis is rocked!
Katsidis throws a lazy uppercut
and Hale counters with a right hand from hell and Katsidis is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Hale!
A very excited looking Brandon Hale rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.