PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Léonard Lucy (ranked 956 p4p, 772 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 141 p4p, 118 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lucy
vs
Hill

190 cm
36
197
21 - 17 - 0

185 cm
29
190
20 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Altitude Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

Core Combat

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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Léonard Lucy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Hill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lucy on the side of the head.
Hill lands the left hand.
Lucy lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Lucy misses the shot to the body.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Lucy's head but Lucy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Lucy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hill slips under a jab from Lucy.
Lucy loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Lucy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill connects with a jab.
Hill connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucy throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
Lucy connects with a high kick.
Lucy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Hill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lucy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lucy blocks a jab.
Lucy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill tries for a takedown but Lucy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lucy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill shoots in for a double leg but Lucy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Léonard Lucy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Hill.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lucy misses with a straight left.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hill throws a body punch but Lucy moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Léonard Lucy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hill.
Lucy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hill in his tracks.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucy moves away.
Hill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hill.
Lucy throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lucy scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
Lucy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill lands a jab to the head.
Lucy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill 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.
Lucy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucy throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucy connects with a leg kick.
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Hill.
Lucy misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Lucy misses its intended target.
Hill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucy throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Lucy takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Lucy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hill under the eye.
Hill misses with a hook. Lucy ducked under it nicely.
Lucy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Lucy throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lucy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lucy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucy misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lucy as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Lucy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab from Lucy.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucy throws a counter high kick but Hill was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Lucy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Lucy. That snapped Hill's head back.
Hill connects with a nice looking jab.
Hill shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucy.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Lucy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Lucy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucy takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Lucy throws a leg kick but Hill moved away.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucy lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Lucy misses.
Lucy throws a chopping leg kick but Hill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucy.
Lucy lands a head shot.
Lucy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lucy throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Lucy moves away from the strike by Hill.
Hill swings for the body but Lucy moves out of range.
Lucy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Lucy throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lucy on the side of the head.
Hill scores with a jab. Lucy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Léonard Lucy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lucy misses with an uppercut.
Lucy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lucy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lucy connects with a body shot.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucy is just out of range.
Lucy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lucy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lucy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hill throws a leg kick but Lucy checks it.
A good leg kick by Lucy.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Léonard Lucy is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucy.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lucy as he connects with a hook.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Hill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucy can pounce on him.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hill 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.
Hill cracks Lucy with an open hand slap.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lucy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lucy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucy.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hill!
Some bone on bone action there as Hill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lucy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucy misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucy.
Lucy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucy lands a head shot.
Lucy throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucy misses with a low kick.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucy moves away.
Lucy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Lucy moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Lucy.
Lucy misses with an uppercut.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Lucy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Lucy finds it's target.
Hill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucy scores with a decent looking hook.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hill on the side of the head.
Lucy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucy. Lucy obviously looking to wear him down.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Hill throws a body punch but Lucy moves out of range.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Lucy saw that one coming.
Lucy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lucy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Lucy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lucy avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill moves away from the strike by Lucy.
Hill throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Lucy. That snapped Hill's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucy looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Lucy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lucy swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Hill lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucy's head.
Lucy looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucy.
Lucy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill throws a body punch but Lucy moves out of range.
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lucy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lucy lands with a nice body punch.
Lucy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hill swings for the body but Lucy moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Léonard Lucy dominated that second round.
That's time! Lucy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lucy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lucy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hill is out of range and Lucy settles back down.
Lucy scores with a body shot.
Hill checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill checks a low kick from Lucy.
Hill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
Lucy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill checks a low kick from Lucy.
Lucy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucy takes one on the button.
Lucy lands a head kick!
Lucy takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Lucy misses with a low kick.
A big right from Hill misses.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucy.
Hill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill throws a right hand that Lucy ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucy also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws the left hand but Lucy avoids the punch easily.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hill lands a jab to Lucy's midsection.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Lucy.
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Lucy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hill.
Lucy misses with a hook.
Hill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Hill misses.
Lucy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lucy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill swings for the body but Lucy moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Lucy.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Lucy.
Lucy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.
Lucy blocks an elbow strike from Hill.
A head punch on the inside from Lucy fails to land.
Lucy lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
Lucy pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucy blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucy.

Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lucy lands with a nice body punch.
Lucy connects with a leg kick.
Lucy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Lucy blocks a low kick nicely.
Lucy wants to land a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Lucy tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Lucy moved out of range nicely.
Lucy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lucy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucy throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucy at a distance.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucy throws out the jab.
Hill throws out a counter right but Lucy avoids it with no problem.
Hill connects with a leg kick.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucy.
Hill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lucy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hill moves forwards but Lucy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Lucy.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Hill is rocked!
Lucy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hill drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lucy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hill's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Léonard Lucy!
An out of breath Léonard Lucy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Scott Hill was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.