PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go to Sleep. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gonzales
vs
Hill

191 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Gonzales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzales gets a takedown into half guard.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzales not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzales working the head and body with strikes.
Gonzales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hill tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hill trying to control from the bottom.
Hill is looking for a sweep. Gonzales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hill's head.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzales.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gonzales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hill to the mat! Hill manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales scoring with some ground and pound.

Hill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzales doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzales manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Gonzales wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Gonzales throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Gonzales scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Gonzales is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hill has escaped and now he's on top!
Gonzales has a closed guard, preventing Hill from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Hill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzales's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hill wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales pushes Hill off and gets back to his feet.
Hill tries for a takedown but Gonzales circles away easily

and Gonzales counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonzales throws a strike but Hill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hill preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gonzales prevents Hill from breaking the clinch.

Gonzales pulls guard.
Hill wants to stand but Gonzales is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gonzales escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Gonzales looking for a guillotine here but Hill defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Gonzales dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hill fails with the takedown

so Gonzales counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gonzales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzales might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzales looking to pass the guard.
Gonzales postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales throws and elbow that misses. Hill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzales's guard. Nice move by Hill!

Gonzales is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hill defends well.
Hill wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Gonzales working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hill doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gonzales counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hill won't be happy with that.
Hill is looking to reverse the position.
Hill is trying to control Gonzales's posture but Gonzales avoids it.
Gonzales in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hill parries the strikes from Gonzales easily there. Gonzales is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hill to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Hill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hill pushes Gonzales away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gonzales gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hill wants to control but Gonzales postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hill tries for a takedown but Gonzales circles away easily

and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.
Rafael Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hill.
Hill is trying to stall.
Gonzales connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mark Hill has been cut.

Gonzales gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gonzales will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Gonzales is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hill defends well.
Hill trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Hill advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hill trying to mount his opponent but Gonzales defends it.
Gonzales is trying to stand up here but Hill is controlling him well.

Hill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gonzales has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hill trying to control from Gonzales's half guard. Gonzales has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Gonzales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hill's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hill has his takedown stuffed

and Gonzales counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hill won't be happy with that.

Gonzales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gonzales lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hill down.
Hill is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gonzales's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gonzales is pressing down on Hill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hill is holding on for now.
Hill wants to control but Gonzales is keeping busy.
Gonzales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzales.
Hill is not content to let Gonzales control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Gonzales is controlling him
Gonzales not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gonzales shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hill manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hill controls Gonzales momentarily but Gonzales frees himself.
Gonzales throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzales is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gonzales counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gonzales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzales distracts Hill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzales working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gonzales stands up over Hill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rafael Gonzales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill trying to control the position.
Gonzales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzales.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzales is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill shoots and misses

and Gonzales counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hill!
Rafael Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hill.
A nice elbow there by Gonzales.
Gonzales throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hill sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill pushes Gonzales off looking to stand but Gonzales dives back in and keeps control.
Hill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzales.
Hill flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hill works his way to full guard. Good work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hill holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales throwing strikes but missing.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Gonzales is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Gonzales clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hill has his takedown stuffed

and Gonzales counters with a single leg into guard. Hill didn't expect that.
Gonzales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzales postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Gonzales throwing strikes but missing.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzales.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzales trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gonzales counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hill wants to improve his position but Gonzales is controlling well.
Gonzales trying to mount his opponent but Hill defends it.
Gonzales stops Hill from getting back to his feet.
Hill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?

Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales working the head and body with strikes.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Gonzales is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonzales prevents Hill from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill tries to clinch

and Gonzales counters with a shoot takedown. Hill fights it but they end up in guard.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzales throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gonzales is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzales is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzales postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gonzales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonzales trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hill is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gonzales has his hands clasped together but Hill extends an breaks Gonzales's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hill.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Hill!
Mark Hill is the new heavyweight champion!