PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hillbilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hillbilly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Love Country Music (And I'd Rather Fight Than Switch). Crump has chosen ac/dc- Higheway to Hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Hillbilly
vs
Crump

188 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

190 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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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 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Hillbilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Crump!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillbilly misses with a straight left.

Hillbilly takes the fight into the clinch.

Hillbilly breaks from the clinch.
Hillbilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hillbilly tries to clinch up but Crump circles away and keeps his distance.
Crump wants to clinch but Hillbilly slips to the side
and Hillbilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crump misses with a few strikes there.
Crump on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Hillbilly.

Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crump is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hillbilly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hillbilly connects with a nice short shot to Crump's temple.
Crump is looking to improve his position.
Hillbilly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crump defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hillbilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hillbilly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crump wants to get back to his feet.
Crump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hillbilly.
Hillbilly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hillbilly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crump's head.
Hillbilly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump is looking to control Hillbilly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crump avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hillbilly throws a sloppy head kick and Crump moves out of range easily.
Hillbilly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hillbilly misses with a wild combination.
Hillbilly lands with an uppercut that bounces Crump off the cage and back into rage.
Hillbilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hillbilly has managed to clinch.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Hillbilly has Crump pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crump manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hillbilly can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hillbilly breaks the clinch.

Hillbilly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hillbilly showed some decent athleticism there.
Hillbilly lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crump makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hillbilly lands with a right hand.
Hillbilly tries to clinch up but Crump circles away and keeps his distance.
William Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crump tries to clinch up

and Hillbilly counters with a single leg into guard. Crump didn't expect that.
Hillbilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hillbilly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hillbilly throws and elbow that misses. Crump uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hillbilly's guard. Nice move by Crump!

Crump got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hillbilly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crump has managed to get both his arms back between Hillbilly's legs - danger averted.
Hillbilly is wriggling around but Crump manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump trying to control from half guard but Hillbilly is working away.
Hillbilly regains full guard. Nicely done.

Hillbilly pushes Crump off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Hillbilly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hillbilly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hillbilly is breathing heavily.
Crump is trying to stand back up but Hillbilly is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Hillbilly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hillbilly shoots in for a double leg but Crump sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crump lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hillbilly backs up against the cage.

It looks like Henry Hillbilly has been cut.

Hillbilly rushes Crump and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hillbilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crump gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hillbilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hillbilly lands a jab-cross combination.
Hillbilly swinging wildly here.

Hillbilly darts in and clinches Crump up against the cage.

Hillbilly lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Crump manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hillbilly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hillbilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hillbilly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hillbilly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crump avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillbilly throwing strikes from guard but Crump blocks nicely.
Crump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hillbilly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hillbilly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hillbilly prevents Crump from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crump throws out a loose jab but Hillbilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hillbilly slips a straight right by Crump.
Crump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hillbilly throws out the jab.
Hillbilly with a nice cross.
Crump throws a head kick that misses.
Crump slips a jab from Hillbilly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Crump gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hillbilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Hillbilly as the two fighters clinch.
Crump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hillbilly.
Crump misses with a knee strike.
Crump avoids the elbow strike from Hillbilly, against the cage.
Crump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hillbilly.
A short right from Hillbilly.
Crump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crump is looking to control Hillbilly's arms but Hillbilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crump has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hillbilly as the two fighters clinch.

Hillbilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hillbilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crump lands a head kick!
Hillbilly clobbers Crump with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Hillbilly gets a clinch.
Hillbilly tries to score a body lock takedown but Crump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hillbilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillbilly fails with the takedown.
Crump slips a straight right by Hillbilly.
Hillbilly looks to land a body kick but Crump moved away.
A big right from Hillbilly misses.
Hillbilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry Hillbilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hillbilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hillbilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hillbilly is looking to clinch but Crump is avoiding it.
Crump blocks a head kick by Hillbilly.
Crump wants to clinch.
Crump ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Crump moves into the clinch successfully.
Hillbilly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crump tries to stall but Hillbilly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crump.
Crump prevents a body shot from Hillbilly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hillbilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crump gets underhooks to prevent Hillbilly's takedown attempt.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Hillbilly tries to stall but Crump uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crump lands an elbow just above Hillbilly 's eye.
Hillbilly lands a nice shot to the body.
Hillbilly wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hillbilly misses with the head strike.

Crump breaks from the clinch.
Hillbilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hillbilly.
Nice straight punches there by Hillbilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hillbilly.
Crump tries to clinch but Hillbilly moves out of range.
Hillbilly throws a hook but Crump blocks it.
Hillbilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crump counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crump throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crump throws a series of punches but Hillbilly moves out of range.
Hillbilly wants to clinch up but Crump keeps it at a distance.
Hillbilly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crump's waist but Crump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hillbilly off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William Crump will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henry Hillbilly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hillbilly is looking to clinch but Crump is avoiding it.
Hillbilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crump as he jumps to the side.
Crump thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hillbilly if he has to take too many more of those.
A punch combination from Crump misses.
Crump fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henry Hillbilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crump throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hillbilly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crump lands a head kick. Hillbilly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hillbilly avoids the head kick by Crump.
Hillbilly looks to clinch

and Crump counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Hillbilly can't get the takedown.
Crump digs a right hand into Hillbilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hillbilly's gas tank.
Crump lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Crump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Crump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hillbilly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Crump counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump scores with a hook to the body.
Crump lands a knee to the head.
Crump using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hillbilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crump misses with an elbow over the top.
Hillbilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crump landing knees to the head.
Crump tries a knee to the head but Hillbilly blocks it.
Crump wants to stall.
Hillbilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crump or not.
Crump is pressed up against the cage. Hillbilly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crump down to the mat. Crump avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hillbilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hillbilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crump, pushing him back against the cage.
Hillbilly managing to block the knees to the body from Crump.
Hillbilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crump.
Hillbilly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crump gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crump swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hillbilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hillbilly clinches but Crump breaks the clinch
and Crump counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump is looking to clinch but Hillbilly is avoiding it.
Hillbilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Crump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crump keeps the fight on the outside.
Crump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
William Crump seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hillbilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hillbilly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crump fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Crump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hillbilly prevents Crump from breaking the clinch.
Hillbilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crump misses with an elbow strike.
Crump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crump trying to land knees to the body.
Hillbilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crump or not.

Hillbilly manages to break the clinch.
Crump looks to throw the jab but Hillbilly is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crump gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Crump wants to stand but Hillbilly is controlling the position.
Hillbilly working some strikes from top position.
Hillbilly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crump preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crump working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hillbilly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump wants to sweep but no luck.
Hillbilly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hillbilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Crump circles away.
Crump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hillbilly cracks Crump with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crump throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hillbilly moves into the clinch.
Hillbilly works on Crump's body with a couple of short punches.
Crump is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hillbilly is defending well for now.
Hillbilly is leaning against Crump and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Hillbilly lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillbilly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crump's head.
Hillbilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Crump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crump has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Crump!