PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). wa Za Banga has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hilo
vs
Ngbendu wa Za Banga

178 cm
25
168 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

186 cm
29
161 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

[JMFC] 160!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Hilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilo misses with an uppercut
and wa Za Banga counters with a leg kick.
Johnny Hilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wa Za Banga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
wa Za Banga throws a solid leg kick but Hilo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at wa Za Banga.
Hilo throws a leg kick which misses wa Za Banga's front leg but catches the back leg as wa Za Banga tries to avoid it.
A low kick from wa Za Banga is predictable there
and Hilo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

wa Za Banga gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hilo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
wa Za Banga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
wa Za Banga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hilo throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilo trying to control the position from guard on top but wa Za Banga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hilo throws a big right hand that misses.
wa Za Banga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hilo is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hilo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hilo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
wa Za Banga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
wa Za Banga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hilo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
wa Za Banga trying to control the position.
Hilo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
wa Za Banga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilo stays in close to wa Za Banga's body and controls the position.
Hilo postures up and lands a big shot to wa Za Banga's brow.
wa Za Banga is trying to hold Hilo in close to prevent damage but Hilo has managed to pass into half guard.
Hilo is nestled in close to wa Za Banga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
wa Za Banga tries to get to full guard but Hilo has control of the leg.
Hilo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga is not content to let Hilo control the position.
Hilo working over wa Za Banga with some ground and pound. wa Za Banga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
wa Za Banga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hilo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
wa Za Banga is staying active underneath Hilo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
wa Za Banga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hilo.
wa Za Banga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hilo.
Hilo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hilo trying to pass the guard but wa Za Banga defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
wa Za Banga wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hilo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps wa Za Banga's head backwards.
Hilo throws a chopping leg kick but wa Za Banga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hilo throws a hook to the side of wa Za Banga's head but wa Za Banga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilo swings widly with a right hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice uppercut.
wa Za Banga misses with a leg kick
and Hilo counters with a left to the body.
wa Za Banga throws a lazy body kick
and Hilo counters with a three punch combo that has wa Za Banga backing up. wa Za Banga nods at Hilo to acknowledge the strikes.
Hilo staying out of range there.
Hilo lands a leg kick that knocks wa Za Banga off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wa Za Banga tries to score with a low kick but Hilo moves his leg out of the way.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Hilo finds it's target.
wa Za Banga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilo.
wa Za Banga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hilo misses with a left hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a straight right hand.
Hilo connects with a leg kick. wa Za Banga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hilo lands a lovely overhand right.
Hilo throws a leg kick that is checked
and wa Za Banga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hilo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hilo swings widly with a right hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilo swings widly with a right hand
and wa Za Banga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
wa Za Banga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hilo is out of range and wa Za Banga settles back down.
Hilo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and wa Za Banga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Hilo counters with a low kick, right behind wa Za Banga 's knee.
Hilo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hilo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hilo checks a leg kick.
Hilo thows a leg kick but wa Za Banga checks it
and wa Za Banga counters with an outside leg kick.
Hilo misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hilo misses with a jab to the body
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice leg kick.
Hilo throws a leg kick
and wa Za Banga counters with a straight right hand.
Hilo misses with a hook
enabling wa Za Banga to counter with a crisp jab.
Hilo misses with a left hand
and Hilo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hilo 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.
Hilo misses with a body punch
and wa Za Banga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hilo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
wa Za Banga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hilo lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilo throws a chopping leg kick but wa Za Banga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hilo throws a leg kick
and wa Za Banga counters with a body kick that stops Hilo in his tracks momentarily.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as wa Za Banga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hilo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hilo misses with a body shot
and wa Za Banga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
wa Za Banga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hilo misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hilo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hilo throws an off balance right hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a body kick.

Hilo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. wa Za Banga did well to prevent Hilo getting side control.
wa Za Banga gets full guard.
Hilo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hilo 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.
Hilo won't allow wa Za Banga to sweep him here.
wa Za Banga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hilo wants to control from the top but wa Za Banga keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hilo stopping the sweep attempt from wa Za Banga.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Hilo just wasn't active enough.
wa Za Banga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hilo misses with a right hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hilo throws a nice looking combination but wa Za Banga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hilo misses with a right hand
enabling wa Za Banga to counter with a crisp jab.
Hilo misses with a right hand
and wa Za Banga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga throws the kick towards the body but Hilo avoids it.
wa Za Banga tests Hilo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilo misses with a right hand
letting wa Za Banga counter with a right hand.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Hilo counters with an outside leg kick.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
and Hilo counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga misses with a leg kick
and Hilo counters with a nice leg kick.
Hilo thows a leg kick but wa Za Banga checks it
and wa Za Banga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hilo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
wa Za Banga motions for Hilo to come forward. wa Za Banga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from wa Za Banga tenderised Hilo's leg. Hilo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hilo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hilo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilo shoots in for a double leg but wa Za Banga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for wa Za Banga.
Hilo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hilo throws a solid leg kick but wa Za Banga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hilo.
wa Za Banga misses with a hook. Hilo ducked under it nicely.
wa Za Banga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
wa Za Banga throws a lazy uppercut
and Hilo counters with a nice low kick that buckles wa Za Banga's knee momentarily.
Hilo tries to land a body kick
and wa Za Banga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
wa Za Banga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hilo is able to avoid easily.
Hilo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga.
I think Hilo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hilo!