PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen Alice In Chains - Rooster as his entrance music. Cameron St James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

St James
vs
Hill

177 cm
26
145 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

166 cm
30
144 lbs
21 - 3 - 1

Great wrestler
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for St James on that attempt.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
letting St James counter with a right hand.
St James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from St James.
Hill swings for the body but St James moves out of range.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St James wants to clinch.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from St James is predictable there
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St James lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St James scores a takedown into full mount!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
St James sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hill wants to control but St James is having none of it.
St James punishing his opponent with strikes.
St James unloading with bombs!
Hill is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
St James landing strikes from the mount and Hill is in trouble!
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
St James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St James throwing strikes but Hill recovers to half guard. A much better position.
St James is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but St James is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but St James is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill is not content to let St James control the position.
Hill tries to roll over but St James keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
St James working Hill over with strikes.
St James trying to pass the guard but Hill defending well.
St James is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hill is not content to let St James control the position.
St James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hill tries to roll over but St James keeps him under control.
St James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hill's head.
St James slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James thows a huge punch but Hill dodges it nicely.
St James 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.
Hill looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but St James is very close to passing his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from St James there.
St James has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! St James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hill wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron St James dominated that round.
That's time! St James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hill with a hook.
St James misses with a low kick.
St James misses with a wild body shot.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on St James's shoulder, as St James tries to avoid the shot.
St James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses St James's front leg but catches the back leg as St James tries to avoid it.
St James lands with a nice body punch.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Hill blocks the low kick.
St James defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
St James moves forwards but Hill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from St James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James misses the shot to the body.
Hill swings for the body but St James moves out of range.
Hill scores with a nice right hand.

St James is rocked!
Hill throws a lazy right hand but St James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh St James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill throws a good cross that connects.
St James throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St James checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill tries to bum rush St James with a series of wild strikes but St James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hill.
That kick from Hill tenderised St James's leg. St James is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St James.
St James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hill swivels and escapes.
St James throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill throws a body punch but St James moves out of range.
Hill cracks a nice hook into St James's ribs.
Trinity Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill thuds his shin into the meat of St James's side.
St James seems to have got his legs back now.
St James throws a leg kick
and Hill counters with a body kick.
St James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Hill.
St James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
St James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hill sprawls well. Hill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St James gets slowly back to his feet.
Hill throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill rushes St James with punches - St James moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, St James goes down! Hill follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinity Hill!
Trinity Hill is the new bantamweight champion!