PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alice In Chains - Rooster. This should be fireworks!

Hill
vs
Cortez

166 cm
31
144 lbs
22 - 3 - 1

173 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy)

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 22 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tico Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing.
Cortez is looking to slow Hill down with leg kicks.
Hill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Cortez wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Hill lands a head kick. Cortez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Cortez thows a body shot but no joy.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Hill gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Hill checks it
and Hill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trinity Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cortez connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Cortez jabs at Hill's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hill throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez moves out of range of the body kick.
Cortez moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Hill cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Hill is looking to wear down Cortez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick lands from Hill.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hill's knee momentarily.
Hill throws a shot to the body.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Cortez moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Hill cracks Cortez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Cortez moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trinity Hill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cortez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trinity Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hill.
Hill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.

Cortez moves into the clinch.
Hill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill stalling.
Hill blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Hill.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Cortez cracks Hill with a nice body shot.
Hill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hill has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hill.
A bit of stalling here from Cortez.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill lands with a left to the head.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill lands a left hand.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cortez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Hill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cortez is rocked!
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Tico Cortez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Hill as the two fighters clinch.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Cortez lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
Hill tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Hill tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Hill scores with a shoulder strike.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hill finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hill as Cortez tries to tie him up.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cortez to his knees! Hill keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinity Hill!
Trinity Hill retains his bantamweight title!