PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Hill will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jennings
vs
Hill

165 cm
26
143 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

179 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Jennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jennings misses with a looping right.
Jennings dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jennings throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jennings is looking to clinch.
Hill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jennings cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hill is rocked!
Hill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jennings sprawls well. Jennings wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Jennings finish him?
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Hill seems to have recovered his senses.
Jennings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
Bobby Jennings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hill.
Jennings tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Jennings misses.

Jennings closes the distance and clinches.

Jennings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jennings closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hill's guard.
Jennings has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jennings wants to stand and escape but instead Hill has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hill stays in close to Jennings's body and controls the position.
Hill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jennings's head.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
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!
Jennings looking for a sweep. Not yet Jennings, not yet.

Jennings has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hill off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick.
Jennings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Jennings rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jennings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jennings slips a straight right by Hill.
No joy there for Jennings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jennings lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jennings wants it to stay on the feet.
Jennings darts in trying to clinch

and Hill counters with a takedown into side control.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill wants to control but Jennings is keeping him busy.
Jennings wants to get back to his feet.
Hill staying calm.
Jennings is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jennings knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hill wants to control but Jennings is keeping him busy.
Hill misses with the ground and pound.
Jennings tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jennings is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill wants to control the pace but Jennings is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill raining down shots from the mount!
Hill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jennings can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Hill will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jennings misses with a hook.

Jennings fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the cage.
Jennings stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Hill manages to pull guard.

Jennings decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hill, up you get!
Jennings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jennings counters with a three punch combo that has Hill backing up. Hill nods at Jennings to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Jennings.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jennings throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Bobby Jennings is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Jennings.

Jennings drops Hill with a left and a right! Oh, Hill is hurt - Jennings dives into side control looking to finish!
Hill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jennings wants to stand up but Hill is controlling the position.
Hill is pressing down on Jennings's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Jennings got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jennings has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
Jennings might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings wanted to stand there but Hill had control of the position.
Jennings trying to move into half guard but instead Hill has managed to sweep!
Jennings preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jennings is keeping the position for now.
Jennings is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Hill is pushing down on Jennings's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jennings is fighting to maintain full guard but Hill has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hill is trying to control. Jennings wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Hill is looking for a kimura here.
Hill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jennings does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hill's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hill's back!
Hill tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Jennings gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Jennings cracks a nice hook into Hill's ribs.
Jennings throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Jennings lands with a shot to the body.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Jennings.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jennings but Jennings pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab from Jennings.
Jennings throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Jennings lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bobby Jennings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hill.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jennings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Jennings dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jennings throws a left that rocks Hill and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jennings dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hill regain composure!
Jennings wants to stand but Hill has his arm trapped.
Hill is trying to control Jennings's posture but Jennings avoids it.
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!

Jennings stands up.
Jennings misses the jab.
Jennings throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Jennings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings misses with a wild combination.
Jennings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jennings's waist but Jennings gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jennings circles away.
Jennings rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jennings. Those never looked like landing.
Jennings sizes up Hill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jennings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jennings looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.

Hill gets caught napping as Jennings dives in and scores a takedown. Hill manages to retain guard.

Jennings stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jennings counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hill is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bobby Jennings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hill stops Jennings from getting back to his feet.
Hill wants to take a breather but Jennings is having none of it.
Hill prevents Jennings from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill stalling.
Hill wants to take a breather but Jennings is having none of it.
Jennings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
Hill slips a nice elbow through Jennings's hands, connecting with Jennings's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jennings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hill is trying to control. Jennings wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hill wants to free his trapped foot but Jennings is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jennings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jennings wants to get back to his feet.
Hill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jennings slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Jennings is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill landing with the ground and pound.
Hill stops Jennings from standing up.
Jennings trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jennings is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Jennings uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jennings looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Jennings showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jennings 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Jennings!
Bobby Jennings very nearly forgot to thank FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.