PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fu Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hill
vs
Manchu

203 cm
30
288 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
31
250 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fu Manchu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
Hill wants to slow Manchu down by chopping away at his legs.
Manchu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Manchu moved out of range nicely.
Manchu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hill eats them both and turns towards Manchu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Bobby Hill has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Hill finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Manchu throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Hill connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Manchu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hill tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Manchu is in Hill's guard.
Manchu postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Manchu is fighting to break Hill's control of his arms but Hill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hill working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Manchu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Manchu from controlling successfully.
Manchu wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Manchu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill has Manchu pulled in close to control his posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Bobby Hill wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Bobby Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manchu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manchu scores with a jab.
Manchu lands a head shot.
Bobby Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manchu avoids the body shot from Hill.
Manchu jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hill under the eye.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Manchu checks a low kick from Hill.
Manchu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manchu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hill cracks the inside of Manchu's front leg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manchu.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manchu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Manchu moved away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hill enables Manchu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hill manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Manchu preventing the sweep.
Manchu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manchu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manchu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
Manchu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Manchu from controlling successfully.
Manchu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manchu lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manchu trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Manchu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manchu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill looking to control.
Manchu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manchu slips nicely into half guard.
Manchu is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manchu is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fu Manchu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Hill's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A left lands for Manchu.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Manchu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice shot lands for Manchu.
Manchu throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manchu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hill.
Manchu throws a combination. Hill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
A head kick misses from Hill.
Manchu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill lands a slapping body shot.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
Manchu connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill scores with a leg kick.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Manchu moves out of range easily.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Manchu counters with a left to the body.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manchu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hill has time to react.
Hill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Fu Manchu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manchu throws a one two combo.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Manchu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Manchu from controlling successfully.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manchu is controlling him.
Fu Manchu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manchu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manchu lands a couple of elbows.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manchu throws a big right hand that misses.

Manchu has gone for a leg lock! Hill slips out almost immediately though and dives into Manchu's guard.
Manchu looking for a sweep. Not yet Manchu, not yet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manchu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Manchu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manchu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu wants to stand and escape but Hill is having none of it.

Manchu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hill defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill trying to control but Manchu is working from the bottom.
Hill has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hill looking to sit in guard and control but Manchu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manchu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fu Manchu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Hill's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Manchu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manchu counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bobby Hill's cut is getting worse.
Manchu lands a jab to the head.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
and Manchu counters with a straight right hand.
Manchu scores with a nice strike.
Manchu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill tries a low kick but Manchu avoids it.
Good work by Manchu as he checks the leg kick.
Manchu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manchu.
Fu Manchu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manchu's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill misses the body punch
enabling Manchu to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Manchu shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manchu.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Manchu is just out of range.
Manchu looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Hill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manchu, as that shot connected.
Manchu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manchu lands a slapping body shot.
Manchu looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Manchu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Manchu gets the takedown into side control.
Manchu trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manchu on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Manchu lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Manchu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hill tries to improve position but can't.
Manchu trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
You can see the frustration on Hill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill dodges the ground and pound from Manchu.
Manchu working the head with strikes.

Bobby Hill's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manchu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Manchu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Jeez, Bobby Hill's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Hill's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fu Manchu!
Fu Manchu is the new heavyweight champion!