PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hill
vs
Tanner

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hill. That did some damage!
Tanner throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanner tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Tanner throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
Tanner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hill checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanner.
Hill blocks a head kick by Tanner.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tanner misses with a head kick.
Tanner misses with a leg kick.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill lands a nice shot that snaps Tanner's head back.
Jason Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Hill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Tanner.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tanner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hill finds it's way round the side to connect with Tanner's head.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
Tanner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tanner walks into a left hand.
Tanner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner looks to land a body kick but Hill moved away.
Tanner throws a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Tanner misses with a body kick.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tanner - the referee stops the clock and Hill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tanner. Hill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner thumps Hill with a low kick.
Tanner throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tanner throws a chopping leg kick but Hill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill blocks the body kick.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanner throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tanner scoring well with a low kick there.
Tanner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hill moves out of range as Tanner throws a body kick.
Hill lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Tanner misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner walks into a left hand.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanner at a distance.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hill thuds a left hand into Tanner's body.
Tanner wants to land a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Tanner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hill moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanner.
Tanner tries to land a front kick but Hill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Tanner misses.
Hill avoids the head kick by Tanner.
Hill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hill.
Hill misses with a leg kick.
Hill is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill lands a jab to the nose.
Hill thuds a left hand into Tanner's body.
Jab by Hill.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hill.
Tanner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hill is out of range and Tanner settles back down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tanner - the referee stops the clock and Hill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tanner. Hill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tanner tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Tanner misses with a kick to the body.
Tanner throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jonah Hill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tanner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tanner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jonah Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanner misses with a low kick as Hill jumps back.
Hill attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hill throws a good cross that connects.
Hill lands a jab.
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner throws a push kick but Hill slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Tanner.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Tanner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner looks to land a body kick but Hill moved away.
Tanner throws a chopping leg kick but Hill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.
Hill lands with a straight right. Tanner didn't see that one coming.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
Tanner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tanner scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jonah Hill has been cut.
Tanner connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Tanner is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Tanner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanner should have avoided that one.
Tanner wants to land a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Tanner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tanner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hill blocks the body kick.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Hill moved away.
Hill scores with a jab.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Tanner throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Tanner misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner throws a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Tanner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tanner thuds his shin into the meat of Hill's side.
Tanner throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanner wants to slow Hill down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Tanner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hill checks a low kick from Tanner.
Hill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hill checks the leg kick.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Hill moved away.
Tanner tries to land a front kick but Hill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tanner throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
Tanner misses with a kick to the body.
Hill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner tries to score with a low kick but Hill moves his leg out of the way.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Tanner.
Tanner throws out a leg kick but Hill moves out of range and Tanner only half commits.
Both fighters circling a little - Tanner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tanner tries to score with a low kick but Hill moves his leg out of the way.
Tanner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tanner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonah 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. This is the final round!

Hill moves out of range of the body kick.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Hill connects with a single shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hill.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tanner.
Hill blocks a leg kick.
Tanner throws a front kick that sends Hill stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Hill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tanner takes one to the chin there.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill cracks a nice hook into Tanner's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner misses with a low kick as Hill jumps back.
Tanner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. Hill looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hill stuns Tanner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hill sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tanner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanner, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Tanner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tanner tries to score with a low kick but Hill moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Tanner misses.
Hill moves out of range as Tanner throws a body kick.
Tanner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tanner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hill.
Hill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanner throws the kick towards the body but Hill avoids it.
Tanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tanner tries to land a front kick but Hill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner throws a low kick, looking for Hill's leg but Hill calmly moves out of range.
Tanner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
Tanner connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanner.
Tanner misses with a body kick.
Tanner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hill avoids the head kick by Tanner.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill 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.
Tanner is looking to score with low kicks.
Tanner feints and then cracks Hill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hill down.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Tanner thumps Hill with a low kick.
Tanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Tanner.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a nice body kick.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tanner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Tanner!