PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Crawford (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 genuis that is Alice In Chains - Rooster. Jack Crawford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hill
vs
Crawford

166 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Crawford!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill blocks a jab.
A shot to de liver by Crawford. Beautiful body shot.
Hill lands with a cross.
Crawford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Crawford throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.
Crawford misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Jack Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford misses with a left hand
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Hill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hill.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill tries a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
Crawford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crawford closes the distance but Hill moves to the side
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawford thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hill's head.
Crawford tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crawford throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Crawford lands a two punch combo.
Crawford misses with a body shot.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawford throws out the jab.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Crawford.
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Crawford swinging wilding here.
Crawford clinches but Hill breaks the clinch
and Hill counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hill slow jab from Crawford misses its intended target.
A big left from Crawford misses.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Hill.
Crawford throws a lazy uppercut
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawford throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hill throws a leg kick but Crawford moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses the shot to the body.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Crawford cracks Hill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crawford throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Crawford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hill misses with a hook. Crawford ducked under it nicely.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and Crawford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crawford closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Crawford misses with a looping right.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawford thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Crawford.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawford throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Hill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Crawford thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trinity Hill dominated that round.
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.

Hill moves out of range of the leg kick from Crawford.
Crawford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawford.
Crawford swinging wilding here.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Hill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crawford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill cracks Crawford with an open hand slap.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford wants to clinch
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Crawford jabs Hill right on the nose. Hill blinks but takes it well.
Hill throws a hook but Crawford avoids it easily.
Crawford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Crawford.
Crawford cracks Hill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crawford throws a poor cross that misses
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Crawford 's knee.
Crawford tries to clinch but Hill moves away
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Crawford moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawford throws a good cross that connects.
Crawford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawford scores with a nice right hand.
Hill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawford misses with a lunging right hand
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Crawford slips a jab from Hill.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawford closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Crawford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crawford slips a straight right by Hill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford swings widly with a right hand
and Hill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crawford's knee momentarily.
Crawford closes the distance but Hill moves to the side
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Crawford.
Crawford throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Crawford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawford works the jab nicely.
Crawford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford misses with a hook
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Crawford throws an off balance right hand
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Crawford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawford waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hill.
Hill takes a swing at Crawford's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch but Hill moves away
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawford swings widly with a right hand
and Hill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hill throws a low kick, looking for Crawford's leg but Crawford calmly moves out of range.
Crawford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill lands a with a good body shot.
Crawford clinches but Hill breaks the clinch
and Hill counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Crawford.
Hill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crawford counters with a one-two to the body.
Hill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crawford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawford thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trinity Hill dominated that second round.
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!

Crawford misses the body punch
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Hill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Hill.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Hill digs a good body shot into Crawford's ribs.
Crawford swings widly with a right hand
and Hill counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.
Crawford jabs at Hill's body.
Hill throws a hook but Crawford avoids it easily.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crawford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Crawford throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
A choreographed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Crawford tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill thuds a left hand into Crawford's body.
Crawford darts in trying to clinch
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A choreographed right hand from Crawford misses the target.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and Crawford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crawford takes a step back to recover.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford misses with a right hand
and Hill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Crawford swings widly with a right hand
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Crawford slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Crawford digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Crawford misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Crawford misses with a straight left.
Crawford misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawford. That did some damage!
Hill defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford cracks Hill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crawford wants to clinch
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawford thinking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawford lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trinity Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trinity Hill!