PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianni Gargiullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hill
vs
Gargiullo

188 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamie Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianni Gargiullo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gargiullo scores with a hook.

It looks like Jamie Hill has been cut.
Hill is looking to clinch but Gargiullo is avoiding it.

Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into Gargiullo's guard.
Hill passes Gargiullo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gargiullo is trying to control but can't.
Gargiullo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hill passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gargiullo!
Gargiullo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gargiullo is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gargiullo is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill avoids the attempt from Gargiullo to control.
Hill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gargiullo is trying to escape the mount.
Hill controlling the pace for now.
Hill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gargiullo because Hill loaded up on that one.
Hill looking to control but Gargiullo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Hill has hold of Gargiullo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gargiullo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill trying to control but Gargiullo is having none of it.
Gargiullo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hill controls Gargiullo momentarily but Gargiullo frees himself.
Gargiullo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
Gargiullo throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Gargiullo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gargiullo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Hill looking to control.

Gargiullo has gone for a leg lock! Hill slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gargiullo's guard.

Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gargiullo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill trying to control but Gargiullo is working from the bottom.
Gargiullo controlling Hill's posture.

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 forces his way into half guard.
Gargiullo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hill has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gargiullo is squirming around, avoiding Hill's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gargiullo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Hill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Gianni Gargiullo has been cut.
Hill shoots for a double leg takedown but Gargiullo sprawls well. He's pushed Hill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hill tries to clinch
and Gargiullo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gargiullo misses with a wild body shot.
Hill is looking for a counter combo.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hill sets himself, and Gargiullo steps forward looking for the clinch! Hill avoids it this time.
Hill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gargiullo counters with a series of strikes. Hill will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've been informed that Gargiullo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Gargiullo. Beautiful body shot.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gargiullo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hill throws a big counter combination but Gargiullo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A nice combination there by Gargiullo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gargiullo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hill.

Gargiullo moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hill tries to pull guard but Gargiullo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gargiullo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gargiullo working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hill wants to stall.

Gargiullo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gargiullo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hill slips nicely into half guard.
Gargiullo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gargiullo gets back to full guard.
Gargiullo has his hands on Hill's head, controlling the position.
Hill passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hill stalling.
Gargiullo is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill wants to take a breather but Gargiullo is having none of it.
Gargiullo wants to get back to full guard.
Hill scoring with strikes to the body and head.

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.
Gargiullo trying to control from the bottom.
Hill is just content to waste time from the top position. Gargiullo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gargiullo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gargiullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill passes Gargiullo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Hill wants to work for an arm triangle but Gargiullo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gianni Gargiullo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gargiullo lands a jab to Hill's midsection.

Gargiullo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hill on his heels. He'll look to pass Hill's guard now, I'm sure.
Hill controls Gargiullo momentarily but Gargiullo frees himself.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gargiullo.
Gargiullo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
Gargiullo postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gargiullo wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hill wants to pass the guard but Gargiullo is keeping the position.
Gargiullo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hill wants to control from the top but Gargiullo keeps moving.
Hill won't allow Gargiullo to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gargiullo is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gargiullo throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Gargiullo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Gargiullo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gargiullo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Gargiullo.
Hill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gargiullo throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Gargiullo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gargiullo darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
Gargiullo can't break the clinch.
Hill tries to pull guard but Gargiullo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Hill pulls guard.
Gargiullo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gargiullo postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Gargiullo stops Hill from standing up.
Gargiullo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gargiullo throws a big elbow that misses.
Gargiullo looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hill is really struggling to control Gargiullo but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gargiullo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gianni Gargiullo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gargiullo lands a left and a right that send Hill crashing to the mat, dazed. Gargiullo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hill is rocked!

Jamie Hill's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gargiullo weaves into range and cracks Hill right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hill goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Gargiullo is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gianni Gargiullo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gianni Gargiullo waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
Jamie Hill was interviewed post fight and said 'EVERY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.