PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Morse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hills has chosen Not Afraid- Eminem as his entrance music. Bill Hills will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Morse
vs
Hills

207 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Berry Morse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Hills!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Morse counters by moving into the clinch.
Hills has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hills is trying to force a seperation but Morse has the dominant position.
Hills looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Morse pulls guard successfully.
Morse pulls Hills in close to prevent any damage.
Morse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hills has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morse is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morse controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills wants to stand but Morse is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morse is pulling down on Hills's head. It's preventing any offense from Hills, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morse dodges the punch combination from Hills.
Hills misses with a series of wild punches.
Morse throws a quick counter head kick but Hills was just out of range.
Hills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Morse counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hills kicks Morse off and gets back to his feet.
Hills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hills!

It looks like Berry Morse has been cut.
Bill Hills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hills throws a left and a right that both miss

so Morse counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Morse gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills falls off balance throwing a combination

and Morse counters by clinching up.
Morse jumps guard but Hills stands there with Morse around his waist. Morse gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hills looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morse prevents Hills from breaking the clinch.
Morse jumps guard but Hills turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morse tries to pull guard but Hills forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berry Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hills just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morse jumps guard but Hills turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Morse jumps into guard, dragging Hills to the mat.
Hills trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morse's guard.

Hills decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hills. Those never looked like landing.
Morse looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morse appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bill Hills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hills misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Hills.
Hills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hills misses with a combination

and Morse moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hills is trying to push Morse away but Morse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morse fails to pull guard.
Morse prevents Hills from breaking the clinch.
Morse is trying to pull guard but Hills turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hills smiles and moves away.
Morse is breathing heavily.
Hills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Morse counters with a single leg into guard. Hills didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Hills dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berry Morse's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hills looks to land a combination but Morse avoids it well.
Morse went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berry Morse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hills misses with a combination

and Morse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hills wants to get back to striking at distance but Morse won't allow it.

Morse pulls guard successfully.
Hills has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morse is proving hard to escape from.
Morse has control of Hills's left arm, preventing Hills from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morse has his foot on Hills's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hills works his way back into a safe position though.

Hills stands up and waves to Morse to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills tries to bum rush Morse with a series of wild strikes but Morse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Hills.
Hills falls off balance throwing a combination

and Morse counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hills won't be happy with that.
Hills wants to get back to his feet but Morse is dominant here and he's now got Hills's back!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hills. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Morse scores with punches from the back.
Hills wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hills is breathing heavily.
Morse lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can Hills hold on?! Morse is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hills is trapped and Morse is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Morse has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hills's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Morse. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The referee is taking a good look at Hills as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Morse!
Berry Morse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morse cracks Hills with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hills from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Morse punches Hills on the ear.
Hills trying to get back to his feet but Morse is in full control for now.
Morse lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Morse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morse is punishing Hills with some ground and pound.
Morse scores with strikes from the back.
Hills takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hills wants to get back to his feet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Morse cracks Hills with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hills from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hills is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Morse lands shots from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Morse.
Morse scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hills is looking for a way out.
Morse is throwing shots to the body but Hills manages to wriggle free. Morse pounces on him again and ends up in Hills's guard.
Morse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morse throwing strikes from guard but Hills blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morse postures up and lands a big shot to Hills's brow.
Morse postures up in Hills's guard and throws a big left but Hills blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Morse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Berry Morse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morse circles away quickly and effectively.
Hills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Morse counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hills won't be happy with that.
Morse slows the pace down.
Hills takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morse scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hills to see if he's OK.
Morse lands a nice forearm strike.
Hills is trying to get back to his feet.
Morse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morse working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morse working the ground and pound but Hills is defending the strikes.
Morse in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hills is pushing Morse's head away, looking to escape. Morse manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morse in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Morse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morse working the ground and pound from side control.
Morse working the ground and pound from side control.

Hills is rocked!
Hills really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morse working the body and head with strikes.
Hills is still in real trouble! Can Morse finish him?
A big shot lands for Morse! That's hurt Hills! Will he recover? Morse fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berry Morse!