PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Alvaretti (ranked 5773 p4p, 515 weight class) and Brady Hill (ranked 6400 p4p, 535 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alvaretti
vs
Hill

180 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Alvaretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brady Hill!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvaretti avoids a kick to the body.
Hill has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hill keeps Alvaretti at a distance using the push kick.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill throws a fast counter high kick but Alvaretti manages to duck under it in time.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hill drives through and clinches with Alvaretti against the cage.
Alvaretti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alvaretti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alvaretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvaretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Alvaretti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.

Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill moves away from the strike by Alvaretti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hill drives through and clinches with Alvaretti against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvaretti has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.

Hill breaks the clinch.
Hill tries a low kick but Alvaretti avoids it.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Alvaretti tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a head kick but Alvaretti moves out of range.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill wants to counter the offense by Alvaretti and move into the clinch position.

Hill instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Alvaretti's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hill clinches up with Alvaretti and pushes him back against the cage.

Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
Alvaretti tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hill moves into the clinch.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvaretti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvaretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill is looking to chop away at Alvaretti's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvaretti moves away.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salvatore Alvaretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvaretti scores with a one two! Hill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
A combination from Alvaretti does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Alvaretti blocks the low kick.
Alvaretti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Alvaretti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill wants to counter the offense by Alvaretti and move into the clinch position.
Hill moves forwards but Alvaretti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvaretti wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Hill steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alvaretti.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Alvaretti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hill throws a head kick but Alvaretti moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvaretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Nice shot lands for Hill.
Hill misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Alvaretti slips under a jab.
Alvaretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill jabs at Alvaretti's body.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
Hill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Hill feints a counter leg kick.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvaretti tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Alvaretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.

Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alvaretti tries to circle away but Hill has him pinned against the cage.
Hill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Alvaretti throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Alvaretti moves out of range easily.
Alvaretti blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill wants to slow Alvaretti down by chopping away at his legs.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvaretti.
Alvaretti blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid body kick from Hill.
Alvaretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Salvatore Alvaretti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.

Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hill as Alvaretti tries to tie him up.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Alvaretti's ribcage. Alvaretti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Hill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alvaretti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hill is keeping busy.
Alvaretti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvaretti is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Hill stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Alvaretti shrugs off.
Alvaretti can't break the clinch.
Alvaretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brady Hill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvaretti working aggressively here.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Alvaretti moved out of range nicely.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Alvaretti does no damage.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hill in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hill moves into the clinch successfully.
Hill controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Alvaretti fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvaretti blocks a leg kick.
Hill throws a hook but Alvaretti blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Alvaretti blocks the low kick.

Hill clinches.
Alvaretti is trying to maintain a safe position but Hill gets an underhook and turns Alvaretti into the cage.
Alvaretti tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
Alvaretti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Alvaretti fails to land.

Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hill darts in and clinches Alvaretti up against the cage.
Alvaretti is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Alvaretti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaretti throws an off balance right hand

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch.
Alvaretti has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Alvaretti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hill clinches up against the cage.
Hill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvaretti's efforts to push away.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvaretti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hill thumps Alvaretti with a low kick.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Alvaretti wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Alvaretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Alvaretti moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvaretti.
Hill misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill moves away
and Hill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvaretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Brady Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvaretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvaretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alvaretti tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaretti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvaretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
Alvaretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alvaretti rather than just go for the knockout.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvaretti.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvaretti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Alvaretti's head but Alvaretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvaretti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Hill has Alvaretti up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvaretti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Alvaretti avoids a kick to the body.
Alvaretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvaretti avoids the head kick by Hill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill throws a low kick but Alvaretti moves out of range easily.
Alvaretti throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.

Hill darts in and clinches Alvaretti up against the cage.

Hill breaks the clinch.
Alvaretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvaretti moves out of range as Hill throws a body kick.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvaretti misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill's corner calls for a 1-2. Hill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hill is looking to chop away at Alvaretti's legs.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hill moves into range and clinches up with Alvaretti.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvaretti moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Alvaretti tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
Salvatore Alvaretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvaretti is able to avoid easily.
Alvaretti lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.

Alvaretti gets tackled into the cage by Hill. Hill maintains the clinch.

Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hill clinches up against the cage.
Alvaretti is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hill's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Alvaretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaretti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.

Hill clinches with his opponent.
Alvaretti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvaretti trying to land knees to the body.

Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvaretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
Alvaretti fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hill clinches up against the cage.
Alvaretti is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.
Brady Hill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvaretti is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hill 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

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