PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warrant Officer (ranked 3504 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Officer
vs
Hill

182 cm
34
190
14 - 7 - 0

185 cm
34
190
23 - 21 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warrant Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Officer.

Hill instigates a clinch.

Officer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Hill.
Hill lands a slapping body shot.
Officer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Warrant Officer has been cut.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Officer.
Officer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.

Hill gets a clinch.

Hill breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill throws a body punch but Officer moves out of range.

Hill instigates a clinch.

Officer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Officer is looking to counter the offense by Hill and move into the clinch.
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Officer finds it's target.
Officer tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Officer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Officer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Officer misses its intended target.
Hill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Officer. Those never looked like landing.
Officer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 avoids a kick to the body.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Officer moved away.

Hill rushes Officer and presses him up against the cage.
Officer tries to circle away but Hill has him pinned against the cage.
Hill keeps control of Officer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill blocks a jab.
Officer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Officer backwards.

Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Officer backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hill.

Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hill clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Officer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Officer.
Hill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Officer rather than just go for the knockout.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Officer throws a right hand that misses
and Officer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hill has managed to clinch.
Hill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Officer's efforts to push away.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Hill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Officer is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hill has Officer up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Officer as Hill tries to tie him up.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Officer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Officer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Officer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer is trying to break free.
Hill lands a nice elbow.
Officer is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Hill.
Officer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hill punishes Officer's body with a nice straight punch.

Officer closes the distance and clinches.
Officer is trying to break the clinch but Hill is controlling him.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Officer misses its intended target.
Officer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hill breaks the clinch.

Hill gets a clinch.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Officer scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
Scott Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Officer tries to keep at a distance but Hill has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Officer throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Hill lands with a straight right. Officer didn't see that one coming.
Officer throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.

Hill has closed the distance and engaged Officer in a clinch.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill defending well as Officer loads up on a big left hand.
Officer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Hill.

Officer is rocked!
Officer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Oh Officer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Officer throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Officer seems to have got his legs back now.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill cracks Officer with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Officer falls to his knees and Hill doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Hill!