PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cotton Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooklyn Harmony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Line of Blood- Ty Stone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Harmony's choice of entrance music: Human by The Killers. Brooklyn Harmony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hill
vs
Harmony

184 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cotton Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brooklyn Harmony!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmony avoids the head kick by Hill.
Hill thumps Harmony with a low kick.
Harmony throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Harmony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hill sprawls well. Hill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harmony gets slowly back to his feet.
Harmony with a hook.
Harmony will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Harmony takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.

Harmony scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harmony works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harmony wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Harmony tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harmony has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hill is looking for a sweep.
Harmony working away.
Harmony wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is looking for a sweep.
Harmony working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hill tries to bench press Harmony off him but Harmony keeps the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harmony misses with an uppercut.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Harmony takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Hill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harmony. That did some damage!
Harmony chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hill can pounce on him.
Harmony blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.

Harmony bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harmony looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill is trying to control Harmony's posture but Harmony avoids it.
Harmony is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hill is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Hill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harmony off and has taken his back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harmony just trying to survive but Hill is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Harmony is trying to break free.
Harmony has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmony manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hill's guard. Nice work there by Harmony.
Harmony makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harmony preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harmony shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cotton Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooklyn Harmony.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harmony avoids the head kick by Hill.

Harmony throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hill was covering up waiting for the punch and Harmony finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hill is trying to keep Harmony in close.
Hill pulls Harmony in close to his closed guard and prevents Harmony from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harmony trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hill manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Harmony wants to sweep but no luck.
Harmony pulls Hill in close to prevent any damage.
Hill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Harmony looking for a sweep. Not yet Harmony, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cotton Hill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harmony takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harmony checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Harmony shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hill tries to buck Harmony off but Harmony is having none of it.
Harmony working away.

Harmony tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hill can't do much from the bottom here.
Harmony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is positioning himself well to prevent Harmony advancing to mount.
Hill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harmony.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harmony throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Harmony controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Harmony from controlling successfully.
Harmony is fighting to break Hill's control of his arms but Hill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hill throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hill wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Harmony is proving a slippery customer.
Hill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harmony is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harmony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harmony wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harmony shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Hill tries to clinch there but Harmony circles away.
Harmony closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Harmony pushes Hill against the cage but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harmony moves away.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harmony is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Harmony blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Harmony shoots in.
Cotton Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooklyn Harmony.
Hill lands a high kick!
Harmony fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
Hill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Brooklyn Harmony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
Harmony looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Harmony chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hill can pounce on him.
Harmony misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Harmony checks a leg kick nicely.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmony tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harmony is defended easily by Hill.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harmony takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harmony misses with a looping left.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harmony fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harmony.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cotton Hill dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Harmony on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
Harmony's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown by Harmony or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill throws a head kick but Harmony moves out of range.
Hill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harmony throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Harmony misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harmony.
Harmony misses the jab.
Harmony takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harmony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hill lands a head kick. Harmony smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harmony fails to land the takedown.
Cotton Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooklyn Harmony.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
Harmony takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Harmony closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harmony on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Hill scores with a head kick.
Cotton Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harmony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Harmony moves out of range easily.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Hill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harmony.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harmony's head.
Hill scores with a jab to the head.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harmony.
Harmony takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harmony takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hill scores with a head kick.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harmony stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. Harmony shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harmony takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Harmony's front leg but catches the back leg as Harmony tries to avoid it.
Harmony keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill scores with a head kick.
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harmony on the side of the head.
Hill lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Harmony shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hill defends it nicely.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cotton Hill is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a head kick but Harmony moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
Harmony throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Harmony as he checks the leg kick.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harmony can do to turn this around?
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotton Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harmony throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hill's waist but Hill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harmony off to one side.
Hill throws a head kick that Harmony semi-blocks.
Brooklyn Harmony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cotton Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26

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