PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Koloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bloke Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen Rip this joint as his entrance music. Bloke Hill will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Koloff
vs
Hill

180 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

159 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Koloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bloke Hill!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Hill fails in his attempt to clinch.

Koloff darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hill is not content to let Koloff control the position.
Hill tries to get to full guard but Koloff has control of the leg.
Hill trying to control from the bottom.
Koloff wants to get back to his feet.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Hill should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like Koloff is going to stand back up.
Hill missing with punches from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hill tries to clinch but Koloff is having none of it.
Koloff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Koloff.
Koloff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Koloff uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Koloff. Koloff gets slowly back to his feet.
Bloke Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koloff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koloff.
Koloff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hill tries to avoid it but Koloff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hill to the ground. Hill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koloff is breathing heavily.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill tries a knee to the head but Koloff blocks it.
Hill tries a knee to the head but Koloff blocks it.
Koloff tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koloff blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but Koloff blocks with his arms.
Hill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hill looking to slow down the pace here.
Koloff wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill looking to slow down the pace here.
Hill prevents Koloff from breaking the clinch.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koloff connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Hill scores a nice knee to the body.
Hill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hill landing knees to the head.
Koloff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Koloff.
Koloff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hill lands a knee to the head.
Hill throws an elbow but it misses.
Hill pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Koloff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill tries to clinch but Koloff moves out of range.
Koloff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Koloff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill throws a combination. Koloff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koloff swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Hill moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koloff doesn't seem phased though.
Koloff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Koloff or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koloff lands with a right hand.
Hill stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koloff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hill tests Koloff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koloff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hill circles away.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hill!
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Koloff has Hill up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Koloff manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koloff.
Hill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bloke Hill dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Koloff shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Hill closes the distance but Koloff moves to the side

and Koloff counters with a takedown into side control.
Hill can't do much from the bottom here.

Koloff has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hill tries to clinch there but Koloff circles away.

Hill moves into the clinch.
Koloff is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koloff blocks an elbow strike.
Koloff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koloff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koloff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hill misses with an elbow strike.
Koloff is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.

Koloff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill tries to clinch but Koloff is having none of it.
Koloff falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Koloff wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koloff's defenses.
Hill lands a nice knee to the body.
Hill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Koloff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Koloff.
Hill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koloff looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koloff shoots in looking for a takedown. Hill tries to sprawl out of it but Koloff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Koloff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koloff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koloff - the referee stops the clock and Hill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koloff. Hill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koloff tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Koloff circles away.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koloff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koloff closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Koloff pushes Hill against the ropes but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koloff makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hill really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
Koloff fails to land the takedown.
Hill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koloff. Koloff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Koloff.
Koloff misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koloff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koloff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koloff lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by Hill.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Koloff swats away the attempt to clinch by Hill.
Hill misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koloff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Koloff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Koloff wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
Koloff punching from mount but Hill doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koloff punching from mount but Hill doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koloff raining down shots from the mount!
Hill tries to hold on but Koloff pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Koloff dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Hill finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koloff misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hill throws a series of strikes that have Koloff backpedaling.
Koloff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Hill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koloff.
Donk. Hill catches Koloff right on the button with a cross.
Jab by Hill.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
Koloff misses with a body kick.
Koloff wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Koloff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ivan Koloff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill tries to clinch up but Koloff circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koloff shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Koloff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill is looking to control Koloff's arms but Koloff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hill has his back to the ropes.

Koloff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill moves forwards but Koloff connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Hill moves into range and clinches up with Koloff.
Knees to the body from Hill.
Koloff blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Hill.
Hill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koloff can't break the clinch.
Hill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koloff's defenses.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
Hill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Koloff managing to block the knees to the body from Hill.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Koloff shrugs off.
Hill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koloff managing to block the knees to the body from Hill.
Koloff throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koloff wants to break free but Hill has control.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koloff's brow.
Hill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koloff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hill landing knees to the body.
Koloff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hill prevents it.
Koloff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koloff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Koloff avoids the damage to the body.

Koloff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koloff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.

Koloff gets a takedown into half guard.
Koloff trying to mount his opponent but Hill defends it.
Koloff throws a strike but Hill avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Koloff from controlling successfully.
Koloff tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
Koloff is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koloff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hill scores with a body shot.

Koloff drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Koloff passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hill!
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koloff lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bloke Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Bloke Hill!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Bloke Hill!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Bloke Hill!

Bloke Hill wins by unanimous decision!