PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 170 p4p, 431 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 28 p4p, 64 weight class). Hilly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Rohith Sharma told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hilly
vs
Sharma

185 cm
32
210
18 - 10 - 0

192 cm
34
212
25 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SynCity Fightwear

Voodoo Nutrition
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Sharma pushes Hilly away with a front kick.
Hilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sharma misses with a right hand
and Hilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hilly misses with a hook.
Hilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sharma. Sharma obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly moves out of range as Sharma strikes.
Sharma throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hilly counters by clinching up.
Sharma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hilly or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hilly as Sharma tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sharma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hilly.
Hilly wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharma won't allow it.
Hilly misses with the head strike.

Hilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharma. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Sharma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hilly drops his hands momentarily and Sharma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Sharma catches Hilly right on the button with a cross.
Hilly ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sharma.
A jab from Sharma does it's job there.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
Sharma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sharma throws a shot from downtown. Hilly moves away and avoids it.
Hilly throwing a counter right hand but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Sharma cracks a nice hook into Hilly's ribs.
A punch combination from Sharma misses.
Hilly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Hilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Hilly misses
and Sharma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sharma moves away from the strike by Hilly.
Sharma looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Hilly throws a looping overhand right but Sharma ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharma.
Hilly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hilly misses with a right hand
and Sharma counters with a left to the body.
Sharma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sharma lands a nice hook to Hilly's body. Hilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Sharma misses.

Hilly drops Sharma with a beautiful combination! Sharma stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hilly is looking for the KO!

Sharma is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharma is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilly finish him?
Hilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharma seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharma throws a sloppy head kick and Hilly moves out of range easily.
Hilly is looking to counter the offense by Sharma and move into the clinch.
Hilly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sharma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hilly scrambles back to his feet.
Hilly throws a shot to the body.
Sharma misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rohith Sharma will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hilly misses with a left hand
and Sharma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sharma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharma.
Sharma scores with a jab to the head.
Hilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharma counters with a stiff right hand.

Sharma has closed the distance and engaged Hilly in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly working aggressively here.
Sharma lands with a light punch inside.
Sharma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Sharma fails to land.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma misses with some punches.
Hilly is trying to force a seperation but Sharma has the dominant position.
Sharma blocking some punches.
Sharma pushes Hilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sharma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hilly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharma lands a shoulder strike.
Sharma blocking some punches.
Sharma lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharma.
Sharma lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Sharma as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharma tries to work over Hilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilly blocking some punches.

Hilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharma throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sharma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sharma stuns Hilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rohith Sharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sharma works the jab nicely.
Sharma throws a jab when Hilly was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sharma lands.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Sharma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hilly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Sharma cracks Hilly with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hilly looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sharma finish him?
Sharma cracks Hilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Hilly is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Hilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Hilly moves out of range as Sharma strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sharma throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sharma manages to circle out of the way.
Sharma missing with a left hand there. Hilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sharma lands with an uppercut that bounces Hilly off the cage and back into range.
Hilly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharma lands a jab.
Hilly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rohith Sharma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Sharma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hilly's head.
Hilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Sharma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Sharma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Sharma's head but Sharma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Hilly misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hilly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sharma.
Hilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma is looking to slow Hilly down with leg kicks.
Rohith Sharma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hilly misses with a left hand
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hilly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Sharma moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharma. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Sharma moves away and avoids it.
Hilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sharma counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma scores with a jab. Hilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sharma jabs Hilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hilly swinging wildly here.
Hilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sharma. Sharma obviously looking to wear him down.
Sharma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharma walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma cracks Hilly with a good jab.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Hilly throws a body punch but Sharma moves out of range.
Sharma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharma jabs Hilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hilly. Hilly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Sharma misses
and Hilly counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Sharma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sharma lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma cracks a nice hook into Hilly's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sharma.
Hilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sharma's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
Sharma throws a head kick but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly looks to land a left hand but Sharma moved out of range nicely.
Sharma tries a quick counter leg kick but Hilly is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rohith Sharma really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hilly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sharma misses with a straight left.
Hilly tries to counter by clinching up but Sharma breaks away and moves out of range.
Hilly throws a jab when Sharma was well out of range.
Sharma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sharma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hilly's sensitive parts.
Hilly ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Sharma looks to throw the jab but Hilly is out of range.
As Sharma tries to get set, Hilly tries to push him back and clinch up but Sharma manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharma misses with a right hand

and Hilly counters by moving into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharma.

Hilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hilly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sharma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Sharma coming out on top.
Sharma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharma tries to clinch up but Hilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sharma misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hilly's hands.
Sharma connects with a right hand. Hilly shakes it off.
Hilly ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Hilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sharma manages to circle out of the way.
Sharma throws a hook but Hilly avoids it easily.
Sharma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilly.
Sharma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sharma lands a really nice looking cross but Hilly seems unphased.
Sharma ducks right into an uppercut from Hilly.
Sharma misses the body punch
and Hilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Sharma misses.
Hilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sharma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hilly thinking.
Hilly misses with a body shot
and Sharma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharma swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sharma thuds his right hand into Hilly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sharma slips a straight right by Hilly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharma stuns Hilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Sharma takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharma lands with a right to the head.
Hilly is trying to force a seperation but Sharma has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rohith Sharma dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hilly defending well as Sharma loads up on a big left hand.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Sharma.
Hilly lands a jab to the nose.
Sharma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hilly throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly needs to keep his hands up - Sharma had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharma.
Sharma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharma.
Sharma misses the shot to the body.
Hilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sharma manages to circle out of the way.
Sharma swings widly with a right hand
and Hilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hilly moves out of range as Sharma throws a body kick.
Hilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Sharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
Sharma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hilly with a body shot.
Hilly needs to keep his hands up - Sharma had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sharma misses.
Hilly throwing a counter right hand but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Hilly takes one on the button.
Sharma misses with a body kick.
Sharma misses with a hook.
Hilly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sharma throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Sharma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sharma throws a hook but Hilly avoids it easily.
Sharma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hilly at a distance.
Sharma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sharma cracks Hilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sharma scores with the left hand. Hilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Hilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sharma avoids the body shot from Hilly.
Sharma lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Sharma coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Hilly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rohith Sharma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Hilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bill Hilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharma scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rohith Sharma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharma 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rohith Sharma!
Rohith Sharma is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rohith Sharma took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.