PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Drax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seasons. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Drax
vs
Hill

180 cm
21
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Drax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Hill!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drax throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drax misses with a series of wild punches.
Hill avoids the head kick by Drax.
Drax tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hill!

It looks like Sir Drax has been cut.
Drax tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Drax tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill works over Drax's head and body with a nice combination.

Drax is rocked!
Drax tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.

Hill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drax sprawls well initially but Hill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drax manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill pushing down on Drax's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Drax is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill tries to pass to full mount but Drax defends it.
Drax wants to get back to full guard.
Drax is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drax moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hill stands up and waves to Drax to follow him.
Drax misses with a head kick.
Drax tries to clinch up.
Drax is looking to clinch.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drax.
Drax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hill counters with a left and a right that stings Drax.
Drax is breathing heavily.

Hill scores with a takedown into Drax's guard.
Drax can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hill controls the pace.

Drax looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Drax tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drax is looking to regain half guard here but Hill keeps moving and retains side control.
Drax can't do much from the bottom here.
Drax is trying to get back to half guard.

Hill decides to stand up, so the ref orders Drax to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hill bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Drax's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Hill decides to stand back up.
Hill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drax tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drax on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

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

Hill pulls guard.

Drax is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Drax wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.

Drax thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drax with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drax thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drax accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drax landing some decent shots from guard.
Drax makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drax postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Hill has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sir Drax's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Drax throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Drax swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drax tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hill counters with a takedown into side control.
Hill controlling the position from side mount.
Hill trying to control the action but Drax is working from the bottom.
Drax is trying to get back to half guard.
Hill staying calm.
Drax is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill controlling the position from side mount.

Hill decides to stand back up.
Drax with a poor takedown

so Hill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drax tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hill gets to his feet - Drax follows without any prompting.
Drax throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drax looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.

Hill closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hill lands in his opponent's guard.

Hill stands up from Drax's guard - Hill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sir Drax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drax looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hill scoring with punches and elbows.
Hill controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drax is trying to improve his position.
Drax prevents Hill from improving position.
Drax is trying to improve his position.
Hill happy to just control the position for now.
Drax manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hill's best efforts.
Drax wants to control but Hill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drax is looking to escape.
Hill is thwarting Drax's attempts to control the position.
Drax gets full guard.
Drax looking for a sweep. Not yet Drax, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hill is sitting in close to Drax's body. Drax has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hill is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hill is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Drax.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sir Drax!