PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hill
vs
dela Rosa

193 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dela Rosa shoots in and drives through. Hill sprawls well.
dela Rosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from dela Rosa. dela Rosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan dela Rosa.
dela Rosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
dela Rosa looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and dela Rosa counters with a low kick, right behind Hill 's knee.
dela Rosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hill tries to avoid it but dela Rosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hill to the ground. Hill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but dela Rosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa 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 dela Rosa off to one side.
dela Rosa misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and dela Rosa counters with a nice leg kick.
dela Rosa misses with a straight left.
dela Rosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hill tries to avoid it but dela Rosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hill to the ground. Hill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Juan dela Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill missing with a left hand there. dela Rosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
dela Rosa shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a combination that misses

so dela Rosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hill wants to stand but dela Rosa is controlling the position.
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dela Rosa on the ground.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dela Rosa wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
dela Rosa looks gassed!
dela Rosa trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
dela Rosa content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dela Rosa looking to pass the guard.
dela Rosa thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Hill is predictable there

and dela Rosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hill is looking to get back to is feet but dela Rosa passes into side control.
Hill is trying to buck dela Rosa off.

dela Rosa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan dela Rosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

dela Rosa fails to land the takedown.
dela Rosa dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on dela Rosa's head and hops out.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
dela Rosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steve Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan dela Rosa.
dela Rosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dela Rosa tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juan dela Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dela Rosa is breathing heavily.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but dela Rosa pushes him off.
Hill swings away with a body shot that misses

and dela Rosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
dela Rosa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hill is trying to stand back up but dela Rosa is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dela Rosa seems to be working for a kimura but Hill defends the submission attempt.
Hill won't allow dela Rosa to pass to mount.
Hill tries to kick dela Rosa off but dela Rosa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
dela Rosa trying to pass the guard but Hill defending well.
dela Rosa wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dela Rosa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill misses with a looping right.
dela Rosa checks a leg kick.
Steve Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice defenses there by dela Rosa.
Hill waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract dela Rosa.
Hill scores with a jab.
Hill misses with a low kick.
dela Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but dela Rosa persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hill lands with a nice combination. dela Rosa backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Hill dominated that second round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
Hill wants to slow dela Rosa down by chopping away at his legs.
dela Rosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
dela Rosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Steve Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan dela Rosa.
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill throws a leg kick
and dela Rosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill swings for the body but dela Rosa moves out of range.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses dela Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as dela Rosa tries to avoid it.
dela Rosa throws a leg kick
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
dela Rosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
dela Rosa throws a leg kick
and Hill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
dela Rosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dela Rosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
Hill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steve Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
dela Rosa with a poor takedown
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses the jab.
A low kick from Hill is predictable there

and dela Rosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
dela Rosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
dela Rosa wants to stand but Hill is controlling his posture from full guard.
dela Rosa throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
dela Rosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
dela Rosa thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

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