PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen dig it deeper just to throw it away as his entrance music. Chong Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hilo
vs
Li

178 cm
20
181 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
174 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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5th Round

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Hilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hilo. That's going to slow Li down.
Hilo scoring well with a low kick there.
Hilo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hilo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li defending well as Hilo loads up on a big left hand.
Hilo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hilo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hilo delivers a nice body kick.
Li sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Li looks gassed!
Hilo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Li's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Hilo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hilo throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li avoids the head kick by Hilo.
A combination from Hilo does no damage.
Li takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hilo. That's going to slow Li down.
Hilo misses with a head kick.
Hilo connects with the punch.
Li walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hilo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hilo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hilo.
Hilo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hilo.
Hilo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Hilo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hilo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Hilo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilo throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Li takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnny Hilo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hilo.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilo.
Hilo connects with a solid leg kick.
Hilo feints and then cracks Li's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Li down.
Hilo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hilo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hilo connects with a solid leg kick.
Hilo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnny Hilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hilo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hilo finds it's way round the side to connect with Li's head.
Hilo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Hilo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hilo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Li in his tracks.
Hilo is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
Hilo works the jab nicely.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilo fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Hilo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hilo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilo scores with a hook.
Hilo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hilo.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilo thumps Li with a low kick.
Li avoids the head kick by Hilo.
Hilo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hilo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li is breathing heavily.
Hilo scores with a nice body kick.
Hilo throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Li has time to react.
Hilo throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hilo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Li might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hilo has got the better of the exchanges.
Hilo feints and then cracks Li's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Li down.
Hilo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hilo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hilo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hilo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Hilo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hilo misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilo lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Hilo throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
Li's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hilo, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Hilo.
Li takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hilo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hilo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Hilo.
Hilo cracks a nice hook into Li's ribs.
Hilo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Li takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Li has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hilo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hilo.
Hilo cracks Li with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Li takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hilo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hilo thumps Li with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hilo.
Hilo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hilo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hilo wants it to stay on the feet.
Hilo throws a good cross that connects.
Hilo looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hilo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hilo feints and then cracks Li's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Li down.
Hilo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hilo. That's going to slow Li down.
Hilo throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Hilo misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hilo misses with a straight left.
Hilo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hilo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Li shoots in for a takedown but Hilo shows good takedown defense.
Johnny Hilo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hilo is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Li crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hilo - the referee stops the clock and Li gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hilo. Li manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hilo can pounce on him.
Hilo throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Hilo scores with a nice head shot.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hilo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilo tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hilo misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Hilo shows good takedown defense.
Hilo moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Hilo scores with a leg kick.
Chong Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilo throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Hilo connects with a right hand. Li shakes it off.
Nice shot lands for Hilo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hilo.
Hilo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hilo scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilo connects with a nice looking jab.
Li takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Chong Li has been cut.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Li ducks right into an uppercut from Hilo.
Li has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hilo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hilo.
Hilo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Li's head.
Hilo misses with an uppercut.
Li needs to keep his hands up - Hilo had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hilo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hilo. That's going to slow Li down.
Li takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hilo throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Hilo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hilo thows a body shot but no joy.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hilo can pounce on him.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hilo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hilo. Li shrugs it off though.
Hilo cracks a nice hook into Li's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hilo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hilo. Hilo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hilo cracks the inside of Li's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Hilo.
Hilo is looking to clinch.
Hilo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chong Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Hilo misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hilo cracks the inside of Li's front leg.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hilo can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hilo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hilo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hilo!