PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tony mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tony mars has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

mars
vs
Hill

225 cm
24
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
24
222 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

[MMABR] WIN Nutritional
[MMABR] WIN Nutritional

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tony mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Hill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mars misses with a double jab.
mars misses with the combination.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but mars was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Hill thows a body shot but no joy.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from mars misses.
mars really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
mars scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mars.
mars misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mars cracks Hill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
mars is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hill's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hill's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is in bad spot here.
mars wants to control but Hill is keeping busy.
Hill manages to reverse the position and now he's in mars's guard. Nice work there by Hill.
Hill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Hill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
mars sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mars trying to hold on to Hill's head to control him but Hill postures up.
mars is staying active underneath Hill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hill is trying to work for a kimura but mars is defending well.
Hill looks gassed!
Hill wants to free his trapped foot but mars is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hill works his way into full mount!
Hill throwing strikes here but mars is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hill wants to control the pace but mars is squirming around nicely.
mars can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hill.
Hill working away from the top, dropping strikes.

mars defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hill.
mars bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hill can't keep his opponent in guard - mars advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
mars is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
mars wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Hill uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

Hill looking for a guillotine here but mars defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mars tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.

Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
mars pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
mars has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hill is proving hard to escape from.
Hill keeping moving, preventing mars from controlling successfully.

Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

mars lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
mars lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
tony mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mars throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Hill thows a body shot but no joy.
mars misses with a double jab.
mars fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mars lands with a hook. Hill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
mars lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slapping leg kick lands for mars.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mars.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mars lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
mars looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill shoots in but no luck this time.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
mars lands with a shot to the body.

mars gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill swings for the body but mars moves out of range.
Hill misses with a body shot
and mars counters with a nice body shot.
Hill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. mars looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
mars lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
mars throws a series of strikes that have Hill backpedaling.
mars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and mars wants it to stay on the feet.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
mars throws a right and a left that both miss.
mars throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mars lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from mars.
Danga de danga de dang - mars scores with a four punch combination!
mars misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but mars moves away.
A shot to the body from Hill misses
and mars counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill misses with a body shot
and mars counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by mars.
mars throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mars is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
mars throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.

Hill closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. mars did well to prevent Hill getting side control.
Hill wants to control but mars is keeping him busy.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill tries to pass to full mount but mars defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.
mars is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.

Hill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but mars sees it coming and defends easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and mars wants it to stay on the feet.
tony mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Hill.
mars scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
mars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and mars wants it to stay on the feet.
mars misses with a two punch combination.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
mars misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mars tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down mars rather than just go for the knockout.
mars is looking to chop away at Hill's legs.
mars scores with a three punch combo!
Hill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hill looks to land a right hand but mars moved out of range.
mars scores with a three punch combo!
mars goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
mars throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.

Hill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
mars tries to bench press Hill off him but Hill keeps the position.
mars wants to control but Hill postures up.
Hill tries to advance to mount but mars denies him.
mars wants to get back to his feet.
mars is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tony mars dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
mars lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from mars does no damage.

Hill feints and as mars raises his hands in defense, Hill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hill passes into half guard.
mars tries to get to full guard but Hill has control of the leg.

Hill is looking for a kimura but mars is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hill to get the leverage.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
mars wants to control but Hill is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill prevents mars from improving his position.

Hill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
mars is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
mars lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for mars, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hill.
Hill tries to advance to mount but mars denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mars is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hill off and has taken his back!
Hill is keeping busy.
Hill just trying to survive but mars is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hill is keeping busy.
mars is really struggling to control Hill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
mars is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars wants to control but Hill is keeping busy.

mars has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hill has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
mars is trying to stick to Hill's back but Hill is turning into mars. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in mars's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hill.
Hill wants to control from the top but mars keeps moving.
Hillis looking to pass into half guard but mars pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now mars is in guard.
mars sitting in guard, not really doing much.
mars looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
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.
mars controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
mars wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Hill managing to control the position.

Hill has his foot on mars's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. mars works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
mars trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mars wanted to stand there but Hill had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

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