PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cotton Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tajhon Blahs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hill
vs
Blahs

173 cm
22
164 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

170 cm
24
169 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cotton Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tajhon Blahs!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blahs lands a jab to the nose.
Blahs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill is looking to clinch but Blahs is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hill is defended easily by Blahs.
Blahs throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Blahs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blahs.
Hill closes the distance and clinches up with Blahs, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes Blahs against the cage but Blahs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blahs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blahs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blahs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blahs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Blahs.
Blahs ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Blahs circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blahs shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blahs.
Hill slips a jab from Blahs.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Blahs.
Hill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Blahs moved out of range nicely.
Tajhon Blahs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blahs scores with a nice strike.
Blahs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Blahs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blahs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill slips under a jab.

Blahs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hill!
Hill is squirming around, avoiding Blahs's attempts to control the action.
Blahs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to improve his position but Blahs isn't that keen on the idea.
Blahs looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hill tries to lock up and control but Blahs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blahs cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hill tries to hold on but Blahs pushes him away.
Blahs trying to control but Hill is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blahs avoids the attempt from Hill to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahs content just to control the position here.
Hill tries to hold on but Blahs pushes him away.
Blahs looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blahs content just to control the position here.
Hill sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Blahs in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blahs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blahs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blahs looking to pass the guard.

Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blahs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tajhon Blahs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blahs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill walks into a stiff left hand from Blahs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blahs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hill.

Hill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blahs is looking to control Hill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blahs avoid being mounted?
Hill thows a huge punch but Blahs dodges it nicely.
Hill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blahs gets back to full guard.
Hill wants to control from the top but Blahs keeps moving.

Hill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blahs looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blahs looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blahs!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blahs working away.
Blahs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Blahs creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blahs wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Blahs cracks Hill with a big right hand but Hill just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blahs lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blahs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill struggling a bit here.
Hill is not content to let Blahs control the position.
Blahs tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Blahs working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blahs misses with a hook to the body

and Hill counters with a shoot takedown. Blahs fights it but they end up in guard.
Hill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blahs keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Blahs controlling Hill's posture.
Blahs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hill manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blahs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blahs's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blahs defends well.
Blahs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blahs is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blahs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blahs lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tajhon Blahs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Blahs misses with a body kick.
Blahs lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into rage.

Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blahs pulls Hill in close to prevent any damage.
Blahs wants to sweep but no luck.
Blahs seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blahs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blahs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blahs is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
Blahs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Blahs working Hill over with strikes.
Hill wants to control but Blahs is keeping busy.
Blahs throwing shots but Hill is blocking nicely.

Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blahs lands with a good body shot.
Blahs misses with a low kick.
Blahs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blahs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blahs throws a head kick that misses.
Hill tries to clinch but Blahs is having none of it.
Blahs misses with a head kick.

Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Blahs controls his hands.
Blahs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hill as Blahs tries to tie him up.
Blahs prevents the takedown attempt.
Blahs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blahs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hill up against the cage.
Blahs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Blahs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
Blahs digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Blahs has him pressed against the cage.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Blahs.
Cotton Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blahs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blahs lands a body shot.
Hill has Blahs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blahs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cotton Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blahs gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blahs blocks the strikes from Hill.
Blahs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blahs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Blahs drops an elbow to the side of Hill's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahs slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
Hill is not content to let Blahs control the position.
Blahs trying to pass the guard but Hill defending well.
Tajhon Blahs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill tries to get to full guard but Blahs has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blahs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blahs throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Blahs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hill is trying to defend but Blahs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tajhon Blahs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blahs 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tajhon Blahs!