PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen Moby - Extreme Ways as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Hill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Andrews
vs
Hill

191 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Hilo, Ryan Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Hill!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill dives in and grabs Andrews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrews pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
Hill wants to clinch.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andrews counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hill can pounce on him.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Andrews shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andrews showed some decent athleticism there.
Hill has hold of Andrews's hands but Andrews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hill trying to hold on to Andrews's head to control him but Andrews postures up.
Hill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andrews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andrews looking to sit in guard and control but Hill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Andrews is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Andrews is proving hard to escape from.
Hill trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hill throwing strikes but missing.
Hill passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Andrews tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andrews prevents Hill from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Andrews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Hill is trying to control Andrews's posture but Andrews avoids it.
Hill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Hill manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Andrews tries for a takedown but Hill circles away easily
and Hill finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hill tries to clinch up but Andrews circles away and keeps his distance.
Hill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andrews stops Hill from standing up.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrews's guard.
Hill wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Andrews will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hill lands a big head kick that sends Andrews tumbling to the mat! Hill takes a step backwards and waves Andrews back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Ryan Andrews has been cut.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill shoots for a takedown but Andrews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andrews jabs at Hill's body.

Andrews decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews trying to pass the guard but Hill defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andrews with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andrews defends it easily.
Andrews looking to pass the guard.
Andrews is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hill is trying to keep Andrews in close.
Andrews is looking to advance position but Hill has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hill scoring with strikes but Andrews is staying in there.
Hill prevents Andrews from getting the reversal.
Hill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hill looking to control but Andrews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hill looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hill sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Andrews is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hill thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hill controlling the pace for now.
Hill tries to control but Andrews wriggling away.
Andrews wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Andrews's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circle momentarily. Andrews darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hill misses with a takedown
and Andrews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrews blocks a head kick by Hill.

Andrews feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Hill kicks Andrews off and gets to his feet.
Ryan Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily.
Hill tries to clinch up but Andrews circles away and keeps his distance.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily.
Andrews closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
Andrews looks to land a combination. Hill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hill throws a nice head kick!
Jason Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews misses with a combination

so Hill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hill trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
Hill pushes down on Andrews's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hill is trying to control the action in half guard but Andrews is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with a punch from half guard.

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.
Hill thows a huge punch but Andrews dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hill is trying to control the action in half guard but Andrews is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andrews counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrews darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Andrews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andrews showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hill is trying to keep Andrews in close.
Andrews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Andrews.
I think Andrews 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Andrews!