PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Emms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emms
vs
Hill

193 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Emms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brent Hill!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emms misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
A big right from Emms misses.
Hill checks a leg kick nicely.
Emms misses with a straight left.
Emms throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Emms is looking to clinch.
A big right from Emms misses.
Emms fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hill has managed to clinch.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Tony Emms has been cut.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emms misses with an elbow strike.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emms is looking to control Hill's arms but Hill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emms has his back to the cage.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hill.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Emms shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emms throws a head punch that misses.
Emms takes an elbow to the forehead.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
Emms is leaning against Hill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emms with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Emms tries to stall but Hill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
Emms slows down the pace here.
Hill slowing the pace effectively.
Hill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hill lands an elbow just above Emms 's eye.

Tony Emms's cut is getting worse.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Hill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hill stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Emms wants to stall.
Hill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hill blocking some punches.
Hill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emms misses with a body punch.
Hill controlling the action here for a moment.
Emms looking to stall.
Emms tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
Emms misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Hill taking a breather.
Hill blocking some punches.
Hill slowing the pace effectively.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Emms shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emms takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hill blocks the elbow strike.
Hill lands an elbow just above Emms 's eye.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Hill lands an elbow just above Emms 's eye.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Emms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Hill pressing his opponent against the cage.
Emms lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Emms tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emms is trying to maintain a safe position but Hill gets an underhook and turns Emms into the cage.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.

Tony Emms's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Emms is breathing heavily.
Hill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emms's defenses.
Emms tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hill lands an elbow just above Emms 's eye.
Hill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emms up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emms tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Emms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Hill's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Emms tries to stall but Hill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Emms shrugs off.
Emms misses with an elbow strike.
Emms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Emms lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Emms blocks an elbow strike from Hill.
Emms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Emms's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Emms misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill tries to clinch up but Emms circles away and keeps his distance.
Emms shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hill defends it nicely.
A good leg kick by Emms.
Hill blocks a jab.
Emms closes the distance but Hill moves to the side

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emms misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emms misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emms's defenses.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Emms misses with an elbow strike.
Hill controlling the action here for a moment.
Emms throws a head punch that misses.
Emms throws an elbow but it misses.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Emms shrugs off.
Hill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brent Hill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hill.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hill is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emms's brow.
Emms takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for Hill to work.
Emms takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emms holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Hill looking to stall.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Emms shrugs off.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Emms misses with an elbow strike.
Hill leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Emms is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Emms tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hill as Emms tries to tie him up.
Hill lands a nice elbow.
Emms trying to control the position but instead, Hill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emms into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Emms trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Hill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Emms misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Emms scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill throws an elbow that misses.
Hill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emms's defenses.
Hill is trying to stall.
Emms misses with the head strike.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
Emms misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emms throws an elbow but misses.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Hill.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Emms stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill pushes off an throws an elbow but Emms leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emms lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hill trying to stall but Emms improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Emms as the two fighters clinch.
Emms tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
Emms trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Emms misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Emms.
Emms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hill is keeping busy.
Emms has Hill pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emms.
Emms trying to control the position but instead, Hill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emms into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Emms.
Emms tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Emms's cut.
That's time! Emms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Emms fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Emms.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emms looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Emms misses.
Emms pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emms wants to slow Hill down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill slips a jab from Emms.
Emms tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Emms shrugs off.
Hill blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Emms shrugs off.
Emms lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hill lands an elbow just above Emms 's eye.
Emms trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Emms throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Emms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emms misses with an elbow over the top.
Emms lands a right hand.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hill.
Emms is trying to stall.
Emms tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emms takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Tony Emms's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Emms just leaning against Hill, taking a breather.
Emms takes an elbow to the forehead.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Emms missing with knees to the body.
Hill lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emms takes an elbow to the temple.
Emms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Emms is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hill's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Hill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hill is looking to control Emms's arms but Emms gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hill has his back to the cage.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Emms.
Hill is pushing Emms up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
Emms is trying to maintain a safe position but Hill gets an underhook and turns Emms into the cage.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hill throws an elbow but misses.
Emms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tony Emms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hill.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Emms in his tracks for a moment.
Hill letting Emms take a breather here.
Emms works on Hill's body with a couple of short punches.
Hill looking to stall.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emms tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emms.
Hill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Emms is keeping busy.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Emms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hill as Emms tries to tie him up.
Hill dodges an elbow strike from Emms.
Emms misses with an elbow strike.
Emms lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
Emms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill misses with an elbow strike.
Emms looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Emms fails to land.
Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emms scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Emms fails to land.
Emms lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Emms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emms's brow.
Hill avoids the elbow strike from Emms, against the cage.
Emms throws a head punch that misses.
Emms misses with the head strike.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Emms looking to slow down the pace here.
Emms misses with some punches.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brent Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emms misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

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