PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cotton Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hill
vs
Loveladdy

184 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cotton Hill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hill has Loveladdy up against the cage in a clinch.
Loveladdy tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
A short left from Hill.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Loveladdy shrugs off.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Loveladdy in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Hill.
Hill scores with a knee to the head.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loveladdy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill missing with a left hand there. Loveladdy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hill!
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loveladdy looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Hill misses.
Hill scores with a one two! Loveladdy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Loveladdy is rocked!
Loveladdy tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Loveladdy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hill finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loveladdy checks a leg kick.
Loveladdy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hill counters with a beautiful punch that sends Loveladdy to the canvas!
Hill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Loveladdy is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill stands up over Loveladdy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Loveladdy seems to have recovered his senses.
Loveladdy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loveladdy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hill counters with a nice right hand that sends Loveladdy toppling to the canvas! Loveladdy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hill finish him?!
Hill throws a right hand that Loveladdy ducks under and follows up with a left that Loveladdy also avoids with ease.
Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Loveladdy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Cotton Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Loveladdy wants to clinch but Hill slips to the side
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.

Loveladdy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hill to the mat! Hill manages to get full guard.
Loveladdy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill keeping moving, preventing Loveladdy from controlling successfully.

Loveladdy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hill managing to control the position.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Loveladdy from controlling successfully.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Loveladdy from standing up.
Hill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Loveladdy tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Loveladdy is desperately trying to improve his position but Hill has a good base and remains in mount.
Loveladdy tries to hold on but Hill postures up.
Hill content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Loveladdy is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loveladdy wants to control but Hill is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cotton Hill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Loveladdy off the cage and back into rage.
Hill lands with a straight right. Loveladdy didn't see that one coming.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
Hill drops Loveladdy with a left right combo! Hill follows him down to the ground into side control.
Loveladdy is trying to improve his position.
Hill controls the position.
Hill's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loveladdy is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.
Hill controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cotton Hill just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Loveladdy.
Hill sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loveladdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill scores with a jab to the head.
Loveladdy tries to clinch up.
Loveladdy misses with a few strikes there.
Hill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loveladdy's calf.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hill misses with a hook.
Hill throws a hook but Loveladdy blocks it.
Hill moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Loveladdy manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill stalks Loveladdy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loveladdy's face. Loveladdy staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Loveladdy misses.
Loveladdy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill cracks Loveladdy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Loveladdy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Loveladdy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loveladdy shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Loveladdy.
Hill drops Loveladdy with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Loveladdy! Hill dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Cotton Hill!
Cotton Hill retains his welterweight title!