PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fielder Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zew Whoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fielder Hill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hill
vs
Whoosh

190 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fielder Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zew Whoosh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Whoosh blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hill misses.
Hill fails to land the takedown.

Whoosh gets the takedown into side control.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Whoosh drags him back down.
Whoosh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill tries to bench press Whoosh off him but Whoosh keeps the position.
Hill wants to control but Whoosh postures up.
Whoosh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Whoosh cracks Hill with a big elbow.
Hill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whoosh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Whoosh winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill is trying to stand back up but Whoosh is controlling him
Whoosh trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.

Hill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whoosh working Hill over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoosh tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Whoosh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whoosh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hill gets full guard.

Hill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whoosh is aware though and is defending well.
Whoosh is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whoosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whoosh stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
Hill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whoosh controls the pace.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Whoosh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whoosh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hill's guard.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh prevents Hill from getting back to his feet.

Hill has his feet on Whoosh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Whoosh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whoosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whoosh landing some decent shots from guard.
Hill wants to sweep here but Whoosh controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Hill is looking for a triangle but Whoosh pushes his legs off easily.
Whoosh forces his way into half guard.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Whoosh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control here.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Whoosh is trying to control the action in half guard but Hill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hill manages to get to full guard.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whoosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hill pushes Whoosh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Whoosh slips a straight right by Hill.

Whoosh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hill quickly recovers to half guard.
Hill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Whoosh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whoosh uses his free foot to push down on Hill's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hill.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whoosh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
Whoosh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whoosh is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hill is looking to get to half guard.
Whoosh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whoosh breaks from Hill's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill taking shots to the head.
Whoosh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hill tries to reverse the position but Whoosh maintains control.
Whoosh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zew Whoosh dominated that round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hill throws out a leg kick but Whoosh moves out of range and Hill only half commits.
Whoosh lands with a kick to the temple. Hill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fielder Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
Whoosh lands a front kick.
Whoosh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Whoosh scoring well with a low kick there.
Whoosh throws a nice outside leg kick.

Whoosh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hill was covering up waiting for the punch and Whoosh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Whoosh postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Whoosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whoosh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoosh wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.

Hill manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Whoosh scores a takedown into full mount!
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whoosh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hill tries to hold on but Whoosh postures up.
Whoosh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whoosh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hill?
Hill tries to reverse the position but Whoosh maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill regains half guard.
Whoosh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hill is trying to control but can't.
Whoosh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whoosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whoosh working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Hill actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whoosh trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill wants to improve his position but Whoosh is controlling well.
Whoosh is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.

Whoosh decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Whoosh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Whoosh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hill squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hill gets back to half guard.
Hill looks like he's trying to stand up.
Whoosh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hill gets back to full guard.
Hill throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Whoosh postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Whoosh from controlling successfully.
Hill working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoosh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Whoosh stands up and waves to Hill to follow him.
Whoosh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whoosh.
Whoosh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hill gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whoosh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zew Whoosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hill throws a right hand that Whoosh ducks under and follows up with a left that Whoosh also avoids with ease.
Whoosh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whoosh counters with a nice body kick.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whoosh.
Hill looks for a takedown but Whoosh sprawls well.
Whoosh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Whoosh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Whoosh working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whoosh wants to take a breather but Hill is having none of it.
Whoosh is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.
Hill has hold of Whoosh's hands but Whoosh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Whoosh in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoosh lands strikes from half guard.
Hill tries to kick Whoosh off in order to stand up. Whoosh Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Whoosh landing a few strikes.
Hill sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hill tries to kick Whoosh off but Whoosh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zew Whoosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whoosh wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Whoosh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whoosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hill flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Whoosh prevents Hill from improving his position.

Hill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whoosh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Whoosh stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Whoosh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hill's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Whoosh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whoosh has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whoosh is controlling him.
Whoosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whoosh with a nice head shot there.
Whoosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
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 Whoosh's guard.
Whoosh wants to stand up but Hill is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Whoosh blocks nicely.
Whoosh has a closed guard, preventing Hill from standing up.
Hill trying to control but Whoosh is working from the bottom.

Whoosh pushes Hill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whoosh counters with a body kick.
Fielder Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zew Whoosh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whoosh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hill is trying to buck Whoosh off.
Whoosh controlling from side mount.
Hill is not content to let Whoosh control the position.
Hill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whoosh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Whoosh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whoosh looks up at the clock and then as Hill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Whoosh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Whoosh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hill some visible discomfort.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hill wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zew Whoosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whoosh 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zew Whoosh!