PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagonet Rondell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dagonet Rondell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hill
vs
Rondell

203 cm
29
288 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dagonet Rondell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondell blocks a low kick nicely.
Rondell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rondell jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hill misses with a hook.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rondell.
Rondell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rondell duly obliges.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Rondell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rondell blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Dagonet Rondell has been cut.
Hill throws the kick towards the body but Rondell avoids it.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Rondell moved out of range.
Rondell throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rondell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bobby Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rondell wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Hill avoids the body shot from Rondell.
Rondell blocks the body kick.
Rondell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hill tried to score with a low kick but Rondell checks it.
Hill lands a glancing blow to the side of Rondell's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rondell checks a leg kick.
Hill works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rondell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Rondell's head but Rondell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rondell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rondell looks gassed!
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Good work by Rondell as he checks the leg kick.
Rondell moves away from the strike by Hill.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rondell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill catches Rondell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hill.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rondell moves away.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Rondell.
Rondell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rondell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rondell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Rondell's front leg but catches the back leg as Rondell tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hill scores with a hook to the body. Rondell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hill lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rondell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Hill tenderised Rondell's leg. Rondell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Rondell's front leg but catches the back leg as Rondell tries to avoid it.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Rondell moves out of range easily.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rondell moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rondell manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hill.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rondell. That did some damage!
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Rondell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.
Hill is looking to wear down Rondell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Rondell as he checks the leg kick.
Hill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dagonet Rondell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rondell checks a leg kick nicely.
Hill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hill lands a leg kick that knocks Rondell off balance momentarily.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hill throws a jab when Rondell was well out of range.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rondell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Hill slams his shin into Rondell's torso.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rondell is breathing heavily.
Rondell avoids the head kick by Hill.
Rondell checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Rondell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dagonet Rondell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rondell moves out of range of the body kick from Hill.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Jab from Rondell.
Rondell loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Rondell down.
Rondell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hill.
Rondell blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rondell can do to turn this around?
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill throws the kick towards the body but Rondell avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondell avoids a kick to the body.
Hill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rondell walks into a stiff left hand from Hill.
Rondell blocks a leg kick.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rondell.
Hill connects with a leg kick. Rondell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rondell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hill.
Rondell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hill throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rondell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Rondell.
Rondell moves out of range as Hill strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Hill.
Hill takes a swing at Rondell's ribcage but misses.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Rondell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Rondell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rondell's calf.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rondell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hill can pounce on him.
Bobby Hill is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rondell lands a jab.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Rondell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Rondell misses with a looping right.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rondell just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rondell.
Hill throws a good cross that connects.
Rondell avoids the head kick by Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Hill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dagonet Rondell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rondell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
A jab from Rondell misses.
Rondell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rondell moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Hill throws a series of strikes that have Rondell backpedaling.
A bone on bone clash there as Rondell blocks the leg kick.
Rondell moves out of range of the leg kick from Hill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rondell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondell.
Hill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rondell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Rondell.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rondell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hill. Hill circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Rondell moves out of range of the leg kick from Hill.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rondell. That did some damage!
Rondell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rondell.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Hill throws a leg kick but Rondell moved away.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill throws out a leg kick but Rondell moves out of range and Hill only half commits.
Rondell just misses with a punch to the body.
Rondell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hill scores with a head kick. Rondell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rondell instigates a clinch.
Hill prevents a body shot from Rondell.
Hill prevents a body shot from Rondell.
Rondell tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rondell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Rondell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Rondell struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Rondell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Rondell tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Rondell back against the cage.
Rondell tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Rondell back against the cage.

Hill breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill keeps Rondell at a distance using the push kick.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Hill misses.
An inside leg kick from Hill misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hill!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Rondell's front leg but catches the back leg as Rondell tries to avoid it.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hill lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rondell takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick there by Hill.
Hill feints and then cracks Rondell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rondell down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hill scores with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Rondell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill throws a head kick but Rondell moves out of range.
Hill works the jab nicely.
Hill tries to land a leg kick but Rondell saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot by Rondell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rondell moves away.
Hill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Hill clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dagonet Rondell's cut.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rondell cracks Hill with an open hand slap.
Rondell tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rondell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rondell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rondell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Rondell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Rondell.
Rondell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rondell.
The fighters circling - Rondell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rondell's head.
Rondell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rondell avoids the head kick by Hill.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rondell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rondell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hill has time to react.
Rondell avoids the head kick by Hill.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rondell.
Rondell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill throws a hook but Rondell blocks it.
Hill tries a low kick but Rondell avoids it.
A big left from Hill misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rondell checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondell tries to move into range but Hill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hill lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rondell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rondell lands a really nice looking cross but Hill seems unphased.
Rondell jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rondell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hill eats them both and turns towards Rondell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rondell jabs Hill right on the nose. Hill blinks but takes it well.
Rondell moves away from the strike by Hill.
Rondell connects with a looping right hand.
Rondell is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondell swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Rondell staying out of range there.
Hill swings for the body but Rondell moves out of range.
Hill throws a sloppy body shot

and Rondell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rondell tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Rondell back against the cage.
Hill working hard to break the clinch.
Rondell tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Rondell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rondell struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Rondell struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Rondell can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Rondell tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rondell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rondell misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondell tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Rondell back against the cage.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rondell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Rondell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rondell.
Hill swinging wildly here.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondell misses with a looping right.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill motions for Rondell to come forward. Hill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Hill had his way with Dagonet Rondell in that round.
The cut man is working on Dagonet Rondell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rondell connects with a right hand. Hill shakes it off.
Rondell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill wants to slow Rondell down by chopping away at his legs.
Hill looks to land a combination but Rondell avoids it well.
Rondell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondell.
Rondell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Good exchange - Rondell coming out on top.
Rondell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill scores with a push kick.
Jab, jab by Rondell - just one landing.
Rondell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Rondell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hill scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. Rondell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hill lands a head kick!
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Hill delivers a nice body kick.
Rondell misses with a hook
and Hill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Rondell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rondell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondell.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Rondell is out of range.
Rondell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hill. Rondell shrugs it off though.
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rondell.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Rondell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hill thows a body shot but no joy.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rondell's sensitive parts.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rondell.
Hill misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondell blocks a jab.
Rondell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.
Rondell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Rondell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill tried to score with a low kick but Rondell checks it.
Rondell clobbers Hill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rondell avoids the head kick by Hill.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rondell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rondell counters with a straight right hand.
Rondell wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Hill misses with the combination.
Rondell just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but Rondell is out of range.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rondell.
Rondell avoids the body shot from Hill.
Rondell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Hill catches Rondell right on the button with a cross.
Dagonet Rondell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rondell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill stuns Rondell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Hill lands a glancing blow to the side of Rondell's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rondell just misses with a punch to the body.
Rondell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rondell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rondell misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:43
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:43
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Hill!
Bobby Hill is the new heavyweight champion!