PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jp Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that jp Hill was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Raines
vs
Hill

215 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Raines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jp Hill!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Raines shows good takedown defense.
Raines changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hill tries to avoid it but Raines manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hill to the ground. Hill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Raines has taken the fight to the clinch.

Raines breaks from the clinch.
Raines throws a body kick that misses.
Hill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raines avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Charles Raines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jp Hill.
Nice body punch from Raines.
Raines gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hill counters with a single leg into guard. Raines didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raines is on top in guard.

Hill is working an open guard so Raines takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raines fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hill shoots in looking for a takedown but Raines manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hill leaves Raines with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hill jumps guard but Raines stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Raines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a low kick, looking for Raines's leg but Raines calmly moves out of range.

Raines drives through and clinches with Hill against the cage.

Raines manages to pull guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raines seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Raines tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raines managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raines tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hill trying to control but Raines is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raines pinned against the cage. Raines gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill looks gassed!
Raines looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Raines persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.

Raines clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.

Raines gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Raines will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hill won't allow Raines to sweep him here.
Hill wants to control from the top but Raines keeps moving.

Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Raines has his feet on Hill's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Raines keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raines misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decent striking displayed by Raines there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raines blocks a head kick by Hill.

Hill closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Raines did well to prevent Hill getting side control.
Raines trying to control but Hill postures up.
Hill is trying to control. Raines wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raines misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hill trying to pass the guard but Raines defending well.
Raines keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Raines gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raines is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raines is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

We're going to have a standup here because Charles Raines wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Raines misses with a head kick.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raines's waist but Raines gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.

Raines moves into range and clinches up with Hill.

Raines breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill shoots in and drives through. Raines sprawls well.
Hill is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raines throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Raines sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Charles Raines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jp Hill.
Raines looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Raines. Those never looked like landing.
Raines shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raines tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raines tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raines shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Raines is just out of range.
Hill tries to clinch up.

Raines gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Raines breaks the clinch.
Hill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Raines shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raines avoids it really well and circles away.
Raines stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raines wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raines scores with a jab. Hill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raines blocks a head kick by Hill.
Raines shoots in looking for a takedown. Hill tries to sprawl out of it but Raines keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Raines clinches.
Hill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Raines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hill tries to keep at a distance but Raines has taken the fight into the clinch.

Raines breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Raines dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Raines gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raines avoids it.
Raines connects with a knee to the head.
Raines working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Raines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill wants to clinch.
Raines keeps the fight on the outside.

Raines has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raines blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raines goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hill prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raines gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Raines will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Raines controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raines is on top in guard.
Hill wants to sweep here but Raines controlling him for the moment.
Hill is adopting a defensive guard.
Raines postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raines throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raines controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. jp Hill wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Raines shoots in looking for a takedown. Hill tries to sprawl out of it but Raines keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raines lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles Raines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raines pinned against the cage. Raines gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raines will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Raines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill leaves Raines with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
Charles Raines is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill stuffs the takedown.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raines.

Raines gets caught flat footed, as Hill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hill trying to control but Raines is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raines is trying to keep Hill in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Raines showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raines has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Raines!