PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinya Hashimoto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hill
vs
Hashimoto

195 cm
23
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Hashimoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hashimoto 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.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto thumps Hill with a low kick.
Hashimoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hashimoto throws a push kick but Hill slaps the foot to one side.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hashimoto sprawls well. Hashimoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto lands a nice looking body kick.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hashimoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hashimoto drives through and clinches with Hill against the cage.
Hashimoto crunches a lovely knee into Hill's ribcage.
Hashimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hashimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Hashimoto misses with a knee strike.
Hashimoto lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Andrew Hill has been cut.
Hashimoto lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hashimoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Hashimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hashimoto working Hill over with knees to the body.
Hashimoto missing with knees to the body.
Hashimoto lands a knee to the head.
Hashimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Hashimoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hashimoto lands a knee to the head.
Hashimoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Hashimoto landing knees to the body.
Hashimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hashimoto landing knees to the head.

Hill is rocked!
Knees to the body from Hashimoto.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hashimoto controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Hashimoto scores with a knee to the head.
Hashimoto working the clinch nicely. Hill is working for position but Hashimoto cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hill crumples up against the cage and Hashimoto lands two more shots before the ref can save Hill! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Shinya Hashimoto!
After the fight, Shinya Hashimoto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.