PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Hill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Storm
vs
Hill

180 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
36
146 lbs
20 - 20 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Hill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Storm.
Storm has his takedown stuffed

and Hill moves into the clinch.

Storm is trying to trip Hill. He has hold of a leg but Hill is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Storm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hill looking to control.
Storm wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Storm wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hill holds on and takes a little breather.

Hill is working an open guard so Storm takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hill swivels and escapes.
Storm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill shoots in for a double leg but Storm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Storm closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes Hill against the cage but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hill is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Storm gets tackled into the cage by Hill. Hill maintains the clinch.
Hill has Storm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Storm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Storm scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Benny Hill has been cut.

Hill has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Storm clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hill gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hill gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hill apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Storm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Storm fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm works the jab nicely.
Hill misses with the combination.
Storm tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hill manages to circle out of the way.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
Storm scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a jab to the body

so Hill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Storm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Storm has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Storm controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Hill is looking to work some ground and pound but Storm has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Storm is on top in guard.

Storm advances to half guard.
Hill trying to get back to full guard but Storm takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Storm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill tries to reverse the position but Storm maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm content just to control the position here.
Hill is trying to stand up.
Storm controlling from the full mount.
Storm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hill squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hill is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Storm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill's cut.
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.

Storm shoots in but no luck this time.

Hill closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Storm's guard.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Storm blocks nicely.
Storm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hill manages to get himself to full guard.

Storm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Storm wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Brandon Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill has Storm pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Storm decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Storm goes for a double leg but Hill avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hill continues to drive forward.
Hill wants to counter the offense by Storm and move into the clinch position.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Hill drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Storm defends it well.
Hill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Storm defends well and Hill ends up having to push Storm into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Storm scores with a head kick. Hill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Storm wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Hill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brandon Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brandon Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Hill.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Storm throws a shot to the body.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Hill feints the counter takedown.

Storm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm controlling the pace.
Hill is staying active underneath Storm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hill wants to improve his position but Storm is controlling well.
Hill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Storm is working away from the top position though.
Hill is holding on to half guard well.
Hill is trying to control but can't.

Hill with the active half guard here but Storm passes nicely into side control.
Storm working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm moves into full mount!
Storm sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hill is trying to escape the mount.
Hill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hill is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Storm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm controlling from the full mount.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.

Storm looking for a guillotine from mount but Hill is having none of it.
Hill is trying to escape the mount.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
Storm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Storm looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill's cut.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm lands a head kick. Hill smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Storm shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hill is defended easily by Storm.
Storm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch.
Hill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Storm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
No luck for Storm with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Storm persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.

Storm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Storm throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Storm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Storm pulls Hill in close to prevent any damage.

Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Storm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Storm's legs - danger averted.
Hill throws a big elbow that misses.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Storm delivers a nice body kick.
Hill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Storm darts in looking for a takedown but Hill gets double underhooks and turns Storm into the cage.
Storm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Storm wants it to stay on the feet.
Storm shoots in but no luck this time.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill shoots for a takedown but Storm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Storm has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to slow Hill down with leg kicks.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Storm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hill moves into the clinch successfully.
Storm goes for a takedown attempt but Hill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brandon Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill looks for a takedown but Storm sprawls well.
Storm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Hill throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Storm was covering up waiting for the punch and Hill finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Storm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Storm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benny Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Storm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benny Hill.
I think Storm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Storm!