PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgios Tsitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Derek Hill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hill
vs
Tsitas

178 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Derek Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georgios Tsitas!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tsitas shoots in and bounces Hill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Hill working for a triangle but Tsitas defends it easily.
Tsitas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Tsitas is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
Tsitas scoring with some ground and pound.
Hill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Tsitas landing some decent shots from guard.
Tsitas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tsitas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tsitas shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tsitas circles away.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsitas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill lands a head kick. Tsitas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tsitas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tsitas looks gassed!

Tsitas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tsitas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Tsitas is putting a hurting on Hill here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tsitas looks up at the clock and then as Hill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsitas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tsitas grinds an elbow into Hill's temple.
Hill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hill punching from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Tsitas.
Tsitas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tsitas stops Hill from getting back to his feet.
Tsitas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tsitas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tsitas scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsitas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsitas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsitas works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Hill working a defensive guard here.
Tsitas connects with a couple of short punches.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Tsitas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsitas is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Tsitas there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hill makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Tsitas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hill to the mat! Hill manages to get full guard.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hill wants to stand up but Tsitas is controlling him.
Tsitas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tsitas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tsitas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tsitas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tsitas.
Derek Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgios Tsitas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tsitas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
Tsitas winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tsitas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tsitas is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill tries to roll over but Tsitas keeps him under control.
Tsitas working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsitas is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tsitas shoots in and drives through. Hill sprawls well.
Hill lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Georgios Tsitas will probably get the nod.
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.

Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Tsitas. Tsitas gets slowly back to his feet.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Tsitas. Tsitas gets slowly back to his feet.

Hill takes the fight into the clinch.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hill pulls guard effortlessly.
Tsitas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tsitas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tsitas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hill throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tsitas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tsitas is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsitas scoring with some ground and pound.

Hill working for a triangle but Tsitas defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsitas working some strikes from top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Tsitas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hill sprawls well initially but Tsitas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tsitas connects with a nice short shot to Hill's temple.
Tsitas working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Tsitas is very close to passing his half guard.
Tsitas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hill is looking to escape.
Tsitas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tsitas working the head and body with strikes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tsitas shoots for a double leg takedown but Hill sprawls well. He's pushed Tsitas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Derek Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgios Tsitas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsitas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsitas tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tsitas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tsitas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hill moves into full guard.
Tsitas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tsitas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tsitas postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Hill trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tsitas distracts Hill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsitas.
Tsitas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tsitas throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Tsitas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tsitas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tsitas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hill looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsitas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tsitas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsitas stops Hill from standing up.
Tsitas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tsitas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsitas. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tsitas tries for a takedown but Hill manages to get underhooks.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hill.

Tsitas scores with a takedown into Hill's guard.
Tsitas postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Tsitas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tsitas throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Hill looking to control.
Hill throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tsitas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill trying to control the position.
Tsitas prevents Hill from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgios Tsitas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Tsitas shoots in and bounces Hill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tsitas is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hill wants to stand up but Tsitas is controlling him.
Tsitas is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsitas landing with the ground and pound.
Tsitas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tsitas lands a couple of elbows.
Hill is trying to keep Tsitas in close.
Tsitas works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tsitas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Hill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tsitas!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tsitas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tsitas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hill. What's that going to do exactly?
Tsitas is working to get back to half guard.
Hill working Tsitas over with strikes here.
Hill landing strikes from the mount and Tsitas is in trouble!
Tsitas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hill. What's that going to do exactly?

Hill looking for a guillotine from mount but Tsitas is having none of it.
Hill unloads with some shots from mount but Tsitas bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill blocks Tsitas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tsitas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hill has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tsitas's face.
Tsitas is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Hill.
Hill looking to control but Tsitas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tsitas is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgios Tsitas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill dominating with strikes here.
Hill landing shots from mount.
Tsitas chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Hill.
Hill blocks Tsitas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hill lands a big shot there that rocks Tsitas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tsitas swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hill lands a big shot there that rocks Tsitas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hill blocks Tsitas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tsitas working to try and regain half guard.
Hill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tsitas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hill lands with some strikes.
Hill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tsitas because Hill loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tsitas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tsitas is squirming around, avoiding Hill's attempts to control the action.
Derek Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsitas is trying to escape the mount.
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hill wants to finish this one by submission but Tsitas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hill.
Tsitas working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derek Hill.
I think Tsitas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgios Tsitas!