PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punchers Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Hilfiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chance
vs
Hilfiger

183 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
196 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Punchers Chance !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronny Hilfiger!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hilfiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilfiger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Chance .
Chance misses with a looping left.
Hilfiger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chance swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chance has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Better Than Cozad in the buildup to the fight.
Chance connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hilfiger throws a head kick that misses.
Hilfiger lands a body shot.
Hilfiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chance clobbers Hilfiger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Punchers Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hilfiger circles away quickly and effectively.
Chance just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilfiger's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hilfiger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chance misses with a jab to the body
and Chance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Chance as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Chance .
Hilfiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chance manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilfiger tests Chance 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilfiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Chance misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilfiger misses the jab.
Chance throws a combination that misses
and Hilfiger counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilfiger. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chance looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chance tests Hilfiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chance looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chance lands with a nice combination. Hilfiger backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Chance . Those never looked like landing.
Hilfiger throws out a counter right but Chance avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Hilfiger.

Hilfiger pushes Chance up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Hilfiger.
Chance is trying to break the clinch but Hilfiger has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger lands with a left to the head.
Hilfiger has a couple of punches blocked by Chance .
Hilfiger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chance tries to throw a body punch but Hilfiger avoids it by throwing Chance back against the cage.
Hilfiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hilfiger working aggressively here.
Hilfiger has a couple of punches blocked by Chance .
A nice left hand lands by Chance .
Chance wants to break free but Hilfiger has control.
Hilfiger misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hilfiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilfiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chance misses with a body shot.
Chance throws an off balance right hand
and Hilfiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chance throws a jab when Hilfiger was well out of range.
Hilfiger misses with a straight right.
Chance looks to land a combination. Hilfiger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hilfiger connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger lands with a nice combination. Chance backs away looking to recover.
Hilfiger ducks under a wild hook from Chance .
Chance keeps the fight on the outside.
Chance throws a lazy right hand but Hilfiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hilfiger scores with the left hand. Chance knows he should have avoided that one.
Chance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Hilfiger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hilfiger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chance has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chance and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hilfiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilfiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Chance misses with a wild body shot.
Hilfiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Chance was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hilfiger drops his hands momentarily and Chance takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hilfiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilfiger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilfiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chance bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Hilfiger.
Chance just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilfiger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hilfiger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hilfiger digs a good hook to Chance 's body.
Chance swinging wildly here.
Hilfiger misses with a low kick.
Chance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hilfiger.
Hilfiger avoids the body shot from Chance .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilfiger slips a jab and a cross from Chance .
Chance throws a nice looking combination but Hilfiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hilfiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chance moves away.
Chance is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hilfiger throws a nice looking combination but Chance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ronny Hilfiger will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hilfiger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hilfiger lands a lovely overhand right.
Chance slips a jab from Hilfiger.
Chance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilfiger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilfiger moves away.
Hilfiger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hilfiger with a jab.
Chance is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hilfiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chance throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chance throws a right hand that Hilfiger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilfiger also avoids with ease.
Chance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilfiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chance throws an overhand right that lands on Hilfiger's shoulder, as Hilfiger tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilfiger throws a lazy head kick
and Chance counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chance 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hilfiger tries a body shot but Chance blocks it.
Chance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hilfiger lands a shoulder strike.
Chance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hilfiger - that landed with a thud.
Chance misses with a punch to the body.
Hilfiger keeps control of Chance as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hilfiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hilfiger fails to land.
Hilfiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Hilfiger lands a left hand.
Hilfiger tries to throw a body punch but Chance avoids it by throwing Hilfiger back against the cage.
Hilfiger scores with a shot to the side of Chance 's head.

Chance is rocked!
Hilfiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Chance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hilfiger misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hilfiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Chance uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chance blocks an uppercut.
Hilfiger throws a head punch that misses.
Hilfiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Hilfiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hilfiger throws a head punch that misses.
Hilfiger has a couple of punches blocked by Chance .
Hilfiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Chance .
Hilfiger misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilfiger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chance .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilfiger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilfiger.
Chance lands a hook that snaps the head of Hilfiger backwards.
Hilfiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Chance .
Chance blocks an uppercut.
Hilfiger working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hilfiger fails to land.
Chance blocks an uppercut.
Hilfiger has a couple of punches blocked by Chance .
Hilfiger working aggressively here.
Chance seems to have got his legs back now.
Hilfiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hilfiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chance .
Hilfiger has a couple of punches blocked by Chance .
Hilfiger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chance has had enough of the clinch but Hilfiger keeps him there for the moment.
Hilfiger misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hilfiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chance throws a body punch but Hilfiger moves out of range.
Hilfiger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chance has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hilfiger.
Chance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hilfiger connects with a crisp jab.
Chance throws a shot from downtown. Hilfiger moves away and avoids it.
Chance looks to throw the jab but Hilfiger is out of range.
Chance bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Chance .
Hilfiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilfiger throws a head kick that misses.
Chance fails to land with a series of punches.
Chance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chance looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilfiger is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger throws a looping overhand right but Chance ducks down to avoid it.
Hilfiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilfiger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hilfiger scoring well with a low kick there.
Hilfiger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilfiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chance blocks a jab.
Chance ducks under a wild hook from Hilfiger.
A little feinted left hand from Chance on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hilfiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Chance .
Chance takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hilfiger on the side of the head.
Hilfiger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Chance tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilfiger throws a hook but Chance blocks it.
Chance scores with the left hand. Hilfiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Chance takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chance throws a body punch but Hilfiger moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Hilfiger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Chance . Hilfiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Chance . Those never looked like landing.
Hilfiger thumps Chance with a low kick.
Hilfiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chance keeps the fight on the outside.

Hilfiger clinches.
Hilfiger working aggressively here.
Chance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hilfiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hilfiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chance misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hilfiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hilfiger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hilfiger jabs Chance to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilfiger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chance misses the jab.
Chance with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilfiger throws a head kick that half lands.
Chance throws a hook but Hilfiger blocks it.
Chance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hilfiger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hilfiger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hilfiger dodges the punch combination from Chance .
Hilfiger throws a leg kick which misses Chance 's front leg but catches the back leg as Chance tries to avoid it.
Chance takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chance has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger lands a body shot.
Ronny Hilfiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chance misses with a right hand
and Hilfiger counters with a good low kick that Chance was not able to check.
Hilfiger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hilfiger jabs at Chance 's body.
Ronny Hilfiger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hilfiger.
Chance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chance misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chance takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hilfiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hilfiger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Hilfiger closes the distance and clinches.
Chance wants to get back to striking at distance but Hilfiger won't allow it.
Chance is looking to break free of the clinch but Hilfiger has double underhooks.
Hilfiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance misses with some punches.
Chance misses with the head strike.
Hilfiger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hilfiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronny Hilfiger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chance looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chance misses with a punch to the body.
Chance throws a punch but it's blocked by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hilfiger scores with a shoulder strike.
Chance works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hilfiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chance lands a left hand.
Chance has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chance throws a head punch that misses.
Punchers Chance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilfiger blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Hilfiger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hilfiger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Hilfiger!
After winning the bout, Ronny Hilfiger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.