PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Hilfiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tapio Valo enters the cage!

Hilfiger
vs
Valo

189 cm
27
196 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

187 cm
27
190 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronny Hilfiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Valo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilfiger is just out of range.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilfiger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valo is out of range and Hilfiger settles back down.
Valo is looking to clinch.
Hilfiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valo.
Valo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valo tries a low kick but Hilfiger avoids it.
Valo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilfiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valo.
Valo lands with a shot to the body.
Valo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hilfiger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hilfiger is looking to chop away at Valo's legs.
Hilfiger feints a jab promting Valo to slip. Hilfiger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valo throws a leg kick
and Hilfiger counters with a one-two to the body.
Hilfiger looks to land a left hand but Valo moved out of range nicely.
Hilfiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilfiger swats away the attempt to clinch by Valo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilfiger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hilfiger counters with a nice leg kick.
Hilfiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valo's sensitive parts.
Hilfiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilfiger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valo momentarily.
Hilfiger tries to land a leg kick but Valo saw it coming and moves away.
Valo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilfiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valo throws a shot from downtown. Hilfiger moves away and avoids it.
Hilfiger throwing a counter right hand but Valo manages to avoid it.
Hilfiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Valo is just out of range.
Valo tries to clinch but Hilfiger is having none of it.
As Valo tries to get set, Hilfiger tries to push him back and clinch up but Valo manages to avoid the attempt.
Hilfiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hilfiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilfiger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valo slips a jab and a cross from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilfiger takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Hilfiger gets tackled into the cage by Valo. Valo maintains the clinch.
Hilfiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo blocking some punches.
Hilfiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hilfiger lands a hook that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Valo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hilfiger controls his hands.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Hilfiger avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
Hilfiger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hilfiger misses with the head strike.
Valo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Hilfiger manages to break the clinch.
Valo tries to clinch but Hilfiger is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hilfiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valo doesn't seem phased though.
Valo throws a jab when Hilfiger was well out of range.
Hilfiger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valo just manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valo.
Hilfiger checks a leg kick nicely.

Valo rushes Hilfiger and presses him up against the cage.
Valo lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger misses with a punch to the body.
Valo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger tries to work over Valo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hilfiger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hilfiger throws a head punch that misses.
Valo throws a head punch that misses.
Hilfiger taking a breather.
Hilfiger pushes Valo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hilfiger misses with some punches.
Valo misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilfiger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo throws a head punch that misses.
Valo working aggressively here.

Valo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilfiger slips under a jab.
Hilfiger throws out a powerful jab.
Valo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hilfiger lunges at Valo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valo's hand.
Hilfiger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valo momentarily.
Hilfiger throws a solid leg kick but Valo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hilfiger.
Hilfiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valo manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilfiger. Valo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valo takes a swing at Hilfiger's ribcage but misses.
Valo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilfiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilfiger ducks under a wild hook from Valo.
Valo misses with a left hand
and Hilfiger counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Valo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Hilfiger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valo misses with a double jab.
Valo throws a right hand that Hilfiger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilfiger also avoids with ease.
Valo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilfiger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronny Hilfiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Hilfiger lands a nice hook to Valo's body. Valo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hilfiger lands with a shot to the body.
Hilfiger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Hilfiger catches Valo right on the button with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger slips under a jab.
Hilfiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valo takes a swing at Hilfiger's ribcage but misses.
Hilfiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valo can do to turn this around?
Valo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilfiger.
Good shot there by Hilfiger.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valo takes a swing at Hilfiger's ribcage but misses.
Valo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hilfiger tests Valo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilfiger scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo throws a poor cross that misses

and Hilfiger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hilfiger.
We've been informed that Valo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger is leaning against Valo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valo misses with some punches.
Hilfiger wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Hilfiger.
Still in the clinch, Hilfiger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hilfiger blocks an uppercut.
Valo lands a right hand.
Hilfiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards.

Valo is rocked!
Hilfiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilfiger finish him?
Hilfiger misses with some punches.
Valo seems to have recovered his senses.
Valo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hilfiger misses with a punch to the body.
Hilfiger letting Valo take a breather here.
Hilfiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger throws a big uppercut that drops Valo! More strikes from Hilfiger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Valo lies dazed against the cage as Hilfiger celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.