PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Ridgway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Ridgway has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jericho Hill's chin.

Hill
vs
Ridgway

180 cm
26
173 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

169 cm
31
175 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Ridgway!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Hill.
Ridgway scores with a body shot.
Ridgway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ridgway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ridgway misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Ridgway tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ridgway takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgway moves away.
Hill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ridgway misses with a body kick.
Ridgway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ridgway defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill lands a jab to the head.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ridgway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hill blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hill misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Ridgway moved out of range.
Gary Ridgway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ridgway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ridgway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill throws a jab when Ridgway was well out of range.
Ridgway walks into a jab.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill staying out of range there.
Ridgway tries to move into range but Hill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jericho Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgway.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgway.
Ridgway misses with a lunging right hand
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Ridgway. Ridgway gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgway moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Ridgway throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Ridgway misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway throws a leg kick
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ridgway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
Ridgway slips a jab from Hill.
Ridgway looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Hill blocks the body kick.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgway manages to avoid it.
Ridgway jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Ridgway's head but Ridgway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgway steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hill. That one must have hurt.
Ridgway misses with a straight left.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ridgway. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
Ridgway slips under a jab.
Ridgway scores with a leg kick.
Hill is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A low kick from Ridgway misses
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Ridgway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ridgway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hill avoids the head kick by Ridgway.
Ridgway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ridgway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
Ridgway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Hill misses.
Ridgway looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ridgway misses with an uppercut
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Ridgway moved away.
Ridgway flicks out a counter leg kick but Hill steps away.
Hill cracks Ridgway with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Ridgway tries for a takedown but Hill circles away easily
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hill scores with a leg kick.
Hill blocks the body kick.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ridgway misses with a low kick.
Hill checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Ridgway misses with a leg kick
and Hill counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing.
Ridgway shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hill misses with a jab to the body
and Ridgway counters with a nice body kick.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crunch! Ridgway slams his shin into Hill's torso.
Ridgway scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill scores with a jab. Ridgway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 Jericho Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ridgway lands a leg kick that knocks Hill off balance momentarily.
Hill tests Ridgway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hill misses with a looping left.

Ridgway looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hill controls Ridgway momentarily but Ridgway frees himself.
Ridgway loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ridgway missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Ridgway from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hill looking for a guillotine here but Ridgway defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Hill's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ridgway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway scoring with some ground and pound.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ridgway cracks Hill with a solid left hand.
Hill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ridgway controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Hill wants to control from the top but Ridgway keeps moving.
Ridgway trying to control the position.
Hill wants to control from the top but Ridgway keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Ridgway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridgway has control of Hill's left arm, preventing Hill from doing any damage.
Hill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Ridgway working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Ridgway has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ridgway is trying to hold Hill in close to prevent damage but Hill has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway is not content to let Hill control the position.
Ridgway moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hill trying to control but Ridgway is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ridgway controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Ridgway keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ridgway wants to sweep but no luck.
Ridgway working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Ridgway on that attempt.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Ridgway lands with a nice body punch.
Ridgway lands a nice looking body shot.
Ridgway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgway throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Ridgway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgway.
Ridgway throws a head kick that misses
and Hill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Ridgway's shoulder, as Ridgway tries to avoid the shot.
And Ridgway responds with a good body kick, but Hill manages to step out the way in time.
Ridgway misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
That kick from Ridgway tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ridgway misses with a looping left.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Ridgway's head but Ridgway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgway defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Ridgway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgway is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A punch combination from Ridgway misses.
Nice body punch from Ridgway.
Ridgway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ridgway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill throws a head kick but Ridgway moves out of range.
Ridgway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill throws the left hand but Ridgway avoids the punch easily.
Ridgway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ridgway shoots in and bounces Hill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ridgway's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ridgway won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
Ridgway trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridgway passes Hill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hill has hold of Ridgway's hands but Ridgway slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ridgway stalling away here and it's allowed Hill to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ridgway is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Ridgway connects with a couple of short punches.
Ridgway trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill controls Ridgway momentarily but Ridgway frees himself.
Ridgway pushing down on Hill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ridgway throws a strike but Hill avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ridgway stands and throws Hill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hill manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ridgway's best efforts.
Ridgway prevents Hill from improving his position.
Ridgway 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway lands with a punch from half guard.

Ridgway is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Ridgway throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ridgway is looking to control Hill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ridgway avoid being mounted?

Ridgway looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hill pushes past his half guard into mount!
Ridgway is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Ridgway keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hill landing punches.
Hill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hill looking to control but Ridgway is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ridgway really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Ridgway.
I think Ridgway 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Ridgway!
A victorious Gary Ridgway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.