PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hill
vs
Bolivar

180 cm
28
205 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

188 cm
30
206 lbs
19 - 8 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Bolivar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolivar misses the shot to the body.
Bolivar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bolivar 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 Hill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Hill moves into the clinch successfully.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolivar is leaning against Hill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolivar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolivar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill is leaning against Bolivar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolivar after a bit of a struggle.
Bolivar has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolivar digs a right hand underneath Hill's ribcage. Hill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.

Bolivar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolivar wants to slow Hill down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Hill misses.
Bolivar flicks out a counter leg kick but Hill steps away.
Hill tries to land a leg kick but Bolivar saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar takes one to the chin there.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolivar throws out the jab.
Hill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.
Bolivar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Bolivar 's knee.
Bolivar tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Bolivar just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill jabs Bolivar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bolivar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolivar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bolivar throws a body kick that misses.
Bolivar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Bolivar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bolivar misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolivar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Bolivar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bolivar blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bolivar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hill rather than just go for the knockout.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bolivar scores with a shot to the body.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolivar.
Bolivar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolivar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolivar misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Bolivar.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolivar.
A nice side step and Bolivar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bolivar checks a leg kick.
Bolivar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Bolivar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Bolivar walks into a jab.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolivar.
Hill scores with a nice body kick.
Hill seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar misses with a wild body shot.
Hill is looking to counter with head kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolivar. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Hill darts in and clinches Bolivar up against the cage.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Bolivar avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hill.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Bolivar controls the action.
Hill stalling in the clinch but Bolivar improves position.
Bolivar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Bolivar.
Bolivar pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Bolivar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bolivar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Bolivar back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolivar tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Bolivar tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Bolivar back against the cage.
Bolivar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolivar.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolivar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Bolivar.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bolivar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolivar prevents a body shot from Hill.
Bolivar lands a shoulder strike.
Bolivar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Hill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hill cracks Bolivar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolivar can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Hill avoids the head kick by Bolivar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bolivar checks a leg kick.
Bolivar works the jab nicely.
Bolivar misses with a low kick.
Hill looks for the body kick but Bolivar saw that one coming.
Bolivar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hill blocks it well.
Bolivar throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolivar moves out of range as Hill throws a body kick.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Bolivar moved away.
Bolivar works the jab nicely.
Bolivar ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
As Hill backs off Bolivar throws a huge counter combo but Hill manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolivar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolivar throws a body kick that misses.
Bolivar lands with a nice body kick.
Bolivar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Hill dives in and grabs Bolivar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bolivar pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
Bolivar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Hill lands with a good body shot.
Bolivar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill lands a slapping body shot.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Bolivar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolivar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hill will feel that in the morning.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolivar.

Hill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bolivar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Hill throws an elbow that misses. Bolivar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hill's guard. Nice move by Bolivar!

Bolivar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pablo Bolivar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hill is on top in guard.

Jericho Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Hill wants to control from the top but Bolivar keeps moving.
Hill is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Bolivar.
Bolivar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hill tries a low kick but Bolivar avoids it.
Hill lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bolivar will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.

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 Jericho Hill.
Well Hill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 20:18
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 20:18
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jericho Hill!
Jericho Hill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.