PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frits Aanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hill
vs
Aanes

153 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jermaine Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frits Aanes!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aanes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aanes wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
Hill cracks Aanes with a solid left hand.
Hill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Aanes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hill has picked Aanes up and slammed him! Aanes can't keep hold of the triangle and Hill manages to pass to side control!
Hill landing a few strikes.
Aanes is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aanes keeps Hill under control for a moment.
Aanes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hill tries for a kimura but Aanes is defending well.
Aanes holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hill lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aanes is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aanes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Aanes is trying to get back to half guard.
Hill really is a fat lump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aanes tries to buck Hill off but Hill is having none of it.
Aanes looking for a sweep but Hill has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aanes is working to get back to half guard.
Aanes looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aanes is bucking up trying to escape but Hill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aanes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hill prevents Aanes from getting the reversal.
Hill with good strikes from the mount here!
Hill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hill breaks from Aanes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aanes wants to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Aanes is desperately trying to improve his position but Hill has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
Aanes taking shots to the head.
Hill raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill unloading with bombs!
Hill raining down shots from the mount!

Hill looking for a guillotine from mount but Aanes is having none of it.
Hill looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aanes circles away quickly and effectively.
Aanes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.

Aanes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hill!
Aanes working the ground and pound.
Aanes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Aanes wants to take a breather but Hill manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Aanes.
Jermaine Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aanes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aanes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.

Aanes gets to his feet - Hill follows without any prompting.
Hill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Aanes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aanes is breathing heavily.
Hill sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aanes misses with a head shot. Hill uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aanes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.

Aanes 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.
Aanes trying to control but Hill postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aanes keeping control of the position.
Aanes landing a few short strikes.
Hill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aanes's head.
Aanes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.

Hill seems to be working for a kimura but Aanes defends the submission attempt.

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 is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aanes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aanes defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aanes sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Hill dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hill throws a series of punches but Aanes avoids them all with ease.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aanes.
Nice sprawl there from Aanes as Hill shoots in.
Hill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aanes.

It looks like Jermaine Hill has been cut.

Aanes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aanes lands in his opponent's guard.

Hill pushes Aanes off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aanes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hill quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aanes tries to pass to full mount but Hill defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aanes is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
Hill moves into full guard.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aanes's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aanes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Aanes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hill stacks Aanes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hill!
Aanes tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hill scoring with strikes but Aanes is staying in there.
Hill looking to control but Aanes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aanes working to try and regain half guard.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Hill with a couple of short strikes.
Hill with the ground and pound from mount.
Aanes is looking to improve his position but Hill isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aanes tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Hill fails to move to back control.
Aanes working to try and regain half guard.
Aanes tries to hold on but Hill postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aanes is bucking up trying to escape but Hill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Hill!