PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Jean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hill
vs
Jean Smith

207 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Jean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Hill attempts a counter takedown but Smith avoids it well and moves away.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eli Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Jean Smith.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith can't break the clinch.

Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hill uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hill gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Hill looking for a takedown.
Hill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hill tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smith is in Hill's guard.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Hill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Hill has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Hill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Hill is looking for a counter combo.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith looks winded!
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hill scoring with punches and elbows.

Hill decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Smith clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Jean Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Smith fails to pull guard.

Smith is trying to trip Hill. He has hold of a leg but Hill is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Hill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Hill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hill is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.

Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Hill get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Hill tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.

Smith darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.

Smith manages to pull guard.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill content to stall in guard here.
Hill slips nicely into half guard.

Hill stands up from half guard.

Hill drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Hill sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hill drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hill has Smith in his guard.

Hill pulls Smith in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Hill has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Jean Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hill quickly recovers to half guard.
Smith prevents Hill from improving his position.
Hill controlling the position well.
Smith seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith works his way into side control.
Smith wants to take a breather but Hill manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hill's guard.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hill controlling Smith's posture.

Hill has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill pulls Smith in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
Hill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith pulls Hill in close to his closed guard and prevents Hill from doing any damage or advancing position.
Smith controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.

Hill decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Hill's takedown attempt.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Hill feinted with a counter takedown.

Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the cage.
Hill tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Hill won't want to take too many of those.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hill gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eli Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Jean Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Jean Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Jean Smith!