PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Wayne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wayne
vs
Hill

182 cm
18
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

MMA's Best Nutrition
Combat Pro Design

MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hill.

It looks like Bruce Wayne has been cut.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.

Wayne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Hill kicks Wayne off and gets back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Hill.

Wayne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hill is trying to stand up here but Wayne is controlling him well.
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Wayne sits in half guard.

Hill has one foot on Wayne's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Hill wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne has a takedown stuffed.
Wayne wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Wayne persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Wayne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.

Wayne gets a takedown into half guard.
Wayne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wayne is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill manages to get to full guard.
Wayne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Hill has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne shoots in but no luck this time.
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wayne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is looking to escape.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne prevents Hill from standing back up.
Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Wayne is controlling him
Wayne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wayne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hill cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.

Wayne takes the fight into the clinch.
Wayne can't get the takedown.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Wayne stops Hill from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hill pushes Wayne off and gets back to his feet.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill misses with a double jab

and Wayne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wayne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.
Hill being controlled here, momentarily.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wayne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wayne stops Hill from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
Hill trying to hold on to Wayne's head to control him but Wayne postures up.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Wayne is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne shoots in but no luck this time.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill misses with a double jab

and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Wayne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wayne won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.
Wayne works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Wayne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Hill is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill stops a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill is pushing Wayne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wayne has Hill pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hill manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hill is stalling here.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Wayne is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill stops a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Wayne wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill lands a body punch.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Wayne's ribcage. Wayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hill feints and as Wayne raises his hands in defense, Hill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hill stands up from Wayne's guard - Hill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hill tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Hill throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.

Hill clinches.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Hill throws a combination that misses

and Wayne counters with a single leg into guard. Hill didn't expect that.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wayne shoots and misses
and Hill counters with a left and a right that stings Wayne.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination.

Hill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hill tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wayne punching from the bottom.
Hill tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wayne.
Wayne is staying active underneath Hill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hill wants to stand but Wayne has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.
Hill wants to stand but Wayne has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Wayne shoots in but Hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hill misses with a double jab

and Wayne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wayne won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hill has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Hill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.

Wayne has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hill clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hill manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wayne's guard. Nice work there by Hill.
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wayne wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wayne is proving hard to escape from.
Wayne wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne working a defensive guard here.
Bruce Wayne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill is pushing down on Wayne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wayne is fighting to maintain full guard but Hill has managed to sneak the leg through.

Hill stands up from half guard.
Wayne looks for a takedown but Hill sprawls well.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Hill really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Wayne on that attempt.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wayne's head.
Wayne has a takedown stuffed.
Hill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wayne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hill pulls Wayne in to control the position.
Hill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wayne!

Hill is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wayne fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.

Hill is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wayne can't fight it off and eventually Hill manages to take the fight to the floor. Wayne looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Wayne working a defensive guard here.
Wayne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Wayne.
Wayne keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.

Hill stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.

Wayne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wayne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hill tries to buck Wayne off but he can't manage it.
Wayne tries to control but Hill wriggling away.
Wayne controlling from the full mount.
Hill's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
Wayne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bruce Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill is looking to improve his position but Wayne isn't that keen on the idea.
Bobby Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hill wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hill wants to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.

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 wants to get back to his feet.
Wayne is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wayne trying to control but Hill is having none of it.
Hill is trying to stand up.
Hill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hill is desperately trying to improve his position but Wayne has a good base and remains in mount.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the head.
Wayne trying to control but Hill is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Hill.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 39:37
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 38:38
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 38:38

The fight is ruled a majority draw!