PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theo Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliffster Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Calderon
vs
Hill

166 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theo Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliffster Hill!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hill drives through with a takedown into Calderon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Calderon can't keep his opponent in guard - Hill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Calderon wants to get back to his feet.
Hill controlling the action here.

Calderon looking for submissions off his back.
Calderon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hill controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill is nestled in close to Calderon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hill wants to stand up but Calderon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Calderon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill works his way into full mount!
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calderon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hill lands a couple of good shots and Calderon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Calderon is trapped and Hill is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calderon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hill scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Calderon is looking for a way out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is in bad spot here.

Hill is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Calderon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Calderon for a finish.

Hill is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Calderon has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
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 is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Calderon is defending well though. Hill let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Calderon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Calderon turns into Hill and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calderon wants to stand but Hill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Calderon trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill managing to control the position.
Calderon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Calderon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hill, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hill forces Calderon back against the cage and clinches.

Hill has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Calderon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hill slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hill controlling well, preventing Calderon from escaping the position.
Hill trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Calderon doesn't escape.

Hill is persistently looking for the submission but Calderon is defending it well.
Calderon is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cliffster Hill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hill circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calderon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Calderon wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
Hill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Calderon's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Calderon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hill engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calderon's head.
Hill sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hill's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is looking to stand up but Calderon won't let him.
Hill passes Calderon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Calderon misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Calderon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
Calderon has hold of Hill's hands but Hill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cliffster Hill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Hill is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Calderon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hill slips a nice elbow through Calderon's hands, connecting with Calderon's forehead.
Hill working the head and body with strikes.
Calderon punching from the bottom.

Calderon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Hill.
Calderon wants to improve his position but Hill is controlling well.

Hill wants to work for an arm triangle but Calderon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Hill seems to be looking for submissions.
Hill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four 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.

Hill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hill slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Calderon looking for submissions off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cliffster Hill 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!

Hill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Hill scores with a takedown into Calderon's guard.
Hill sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill is in close to Calderon's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill cracks Calderon with a solid left hand.
Hill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hill won't allow Calderon to sweep him here.
Hill cracks Calderon with a solid left hand.
Hill works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hill controlling the action here.
Hill wants to stand up but Calderon is controlling the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hill lands a nice short elbow.
Hill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Calderon tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Calderon gets full guard.
Hill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Calderon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill advances position into side control!
Calderon tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling from side mount.

Hill is trying to get an arm triangle but Calderon is defending well.
Hill controlling the position from side mount.
Hill avoids the strikes from the bottom by Calderon.
Hill tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Calderon tries to improve position but can't.
Hill has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Calderon!

That's four 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.
Hill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hill scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Hill is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Calderon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Calderon shrugs it off.
Hill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Calderon is rocked!
Hill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Calderon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hill is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Hill is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Calderon is in big trouble! Hill is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Calderon. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Cliffster Hill!
A very excited looking Cliffster Hill made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.