PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muswell Hill (ranked 3513 p4p, 277 weight class) and Silvio Dante (ranked 2960 p4p, 243 weight class). Hill's entrance music is A bloke from Brazil. A fine choice. Silvio Dante will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hill
vs
Dante

174 cm
22
157 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

175 cm
30
156 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Knockout power

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muswell Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Dante!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill takes one to the side of the head.
Hill connects with a single shot there.
Dante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
A little jabbing left from Dante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dante.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dante, as that shot connected.
Hill swings for the body but Dante moves out of range.
Dante stuffs the takedown.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Dante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dante breaks from the clinch.
Dante throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Hill lands with a nice combination. Dante backs away looking to recover.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dante.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill ducks right into an uppercut from Dante.
Hill moves out of range as Dante strikes.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dante throws out the jab.
Hill fails with the takedown
letting Dante counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Dante misses with a straight right.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muswell Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill misses with a takedown
enabling Dante to counter with a crisp jab.
Dante blocks a head kick by Hill.
Dante throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Hill avoids the body shot from Dante.
Hill attempts a counter takedown but Dante avoids it well and moves away.
Dante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muswell Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hill pushes Dante up against the cage in a clinch.
Dante lands with a left to the head.
Dante wants to break free but Hill has control.
A frustrated look appears on Dante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hill works on Dante's body with a couple of short punches.

Dante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Dante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silvio Dante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill defending well as Dante loads up on a big left hand.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Dante catches Hill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Hill misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Dante looks to land a combination. Hill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dante takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Dante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dante's sensitive parts.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill has been working on his balance at Navy Street MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dante.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dante.
Hill slips a jab from Dante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Dante.
Dante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dante on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Dante misses.

Hill gets the takedown into side control.
Hill blocks the strikes from Dante.
Hill blocks the strikes from Dante.
Hill controlling the position.

Hill is trying to get an arm triangle but Dante is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dante throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Hill trying to control the action but Dante is working from the bottom.
Hill has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dante!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dante is looking to escape.
Dante really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hill takes Dante's back.
Dante wants to escape the position.

Dante is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hill gets his way!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hill's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dante is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hill trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dante doesn't escape.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hill controlling well, preventing Dante from escaping the position.

Hill working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dante tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Muswell Hill will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dante throws out the jab.
Dante throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dante.
Dante takes one to the chin there.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Dante misses with a looping right.
Dante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Dante's front leg but catches the back leg as Dante tries to avoid it.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dante is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Dante circles away and we're back to standing.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Dante lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill misses the jab.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Dante throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Dante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Dante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Dante.
Hill misses with a left hand
and Dante counters with a stiff right hand.
Dante might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill misses with a jab to the body
and Dante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Dante is defending well.
Hill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dante tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hill slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dante is staying active underneath Hill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dante throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hill keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dante missing with punches from the bottom.
Hill uses his free foot to push down on Dante's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dante.
Dante throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hill. What's that going to do exactly?
Dante is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dante is looking to escape.
Hill lands a big elbow.

Dante is rocked!
Hill takes Dante's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Dante is in trouble.
Dante is still in real trouble! Can Hill finish him?

Dante preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hill.
Hill has good solid back control here.
Hill scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dante is looking for a way out.

Hill looking to break Dante's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dante remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hill will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Dante's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Hill is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Dante is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Muswell Hill!
During a confident post fight interview, Muswell Hill thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.