PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hank Hill (ranked 5258 p4p, 376 weight class) and Ryan Johnson (ranked 24024 p4p, 478 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hill might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to King Of The Hill Theme. The key to victory for Hank Hill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hill
vs
Johnson

187 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
213 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Experienced

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 Hilo, Hank Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Hill in a clinch.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Hill avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Hank Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Hill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Hill.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson slips a straight right by Hill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Johnson swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill connects with a single shot there.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Hill.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Hill against the ropes.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hill misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hill throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hank Hill is winning the standup battle so far.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the ropes.
Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Hill improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hank Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Hill scores with a three punch combo!
Hill swinging wildly here.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps control of Hill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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 Hank Hill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson closes the distance but Hill moves to the side
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson tries to clinch up.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hill tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Johnson!