PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Hill (ranked 399 p4p, 49 weight class) and Martin Eugen (ranked 188 p4p, 25 weight class). Eugen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kickboxer - Advanced Training kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hill
vs
Eugen

167 cm
22
145 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

179 cm
30
154 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darrel Hill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Eugen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill defending well as Eugen loads up on a big left hand.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Some wild striking there from Eugen.
Hill misses with a takedown
and Eugen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill lands a jab to the head.
Hill tries to move into range but Eugen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eugen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eugen throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Eugen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill looks for a takedown but Eugen sprawls well.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eugen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Eugen throws a good cross that connects.
Hill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eugen manages to avoid it.
Hill throws a hook but Eugen avoids it easily.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill misses the body punch
and Eugen counters with a one-two to the body.
Eugen misses with a hook.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eugen lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Eugen. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eugen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Eugen lands a head shot.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Hill lands with a straight right. Eugen didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Hill misses.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Eugen throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Eugen slips under a jab from Hill.
Eugen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eugen misses with a wild combination.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Eugen with a hook.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and Eugen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill throws a sloppy body shot
and Eugen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hill is rocked!
Eugen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Eugen moved out of range.
Eugen throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugen scores with a hook.
Eugen throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Eugen counter with a right hand.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Eugen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eugen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hill scores with a decent looking hook.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Eugen moved out of range.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Eugen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eugen moves out of range as Hill strikes.

Hill darts in and clinches Eugen up against the cage.
Eugen can't break the clinch.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hill drags the fight down to the ground.

Hill working for submissions but it's allowed Eugen to get to half guard.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Eugen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Eugen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hill tries to clinch up but Eugen circles away and keeps his distance.
Eugen misses with the combination.
Hill swings for the body but Eugen moves out of range.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Eugen is just out of range.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Eugen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hill back to the cage. Eugen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Eugen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eugen throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Eugen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Eugen is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Eugen. Those never looked like landing.
Hill staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Martin Eugen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eugen lunges at Hill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hill's hand.
Eugen throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill tries to clinch but Eugen moves out of range.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eugen.
Eugen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Eugen misses the shot to the body.
Hill feinted with a counter takedown.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Hill misses
and Eugen counters with a three punch combo that has Hill backing up. Hill nods at Eugen to acknowledge the strikes.
Hill misses with a hook.
Eugen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Eugen counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hill! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Eugen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen! Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
Martin Eugen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.