PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Flintwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Jill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Flintwood
vs
Jill

168 cm
21
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Flintwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Jill!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Flintwood.
Jill is looking to regain half guard here but Flintwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Jill is not content to let Flintwood control the position.
Flintwood tries to advance to mount but Jill denies him.
Jill keeping his opponent close.
Jill is looking to reverse the position.
Jill is not content to let Flintwood control the position.
Jill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintwood is thwarting Jill's attempts to control the position.
Flintwood stops Jill from getting back to his feet.
Jill trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Flintwood manages to pass to mount!
Jill avoids a series of strikes thrown by Flintwood.
Flintwood tries to control but Jill wriggling away.
Jill can't escape the position.
Flintwood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jill tries to hold on but Flintwood pushes him away.
Flintwood looking to finish with strikes here!
Flintwood trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Flintwood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jill manages to avoid the submission attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jill is looking to clinch.
Flintwood with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jill counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flintwood can't do much from the bottom here.
Flintwood manages to get back to half guard.
Jill is trying to control. Flintwood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flintwood tries to get to full guard but Jill has control of the leg.
Flintwood is working hard here to advance position.
Flintwood could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Flintwood is breathing heavily.
Flintwood is trying to maintain the position but Jill is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jill wants to control but Flintwood is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flintwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flintwood is keeping the position for now.
Jill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jill trying to control but Flintwood is working from the bottom.
Flintwood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jill puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Jill dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flintwood with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Flintwood has momentary wrist control but Jill slips an elbow through the middle.
Jill showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jill wants to control from the top but Flintwood keeps moving.
Flintwood is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintwood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jill.
Flintwood controls Jill momentarily but Jill frees himself.
Jill looking to sit in guard and control but Flintwood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flintwood content to stall in guard here.
Flintwood being controlled here momentarily.

That's two 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.
Jill lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Jill tries to strike from the bottom.

Jill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flintwood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jill is breathing heavily.
Flintwood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jill working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Jill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flintwood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flintwood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jill is proving hard to escape from.
Jill keeping moving, preventing Flintwood from controlling successfully.
Flintwood won't allow Jill to sweep him here.

That's four 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.
Jill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flintwood blocks a head kick by Jill.
Flintwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jill counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Jill seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Flintwood tries to buck Jill off but Jill is having none of it.
Flintwood takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Flintwood is not content to let Jill control the position.
Flintwood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Jill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Flintwood looks for a takedown but Jill sprawls well.
Jill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flintwood backs up against the cage.
Flintwood shoots in but Jill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flintwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jill has closed the distance and engaged Flintwood in a clinch.
Jill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flintwood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jill smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Flintwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flintwood closes the distance and clinches up with Jill, looking for a takedown. Flintwood pushes Jill against the cage but Jill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flintwood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jill circles away.

Jill bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jill stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Flintwood trying to control the position.
Jill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Flintwood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jill lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jill showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Flintwood keeping moving, preventing Jill from controlling successfully.
Flintwood trying to keep a closed guard but Jill is proving a slippery customer.
Jill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flintwood keeping moving, preventing Jill from controlling successfully.
Flintwood controls Jill momentarily but Jill frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flintwood misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Jill.
Flintwood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jill counters with a takedown into side control.
Jacob Jill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jill working away.
A lull in the action here as Jill stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flintwood regains half guard.
Jill perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Flintwood is looking to improve his position.
Charlie Flintwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob Jill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jill 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Jill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Jill!