PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sora Izanagi (ranked 1806 p4p, 6561 weight class) and Jeremiah Hill (ranked 230 p4p, 618 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Izanagi
vs
Hill

190 cm
18
210
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
205
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremiah Hill!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi blocks a head kick by Hill.

Izanagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Izanagi.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi takes a shot to the head.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill misses with some punches.
Izanagi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Izanagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
A right handed body shot lands from Hill.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Izanagi scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Hill.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izanagi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
A short right from Izanagi on the inside.
Izanagi tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
A body shot lands from Hill.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hill.
Izanagi is breathing heavily.
A short right from Izanagi.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lands a right hand.
Hill scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Izanagi takes a shot to the head.
Hill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Hill.
Hill is working Izanagi over against the cage.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Hill.
Izanagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill lands an uppercut.
Hill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izanagi.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Izanagi lands an uppercut.
Hill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Hill.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
Hill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Hill lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Hill tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill lands with a right to the head.
Izanagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi misses with the head strike.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hill.
Hill working aggressively here.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Izanagi fails to land.
Izanagi tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Izanagi.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Izanagi's ribcage. Izanagi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Hill - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Hill digs a right hand into Izanagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izanagi's gas tank.
Izanagi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Hill blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Izanagi or not.
Hill cracks Izanagi with a nice body shot.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill lands a left hand.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill scores with a shoulder strike.
Hill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izanagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izanagi.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Izanagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill throws a counter combo.
Izanagi throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Izanagi tried to score with a low kick but Hill checks it.

Hill gets tackled into the cage by Izanagi. Izanagi maintains the clinch.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Izanagi fails to land.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill is working Izanagi over against the cage.
Hill pushes Izanagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill pushes Izanagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Izanagi.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Hill scores with a shot to the side of Izanagi's head.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Hill.
Hill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Izanagi's ribcage. Izanagi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Jeremiah Hill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Hill.
Hill tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Izanagi misses with a knee strike.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Izanagi has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
A short right from Hill.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Izanagi takes a shot to the head.
Hill tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Hill scores with a hook to the body.
Hill lands a shoulder strike.
Izanagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hill tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Hill lands a right hand.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Izanagi connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jeremiah Hill has been cut.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Hill.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Izanagi takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Izanagi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hill digs a right hand into Izanagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izanagi's gas tank.
Izanagi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Izanagi takes a shot to the head.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Izanagi.
A right hand to the body from Hill.
Izanagi blocks a body shot from Hill.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Izanagi's ribcage. Izanagi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hill digs a right hand into Izanagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izanagi's gas tank.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill scores with a shot to the side of Izanagi's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremiah Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Hill's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Izanagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Izanagi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izanagi. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izanagi.
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Izanagi misses.
Izanagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Izanagi scores with a head kick. Hill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Izanagi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Izanagi throws a leg kick
and Izanagi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a right hand that misses
and Hill counters with a left to the body.
Izanagi tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Izanagi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jeremiah Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
Hill lunges at Izanagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Izanagi's hand.
Hill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Izanagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Izanagi throws a leg kick
and Hill counters with a left to the body.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Izanagi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sora Izanagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Izanagi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hill throws a counter combo.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izanagi.
Hill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Izanagi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Izanagi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.
Izanagi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Izanagi misses.

Hill moves into range and clinches up with Izanagi.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hill.
Hill working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Izanagi - that landed with a thud.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Hill blocking some punches.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izanagi tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Izanagi.
Hill scores with a shot to the side of Izanagi's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Izanagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Hill.
Izanagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izanagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill misses with the head strike.
A short right from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Izanagi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill working aggressively here.
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hill 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Hill!