PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 1014 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 151 p4p, 237 weight class). Hilly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hilly
vs
Liu

185 cm
29
210
11 - 6 - 0

192 cm
27
199
9 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dick Dolla Douchebag

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly throws a series of strikes that have Liu backpedaling.

It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Hilly scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Liu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Hilly's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hilly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Liu slips under a jab.
Hilly moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilly throws a series of punches but Liu avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Hilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Hilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hilly needs to keep his hands up - Liu had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hilly. Those never looked like landing.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu unleashes a big counter combination but Hilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liu cracks Hilly with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu unleashes a big counter combination but Hilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Liu scores with a sloppy right hand. Hilly should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Liu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hilly throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liu - that will leave a mark!
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Liu needs to keep his hands up - Hilly had a free shot at his head there.
Hilly tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Hilly.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly blocks the body kick.
Hilly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liu eats them both and turns towards Hilly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hilly tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Hilly's side.
Hilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
Hilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hilly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liu scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly misses with a hook
enabling Liu to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Liu lands a nice looking body kick.
Liu slips a straight right by Hilly.
Liu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hilly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilly throws out the jab.
Liu stalks Hilly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hilly's face. Hilly staggers backwards, shaken.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Hilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilly is looking to counter punch.
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilly throws an off balance right hand
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liu counters with a two punch combo.
Hilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly misses with a left hand
and Liu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Liu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Liu misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Liu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Liu scores with a kick to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Liu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liu moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Hilly takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly misses with a hook.
Hilly avoids the head kick by Liu.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Hilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Liu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hilly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilly moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLiu.
Hilly misses with an uppercut
and Liu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Liu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hilly throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hilly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hilly moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Hilly.
Jun Liu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Liu digs a good body shot into Hilly's ribs.
Hilly misses the jab.
Hilly misses with a leg kick
and Liu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hilly misses with a hook
and Liu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Liu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
Liu keeps Hilly at a distance using the push kick.
Liu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liu misses with the combination.
Hilly misses with a wild combination.
Hilly avoids a kick to the body.
Hilly throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilly scores with a nice right hand.
Liu misses with a double jab.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice straight punches there by Liu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liu.
Hilly misses with a body shot
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hilly lands a jab.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Hilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Hilly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liu.
A leg kick checked by Liu.
Liu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu misses with a combination

and Hilly counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Liu to work.
Liu lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Liu breaks from the clinch.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Hilly scores with a shot to the body.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Hilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Despite the aggression on Liu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Liu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Liu.
Hilly moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Liu connects with a single shot there.
Danga de danga de dang - Liu scores with a four punch combination!
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu sizes up Hilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hilly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lius jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hilly blocks a jab.
Liu misses with a combination

and Hilly moves into the clinch.

Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Liu dips to his left and cracks Hilly with an uppercut!
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilly looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu throws a counter combo.
Liu swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Hilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Hilly swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu jabs at Hilly's body.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hilly throws out a powerful jab.
Hilly misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilly.
Hilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liu on the side of the head.
Liu throws a wild body kick that Hilly sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Hilly's side.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Hilly's side.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Hilly avoids it.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Hilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liu. Liu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liu looks to throw a body kick
and Liu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Liu is rocked!
Hilly misses with a hook
and Liu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liu is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilly finish him?
Liu throws a right and a left that Hilly avoids nicely.
Liu seems to have recovered his senses.
Liu lands a front kick.
Liu throws a series of punches but Hilly avoids them all with ease.
Hilly is looking to counter the offense by Liu and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Liu misses.
Hilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly jabs at Liu's body.
Liu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hilly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Hilly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilly.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Hilly throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Liu is looking for the big counter here.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Jun Liu's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu counters with a good, hard body kick but Hilly shrugs it off.
Hilly throws a nice looking combination but Liu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hilly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hilly misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Liu walks into a left hand.
Liu scores with the left hand. Hilly knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
A big left from Hilly misses.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Bill Hilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liu scores with a jab. Hilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Liu!
Jun Liu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.