PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aroon Rojumanong (ranked 548 p4p, 522 weight class) and Darrel Hill (ranked 31 p4p, 29 weight class). Aroon Rojumanong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rojumanong
vs
Hill

169 cm
26
136
11 - 2 - 0

167 cm
27
145
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aroon Rojumanong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrel Hill!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Rojumanong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Rojumanong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill jabs Rojumanong right on the nose. Rojumanong blinks but takes it well.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojumanong.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong scores with a jab. Hill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hill digs a good hook to Rojumanong's body.
Hill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rojumanong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill dips to his left and cracks Rojumanong with an uppercut!
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
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 misses with a straight left.
Rojumanong slaps away a takedown attempt from Hill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rojumanong throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Rojumanong off the cage and back into range.
Hill defending well as Rojumanong loads up on a big left hand.
Rojumanong throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Rojumanong lands the left hand.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Rojumanong connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is looking to clinch but Rojumanong is avoiding it.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Rojumanong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill slips a jab from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojumanong misses with a looping right.
Hill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Rojumanong's shoulder, as Rojumanong tries to avoid the shot.
Hill moves out of range as Rojumanong strikes.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojumanong throws out the jab.
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojumanong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
Rojumanong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Rojumanong thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Rojumanong misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Rojumanong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Rojumanong misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill lands with a straight right. Rojumanong didn't see that one coming.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill defending well as Rojumanong loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rojumanong misses.
Hill staying out of range there.
Hill defending well as Rojumanong loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rojumanong throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Hill misses.
Rojumanong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojumanong looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Rojumanong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Rojumanong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hill.
Rojumanong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojumanong misses with a double jab.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Nice defenses there by Rojumanong.
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rojumanong throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill lands a jab.
Hill's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hill's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hill has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Hill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rojumanong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojumanong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Hill gets a clinch.

Rojumanong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill works the jab nicely.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Rojumanong misses the jab.
Rojumanong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojumanong throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Rojumanong looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojumanong misses the target.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rojumanong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojumanong sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill slips a jab from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Hill tries to clinch up.

Hill takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.

Rojumanong breaks from the clinch.
Hill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rojumanong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hill scores with a takedown into Rojumanong's guard.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojumanong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill won't allow Rojumanong to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Rojumanong's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill sitting in guard here, content to control.

Rojumanong working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Darrel Hill will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rojumanong throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rojumanong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Rojumanong blocks a jab.
Rojumanong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojumanong throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Rojumanong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hill's head.
Hill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Hill.
Rojumanong fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojumanong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojumanong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rojumanong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rojumanong throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Rojumanong's head but Rojumanong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojumanong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rojumanong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Rojumanong's belly button to the back.
Hill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rojumanong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hill has time to react.
Hill digs a good body shot into Rojumanong's ribs.
Darrel Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojumanong misses with a looping left.
Hill throws out a counter right but Rojumanong avoids it with no problem.
Rojumanong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hill lands a nice shot that snaps Rojumanong's head back.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Rojumanong.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill cracks Rojumanong with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Rojumanong throws a big counter combination but Hill scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hill slips under a jab.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill defending well as Rojumanong loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Rojumanong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rojumanong, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojumanong doesn't seem phased though.
Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Rojumanong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rojumanong misses with a looping left.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Rojumanong misses.
Rojumanong throws a big shot that misses.
Hill tries to clinch up but Rojumanong circles away and keeps his distance.

Hill moves into the clinch successfully.
Rojumanong lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Rojumanong's ribcage. Rojumanong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rojumanong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rojumanong blocks an uppercut.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rojumanong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojumanong misses with some punches.
Rojumanong throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong misses with an elbow over the top.
Rojumanong misses with the head strike.
Rojumanong blocks an uppercut.
Rojumanong misses with a short punch on the inside.

Rojumanong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rojumanong looking for a sweep. Not yet Rojumanong, not yet.
Hill stays in close to Rojumanong's body and controls the position.
Hill is continuing to stall.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Rojumanong.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rojumanong is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Rojumanong.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Hill.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojumanong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Rojumanong loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hill moves out of range as Rojumanong strikes.
Hill tries to clinch there but Rojumanong circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Hill blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rojumanong.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojumanong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojumanong avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill tries to clinch up.
Rojumanong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojumanong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rojumanong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Rojumanong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Rojumanong misses.
Hill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill scores with the left hand. Rojumanong knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill shoots in and drives through. Rojumanong sprawls well.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rojumanong digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
Rojumanong misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Rojumanong throws a big shot that misses.
Hill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rojumanong. Rojumanong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Rojumanong off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
It looked like Rojumanong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice sprawl there from Rojumanong as Hill shoots in.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojumanong.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Rojumanong slips the punch.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Rojumanong's belly button to the back.
Rojumanong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Rojumanong moved out of range.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Rojumanong is out of range.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rojumanong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojumanong misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rojumanong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rojumanong misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hill! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hill.
Hill moves away from the strike by Rojumanong.
Hill throws a hook but Rojumanong blocks it.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojumanong moves away.
Rojumanong lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rojumanong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Rojumanong.
Hill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Aroon Rojumanong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a jab.
A big left from Hill misses.
Rojumanong misses with a straight left.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill moves away from the strike by Rojumanong.
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
Rojumanong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rojumanong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojumanong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rojumanong connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Rojumanong throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Rojumanong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Rojumanong's head but Rojumanong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojumanong throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rojumanong.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rojumanong misses with a straight right.
Rojumanong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojumanong looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hill with a hook.
A lazy left from Hill finds it's target.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Darrel Hill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill thuds a left hand into Rojumanong's body.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojumanong.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rojumanong throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Hill!
A relieved looking Darrel Hill thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Aroon Rojumanong stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym...'.