PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Atunes (ranked 1772 p4p, 1129 weight class) and Jeremiah Hill (ranked 242 p4p, 157 weight class). Jeremiah Hill has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Atunes
vs
Hill

190 cm
23
209
8 - 3 - 1

188 cm
24
205
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Renato Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Hill!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hill - that will leave a mark!
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Hill misses with a double jab
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Atunes there.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hill in his tracks.
A jab from Atunes does it's job there.
Atunes throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Hill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hill explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Atunes moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Atunes throws a push kick but Hill slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Hill should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Hill there.
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. Atunes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Atunes moves to clinch but Hill breaks away
and Hill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Atunes is looking to clinch.
Hill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jeremiah Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes throws a right hand that misses
and Hill counters with a left to the body.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes is looking to clinch.
Atunes tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Hill tenderised Atunes's leg. Atunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Atunes's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill throws a body kick that misses
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Hill slips under a jab from Atunes.
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Atunes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hill misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.

Atunes rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Hill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atunes.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Atunes lands a shot to the body.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atunes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jeremiah Hill has been cut.
Atunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Hill blocks the elbow strike.
Atunes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hill misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hill - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill avoids the elbow strike from Atunes, against the cage.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
A right handed body shot lands from Hill.
Atunes lands a nice elbow.
Hill is pushing Atunes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Atunes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Atunes dominated that round.
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.

Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Hill.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Nice uppercut there from Atunes.
Hill lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill lands a front kick.
A head kick by Atunes misses
and Hill counters with a left and a right that stings Atunes.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Hill thows a body kick. Atunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Atunes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hill. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill thuds his right hand into Atunes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Atunes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Atunes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hill throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atunes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes throws a hook but Hill blocks it.

Hill closes the distance and pushes Atunes back into the cage.
Hill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atunes.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Hill misses with an elbow strike.
Atunes trying to land knees to the body.
Atunes being controlled against the cage.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes lands a nice elbow.
Atunes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Atunes lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Renato Atunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill lands a body shot.
Atunes keeps control of Hill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atunes misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Hill avoids the elbow strike from Atunes, against the cage.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Hill looking to stall.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill lands a body shot.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Hill.
Hill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill works on Atunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill is leaning against Atunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Atunes pushes off an throws an elbow but Hill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Atunes.
Hill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atunes or not.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atunes is defending well for now.
Hill lands a body punch in the clinch.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Atunes misses with a body kick.
Hill is looking for the big counter here.

Hill tries to keep at a distance but Atunes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes lands a nice elbow.
Hill wants to break free but Atunes has control.
Atunes lands an elbow inside.

Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes sizes up Hill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atunes rather than just go for the knockout.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Atunes throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Hill misses with a kick to the body.
Atunes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hill misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donk. Atunes catches Hill right on the button with a cross.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill slips a jab from Atunes.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Hill slips a jab from Atunes.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Hill throws a chopping leg kick but Atunes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Renato Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Hill avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a kick to the temple. Hill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill throws a sloppy head kick
and Atunes counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Atunes down.
Nice body punch from Hill.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill thows a body kick. Atunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hill throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hill lands a front kick.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
Hill throws a shot to the body.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Hill.
Atunes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Atunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atunes jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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 fakes the leg kick and cracks Atunes in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Hill should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Atunes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hill.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Hill steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Atunes scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes tries to move into range but Hill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Hill.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renato Atunes.
I think Atunes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeremiah Hill!
Jeremiah Hill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.