PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amir Hill (ranked 4122 p4p, 4175 weight class) and Vinsmoke Sanji (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.

Hill
vs
Sanji

172 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amir Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinsmoke Sanji!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill slips under a jab.
Sanji misses with a few strikes there.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanji.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Sanji.
Sanji throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill lands a head kick!
Sanji takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Sanji gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is not content to let Sanji control the position.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanji sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanji working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanji looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanji tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Sanji is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Sanji in his half guard.

Sanji is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well.

Sanji wants to work for an arm triangle but Hill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Sanji maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hill could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sanji has cracked it and Hill is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sanji!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vinsmoke Sanji!