PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Hill has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Marshall's chin.

Marshall
vs
Hill

185 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Gold Standard Nutrition
ACME-UCF NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Hill!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with the combination.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Hill swinging wilding here.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall lands a right hook to the body.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Marshall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshall counters with a big head kick but Hill shrugs it off.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall counters with a head kick. That will keep Hill thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hill tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marshall tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marshall counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Marshall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hill finds it's target.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall.
Marshall thumps Hill with a low kick.
Marshall connects with a high kick.
Harry Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill misses with a double jab
and Marshall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hill looks gassed!
Hill throws a right hand that Marshall ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshall also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Hill misses
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Marshall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill misses with a combination
and Marshall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hill is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Marshall closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marshall is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hill.
Hill can't break the clinch.
A short left from Hill.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
Marshall tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marshall counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Hill rushes Marshall and presses him up against the cage.

Hill breaks the clinch.
Marshall scores with a jab.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marshall wants to clinch.

Hill moves into range and clinches up with Marshall.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.

Hill gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill wants to stand but Marshall has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hill connects with a nice short shot to Marshall's temple.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Marshall is defending well.

Hill decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is looking to clinch.
Hill throws a right hand that Marshall ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshall also avoids with ease.
Patrick Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Hill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marshall's half guard.

Marshall manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Marshall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill misses with a combination
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.

Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Marshall prevents Hill from breaking the clinch.
Marshall lands a right hand.
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hill moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hill has him pressed against the cage.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Marshall is trying to maintain a safe position but Hill gets an underhook and turns Marshall into the cage.
Hill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marshall has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.

Hill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Hill gets to his feet. Marshall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Marshall's shoulder, as Marshall tries to avoid the shot.
Marshall tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hill throws a front kick aimed at Marshall's knee but Marshall avoids it well.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marshall counters with a head kick.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.

Hill manages to break the clinch.

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.

Hill gets to his feet - Marshall follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
Marshall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Hill cracks Marshall with a good jab.

Marshall moves into the clinch.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Marshall lands a slapping body shot.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall counters with a head kick. That will keep Hill thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marshall lands with a slapping head kick.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Marshall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Hill misses with the combination.
Marshall tries to clinch up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Marshall gets caught flat footed, as Hill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Hill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marshall, up you get!
Hill misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.

Hill has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill presses Marshall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Marshall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.

Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall scores with a head kick.
Marshall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hill's head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marshall moves away from the strike by Hill.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Hill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshall, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marshall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hill.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Harry Hill!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Harry Hill!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Harry Hill!

Harry Hill wins by unanimous decision!