PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Hill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Petrosyan
vs
Hill

178 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Hill!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrosyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hill's waist but Hill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petrosyan off to one side.
Petrosyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill misses with a hook.
Petrosyan throws the kick towards the body but Hill avoids it.
Petrosyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hill throws a right and a left that Petrosyan avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrosyan.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrosyan throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Hill misses

and Petrosyan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrosyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petrosyan is looking to stand up but Hill won't let him.
Petrosyan wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Petrosyan looking to sit in guard and control but Hill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petrosyan wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Petrosyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there.
Hill trying to control but Petrosyan is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petrosyan loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
Hill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Petrosyan throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Hill misses with a hook. Petrosyan ducked under it nicely.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Petrosyan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Petrosyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Petrosyan instigates a clinch.
Petrosyan stalling the fight.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrosyan tries to score a body lock takedown but Hill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petrosyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hill's efforts to push away.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.

Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrosyan misses with a wild body shot.
Petrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Petrosyan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hill misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosyan is just out of range.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan wants to clinch.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
A jab from Hill misses.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrosyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hill blocks a head kick by Petrosyan.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrosyan wants to clinch.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrosyan.
Hill fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Petrosyan misses with a straight right.

Petrosyan has closed the distance and engaged Hill in a clinch.
Hill can't break the clinch.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.

Hill drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Petrosyan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hill is controlling him well.
Hill trying to control the position but Petrosyan is working away.
Petrosyan wants to get back to his feet.
Hill lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Petrosyan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hill misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrosyan keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.

Petrosyan moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Petrosyan as Hill shoots in.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Petrosyan shoots and misses
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Petrosyan avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Petrosyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hill!