PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio Del Pilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodel Hiligaynon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hiligaynon
vs
Del Pilar

170 cm
19
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

159 cm
23
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodel Hiligaynon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregorio Del Pilar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiligaynon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Del Pilar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.

Hiligaynon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Del Pilar, pushing him back against the cage.
Del Pilar can't break the clinch.
Hiligaynon missing with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Del Pilar blocks it.
Hiligaynon trying to land knees to the body.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Del Pilar has Hiligaynon pressed against the cage.
Del Pilar has had enough of the clinch but Hiligaynon keeps him there for the moment.
Hiligaynon effectively controlling the action here.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Del Pilar blocks it.
Hiligaynon trying to land knees to the body.
Del Pilar wants to get back to striking at distance but Hiligaynon won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Pilar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Pilar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hiligaynon stalling the fight.
Del Pilar wants to stall.
Hiligaynon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiligaynon just leaning against Del Pilar, taking a breather.
Hiligaynon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Del Pilar's face.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Pilar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hiligaynon is pushing Del Pilar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hiligaynon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Pilar stalling in the clinch.
Hiligaynon stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the body.
Hiligaynon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Del Pilar has Hiligaynon pressed against the cage.
Hiligaynon looking to throw knees to the head but Del Pilar is blocking nicely.
Hiligaynon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hiligaynon scores with a knee to the head.
Del Pilar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hiligaynon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Pilar is defending well for now.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hiligaynon as Del Pilar tries to tie him up.
Del Pilar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiligaynon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hiligaynon connects with a knee to the head.
Del Pilar stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Del Pilar's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hiligaynon stalling the fight.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Del Pilar blocks it.
Del Pilar wants to break free but Hiligaynon has control.
Del Pilar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiligaynon has him pressed against the cage.
Hiligaynon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Del Pilar's efforts to push away.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hiligaynon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Del Pilar trying to control the position but instead, Hiligaynon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Pilar into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodel Hiligaynon dominated that round.
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.

Hiligaynon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Del Pilar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hiligaynon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Hiligaynon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiligaynon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hiligaynon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Del Pilar.
Crack! A monster head kick from Hiligaynon and Del Pilar falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hiligaynon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rodel Hiligaynon!
Rodel Hiligaynon retains his bantamweight title!