PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trey Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite,

target=blank>Scorpions. Ryan has chosen Freestyler as his entrance music. Brad Ryan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hill
vs
Ryan

161 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
164 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Ryan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Nice takedown defense from Ryan. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Ryan throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Ryan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Hill closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hill lands in his opponent's guard.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Ryan.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Hill looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Ryan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hill looking to pass the guard.

Hill drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ryan dives on top into guard.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.

Ryan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hill wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill is tying to control. Ryan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ryan has one foot on Hill's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brad Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryan as he avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Hill down.
Ryan throws a one two combo.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan works over Hill's head and body with a nice combination.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Ryan scores with a three punch combo!
Ryan's corner calls for a 1-2. Ryan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan works over Hill's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Hill tries for a takedown but Ryan circles away easily
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryan.
Ryan moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Hill with a poor takedown
and Ryan counters with a left and a right that stings Hill.

Hill is rocked!
Hill tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan throws a combination. Hill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill shoots and misses
and Ryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ryan lands a jab-cross combination.
Hill connects with a nice looking jab.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan counters with a nice leg kick.
Trey Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill has his takedown stuffed
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryan.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ryan.
Hill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ryan duly obliges.
Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
A lazy left from Ryan finds it's target.
Hill with a poor takedown
and Ryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Ryan catches Hill right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Ryan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ryan scores with a head kick.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan connects with a body shot.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.

Hill scores with a takedown into Ryan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ryan is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
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!

Ryan is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hill throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ryan's body to avoid the submission. Ryan has instead reached around Hill's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ryan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brad Ryan!