PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Quanero (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
Quanero

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ron Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Quanero!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quanero tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Quanero misses with a wild body shot.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Ron Hill has been cut.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Quanero counters with a good, hard body kick but Hill shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quanero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill cracks Quanero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quanero shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quanero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quanero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hill counters with a two punch combo.
Quanero misses the shot to the body.
Quanero shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ron Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Quanero.
Quanero dodges the punch combination from Hill.
Quanero scores with a head kick.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quanero tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quanero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quanero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Ron Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quanero was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Quanero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hill misses with the combination.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quanero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ron Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looks to land a combination but Quanero avoids it well.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Hill tests Quanero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quanero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hill. That did some damage!
Hill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hill stuffs the takedown.
Hill looks to land a combination but Quanero avoids it well.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Quanero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quanero fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Quanero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quanero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quanero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill clobbers Quanero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hill's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hill duly obliges.
Hill could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quanero tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Quanero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quanero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hill tries to avoid it but Quanero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hill to the ground. Hill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quanero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quanero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quanero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
Quanero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quanero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quanero throws a body kick that misses.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quanero.
Quanero tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill leaves Quanero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quanero looks winded!
Quanero 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 Quanero off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julio Quanero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quanero swinging wildly here.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Quanero tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Quanero slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Quanero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hill to score with a decent uppercut.
Quanero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hill looks to land a combination. Quanero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Quanero throws a head kick that misses.
Quanero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hill sprawls well. Hill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quanero gets slowly back to his feet.
Quanero shoots in looking for a takedown. Hill tries to sprawl out of it but Quanero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ron Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Quanero.
Quanero is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to bum rush Quanero with a series of wild strikes but Quanero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Quanero on that attempt.
Quanero shoots in but Hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Quanero darts in looking for a takedown but Hill gets double underhooks and turns Quanero into the cage.
Hill working hard to break the clinch.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quanero has him pressed against the cage.

Quanero manages to break the clinch.
Hill misses with the combination.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ron Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quanero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Quanero shoots in.
A lazy left from Hill finds it's target.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Quanero tries to clinch up.
Hill blocks a head kick by Quanero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill misses with a combination
and Quanero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hill thinking.
Quanero fails with a takedown attempt.
Ron Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a series of punches but Quanero moves out of range.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Quanero shoots in looking for a takedown but Hill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quanero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Quanero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Hill throws a right and a left that Quanero avoids nicely.

Quanero closes the distance and clinches.
Quanero wants a takedown.
Hill is trying to break free.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quanero has him pressed against the cage.
Quanero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Quanero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quanero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
Quanero on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Quanero does no damage.
Hill lands a body shot.
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!
Hill cracks Quanero with a good jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Quanero shoots in.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quanero counters with a head kick.
Quanero misses with a head kick.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Quanero.
Hill stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill misses with the combination.

Quanero darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ron Hill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Hill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hill tries to bum rush Quanero with a series of wild strikes but Quanero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quanero 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 Quanero off to one side.
Quanero is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Quanero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quanero counters with a two punch combo.
Quanero throws a push kick but Hill slaps the foot to one side.
Quanero misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Hill throws a series of punches but Quanero avoids them all with ease.

Quanero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hill is staying active underneath Quanero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to get to full guard but Quanero has control of the leg.
Quanero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quanero trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Julio Quanero.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quanero feints a jab promting Hill to slip. Quanero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hill slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quanero.
Ron Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Quanero.
Quanero is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Quanero to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Quanero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hill.
Quanero tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Quanero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hill rather than just go for the knockout.
Quanero moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quanero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a series of punches but Quanero avoids them all with ease.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Quanero shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Quanero misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hill looks to land a combination but Quanero avoids it well.
Hill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quanero counters with a solid body kick.
Hill throws a series of punches but Quanero moves out of range.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quanero counters with a nice body kick.
Quanero looks for a takedown but Hill sprawls well.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quanero circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quanero tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Quanero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Quanero persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Quanero shoots in but Hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hill lands with a nice combination. Quanero backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Quanero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quanero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Quanero!