PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harper
vs
Hill

188 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Winston Hill!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Harper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Winston Hill has been cut.

Hill has Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Hill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Harper blocking some punches.
Hill lands a body shot.
Harper blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Harper persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab lands there for Harper.
Marcus Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a body shot.

Harper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hill sprawls well initially but Harper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Harper is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harper is looking for a kimura but Hill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harper to get the leverage.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.

Harper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harper.

Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by Harper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harper seems to be working for a kimura but Hill defends the submission attempt.
Hill tries to kick Harper off but Harper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Harper drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hill dives on top into guard.

Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is fighting to break Harper's control of his arms but Harper is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Harper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harper goes for a double leg but Hill avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hill continues to drive forward.
Hill throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Harper tries to counter with a takedown but Hill is quick to defend against it.
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harper to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hill has closed the distance and engaged Harper in a clinch.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill scores with a hook to the body.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Winston Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.

Hill clinches with his opponent.

Hill breaks the clinch.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Harper persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Harper pounces like a tiger and cracks Hill with a vicious hook! Hill is down but not out! Harper follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcus Harper!
A victorious Marcus Harper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.