PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1645 p4p, 222 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 1597 p4p, 216 weight class). The key to victory for Ryszard Wojcik has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wojcik
vs
Hill

177 cm
26
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Wojcik coming out on top.
Wojcik tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wojcik throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Hill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wojcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Scott Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojcik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wojcik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wojcik misses with a body shot.
Wojcik misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!

Wojcik clinches with his opponent.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Wojcik misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Hill's ribcage. Hill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wojcik has Hill pressed against the cage, preventing Hill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wojcik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Wojcik.
I was talking to Wojcik's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hill is trying to push Wojcik away but Wojcik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wojcik has Hill pressed against the cage, preventing Hill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wojcik.
Hill looks winded!
Wojcik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wojcik.
A hook to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wojcik scores with a hook to the body.
Wojcik works on Hill's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Wojcik - that landed with a thud.
Wojcik lands a body punch.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wojcik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojcik lands a body shot.
Wojcik lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Wojcik - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hill is rocked!
Wojcik lands a shot to the body.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Wojcik finish him?
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Wojcik dips a shoulder and cracks Hill with a mighty uppercut! Hill falls back against the cage and Wojcik unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hill is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Wojcik screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryszard Wojcik!