PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Hill (ranked 2477 p4p, 234 weight class) and Tank Yu (ranked 2510 p4p, 238 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hill
vs
Yu

167 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
149 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darrel Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tank Yu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hill.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu.
Yu unleashes a big counter combination but Hill bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Yu clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Yu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yu scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
A short uppercut from Hill.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Yu is controlling him.
Yu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yu lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu lands a shoulder strike.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Yu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yu pushes off an throws an elbow but Hill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yu tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill lands a shoulder strike.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill scores with the left hand. Yu knows he should have avoided that one.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Yu is out of range.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a hook to the body
and Yu counters with a straight right hand.
Yu blocks a jab.
Yu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Hill throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hill is in Yu's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Hill drops back looking for a leg! Yu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yu manages to kick Hill off! Hill jumps back into Yu's guard.
Hill preventing the sweep.

Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hill forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Hill seems to be looking for submissions.

Hill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Yu defend it? Hill steps over the head and cranks it - Yu is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.