PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Delonge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Delonge is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hill
vs
Delonge

187 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

195 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Delonge!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delonge wants to clinch.
Hill shoots in and drives through. Delonge sprawls well.
Delonge fails to land with a series of punches.
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
Delonge connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Jamie Hill has been cut.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tom Delonge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delonge has his takedown stuffed

and Hill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hill stands and throws Delonge's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Delonge is not content to let Hill control the position.
Hill in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Delonge is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hill asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hill tries for a kimura but Delonge is defending well.
Delonge is looking to reverse the position.
Delonge pushes Hill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Hill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Delonge, who protects the arm well.
Hill tries to advance to mount but Delonge denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill shoots and misses
and Delonge counters with a stiff right hand.
Delonge stuffs the takedown attempt from Hill. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Delonge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Delonge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill tries to clinch up but Delonge circles away and keeps his distance.

Delonge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill holds on to Delonge's head and controls the position momentarily.
Hill taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to control but Delonge postures up.
Hill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Delonge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
Hill on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Delonge grinds an elbow into Hill's temple.
Delonge connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hill some visible discomfort.
Delonge tries to move to mount but Hill blocks the move with his legs.
Delonge lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hill down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Hill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Delonge landing strikes.
Hill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Delonge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Hill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hill shoots and misses
and Delonge counters with a one-two to the body.

Hill closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Delonge did well to prevent Hill getting side control.
Hill not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Delonge is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold.
Delonge looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Delonge is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Delonge won't allow Hill to pass to mount.
Hill with the ground and pound but Delonge uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Delonge.
Delonge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delonge has his takedown stuffed

so Hill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delonge looking to control.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
Delonge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Delonge is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delonge trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Delonge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Delonge circles away.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delonge throws out the jab.

Hill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Delonge in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hill thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hill is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Delonge has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Delonge!
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hill is pulling down on Delonge's head to control his posture.

Hill working for a triangle but Delonge defends it easily.
Hill looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Delonge puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Delonge in his half guard.
Hill is controlling Delonge's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Hill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hill has his takedown stuffed
and Delonge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delonge lands with an overhand left.

Delonge shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Delonge connects with a nice short shot to Hill's temple.
Delonge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Delonge is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.

Hill actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Delonge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Delonge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delonge looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delonge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Delonge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill keeping full guard, as Delonge tries to pass.
Delonge throwing strikes but missing.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delonge's guard.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Delonge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill stands and throws Delonge's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jamie Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Delonge is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Delonge, who protects the arm well.

Hill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Delonge, who protects the arm well.
Delonge managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hill.
Hill controls the position from side control.

Delonge explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delonge throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Delonge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jamie Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Delonge gets caught flat footed, as Hill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Delonge keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Delonge can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hill controls the pace.
Hill advances to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Delonge.
I think Delonge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Delonge!