PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basil Lundeby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kiss - Detroit Rock City. Lundeby has chosen Casino Royal 007 Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hill
vs
Lundeby

180 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Basil Lundeby!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lundeby drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hill is looking to stand up but Lundeby isn't so interested in that idea.
Lundeby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lundeby prevents Hill from getting back to his feet.
Lundeby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lundeby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Lundeby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lundeby prevents Hill from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lundeby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lundeby is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hill wants to stand and escape but Lundeby is having none of it.
Lundeby wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lundeby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is looking to stand up but Lundeby isn't so interested in that idea.
Lundeby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lundeby pushes down on Hill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lundeby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lundeby is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lundeby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lundeby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lundeby on the ground.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Lundeby is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundeby lands strikes from half guard.
Lundeby slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
Lundeby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lundeby lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lundeby trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lundeby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Lundeby in his half guard.
Lundeby is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hill pushes Lundeby off looking to stand but Lundeby dives back in and keeps control.
Lundeby is controlling the pace.
Lundeby wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Hill tries to kick Lundeby off but Lundeby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hill trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hill is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lundeby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lundeby slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
Lundeby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lundeby stops Hill from getting back to his feet.
Lundeby lands strikes from half guard.
Lundeby trying to control from half guard but Hill is working away.
Lundeby lands with a punch from half guard.
Lundeby stops Hill from getting back to his feet.
Lundeby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hill has hold of Lundeby's hands but Lundeby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lundeby scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundeby is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Lundeby is controlling him
Lundeby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lundeby working Hill over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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. Lundeby connects with a nice short shot to Hill's temple.
Lundeby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lundeby working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lundeby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Lundeby in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basil Lundeby dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Lundeby.

Lundeby shoots in and bounces Hill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lundeby trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill has momentary wrist control but Lundeby slips an elbow through the middle.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Lundeby from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lundeby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lundeby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hill's head.
Lundeby is working Hill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lundeby trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lundeby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lundeby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lundeby chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundeby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lundeby stops Hill from standing up.
Lundeby cracks Hill with a solid left hand.
Lundeby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lundeby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Lundeby seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Hill has recovered full guard.
Lundeby chips away with some ground and pound.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Lundeby from controlling successfully.
Hill wants to stand and escape but Lundeby is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lundeby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lundeby landing with the ground and pound.
Lundeby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundeby stands and throws Hill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lundeby trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Basil Lundeby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill taking a bit of punishment here - Lundeby scoring with strikes.
Lundeby landing strikes.

Hill throws Lundeby to one side and escapes!
Hill throws a series of punches but Lundeby avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lundeby.
George Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundeby connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill throws a leg kick but Lundeby sees it coming and moves out of range.

Lundeby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lundeby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lundeby drops an elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Lundeby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hill is trying to stand.
Lundeby scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lundeby content to control rather than advance.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Lundeby in his half guard.
Lundeby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hill looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lundeby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lundeby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lundeby scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basil Lundeby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hill throws a series of punches but Lundeby avoids them all with ease.
Lundeby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lundeby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Lundeby counters with a solid body kick.
Hill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lundeby gets the takedown into side control.
Hill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lundeby lands a nice forearm strike.
Hill taking a bit of punishment here - Lundeby scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundeby cracks Hill with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lundeby scores with punches from side control.
Hill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lundeby creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is pushing Lundeby's head away, looking to escape. Lundeby manages to hold on to the position though.
Lundeby works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lundeby lands a decent elbow from side control.

Lundeby wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hill, who protects the arm well.
Lundeby works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Lundeby stands up and beckons Hill to his feet.

Lundeby instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lundeby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Lundeby has double underhooks.
Lundeby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lundeby.
Lundeby tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundeby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Lundeby has him pressed against the cage.

Hill breaks the clinch.
Lundeby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lundeby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
George Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lundeby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hill enables Lundeby to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hill manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lundeby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lundeby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lundeby is pushing down on Hill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hill is fighting to maintain full guard but Lundeby has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lundeby seems content to control.
Lundeby slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Lundeby in his half guard.
Lundeby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hill has hold of Lundeby's hands but Lundeby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hill tries to kick Lundeby off in order to stand up. Lundeby Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hill bucks up and tries to throw Lundeby off but instead Lundeby has got his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lundeby.

Lundeby is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Hill has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Lundeby has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Hill taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Lundeby doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Basil Lundeby!
A less than humble Basil Lundeby misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.