PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezekel Rage had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rage
vs
Hill

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Hill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Rage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rage scores with a hook.
Rage misses with a takedown

and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stalling in the clinch from Hill.

Hill successfully pulls guard.
Hill is adopting a defensive guard.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rage manages to get himself to full guard.
Hill content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rage isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hill stacks Rage on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hill!
A lull in the action here as Hill stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill cracks Rage with a big elbow.

It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
Rage takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hill remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rage on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage tries to improve position but can't.
Hill controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hill in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hill working the body and head with strikes.
Hill controls the position from side control.
Hill working the ground and pound.
Hill slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Hill has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hill has eaten all the pies!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage is trying to escape the position but Hill is controlling the position.
Rage tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hill easily slips into full mount!
Rage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hill on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Ezekel Rage's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ezekel Rage's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Augustus Hill!
Augustus Hill spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.