PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 592 p4p, 569 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 30 p4p, 28 weight class). Devin Hill has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tchusuk
vs
Hill

170 cm
41
265
37 - 37 - 0

195 cm
30
270
15 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill moves away from the strike by Tchusuk.
Hill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tchusuk counters with a right hand to the body.
Tchusuk scores with a leg kick.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill misses with a hook
and Tchusuk counters with a nice body kick.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hill slips a straight right by Tchusuk.
That kick from Tchusuk tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tchusuk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Tchusuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Tchusuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk slips under a jab from Hill.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Tchusuk throws a leg kick but Hill checks it.
Tchusuk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill shoots for a double leg takedown but Tchusuk sprawls well. He's pushed Hill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tchusuk dips to his left and cracks Hill with an uppercut!
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tchusuk looks to throw a body kick

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.
Tchusuk misses with a body punch.
Hill taking a breather.

Tchusuk manages to break the clinch.
Tchusuk scores with a nice strike.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and Tchusuk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hill misses with the combination.
Tchusuk connects with a single shot there.
Tchusuk looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Devin Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill tries to clinch up.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Tchusuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchusuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk moves away from the strike by Hill.
A low kick from Hill misses
and Tchusuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tchusuk.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Tchusuk saw that one coming.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Tchusuk's head but Tchusuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tchusuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tchusuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tchusuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tchusuk throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchusuk looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Tchusuk throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Tchusuk throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Kenny Tchusuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Hill catches Tchusuk right on the button with a cross.
Hill throws a series of punches but Tchusuk avoids them all with ease.
Hill avoids the body shot from Tchusuk.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Tchusuk.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tchusuk throws out the jab.
Tchusuk slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill lands a really nice looking cross but Tchusuk seems unphased.
Tchusuk swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Tchusuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Hill counters with a left and a right that stings Tchusuk.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Tchusuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchusuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
That kick from Tchusuk tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tchusuk under the eye.
Hill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hill darts in trying to clinch
letting Tchusuk counter with a right hand.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tchusuk ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Hill misses.
Tchusuk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Tchusuk clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.
Hill is trying to stall.

Tchusuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Tchusuk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tchusuk tries to keep at a distance but Hill has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Devin Hill has been cut.
Tchusuk blocks an elbow strike from Hill.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tchusuk.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Tchusuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tchusuk throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill throws a right and a left that Tchusuk avoids nicely.
Hill misses with a hook. Tchusuk ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Hill throws a hook but Tchusuk avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Tchusuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tchusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchusuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tchusuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
Tchusuk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Tchusuk is out of range.
Tchusuk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tchusuk thuds his right hand into Hill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tchusuk throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Hill moves away from the strike by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tchusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Tchusuk thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hill tries to clinch up but Tchusuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Tchusuk off the cage and back into range.
Tchusuk throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tchusuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tchusuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
Tchusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchusuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Tchusuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tchusuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Tchusuk scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill moves forwards but Tchusuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot by Hill.
Hill throws a right and a left that Tchusuk avoids nicely.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill throws out a counter right but Tchusuk avoids it with no problem.
Tchusuk moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Tchusuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tchusuk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk throwing a counter right hand but Hill manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tchusuk thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tchusuk.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Tchusuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tchusuk to score with a decent uppercut.
Tchusuk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchusuk moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Tchusuk's head but Tchusuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tchusuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Tchusuk's shoulder, as Tchusuk tries to avoid the shot.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tchusuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenny Tchusuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Tchusuk's shoulder, as Tchusuk tries to avoid the shot.
Devin Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tchusuk, as that shot connected.
Tchusuk scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchusuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Tchusuk's shoulder, as Tchusuk tries to avoid the shot.
Tchusuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tchusuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill misses with a straight left.
Tchusuk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tchusuk misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Tchusuk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hill's head backwards.
Hill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill swings for the body but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Hill misses.
Tchusuk feints and then cracks Hill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hill down.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tchusuk.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tchusuk.
Tchusuk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hill just manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Tchusuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devin Hill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Tchusuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tchusuk lands a jab.
Hill slips a straight right by Tchusuk.
Hill misses with a combination
enabling Tchusuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Tchusuk connects with the punch.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Tchusuk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hill just manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk keeps Hill at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. Tchusuk should have avoided that one.
Tchusuk avoids the body shot from Hill.
Tchusuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Tchusuk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - Tchusuk had a free shot at his head there.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tchusuk connects with a leg kick.
Tchusuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill avoids the body shot from Tchusuk.
Hill moves forwards but Tchusuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hill scores with a nice strike.
Tchusuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hill flicks out a counter leg kick but Tchusuk steps away.
Tchusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill checks a low kick from Tchusuk.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Tchusuk's shoulder, as Tchusuk tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchusuk.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill throws a right and a left that Tchusuk avoids nicely.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tchusuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Hill.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill cracks Tchusuk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot.
Hill tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tchusuk sizes up Hill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tchusuk.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tchusuk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hill throws out a counter right but Tchusuk avoids it with no problem.
Hill throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Tchusuk.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tchusuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk connects with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill misses with the combination.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill throws a low kick, looking for Tchusuk's leg but Tchusuk calmly moves out of range.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchusuk is just out of range.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hill looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Tchusuk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Hill has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tchusuk working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.

Tchusuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hill is aware though and is defending well.

Tchusuk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hill defends it easily.
Tchusuk keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kenny Tchusuk.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tchusuk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Tchusuk!
Devin Hill was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.