PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Smithers (ranked 1154 p4p, 1361 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 62 p4p, 70 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smithers
vs
Hill

195 cm
34
265
10 - 5 - 0

195 cm
31
270
15 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlton Smithers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Smithers.
Hill misses the jab.
Hill throws the left hand but Smithers avoids the punch easily.
Smithers misses with a few strikes there.
Smithers digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill staying out of range there.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Hill bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithers takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smithers is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hill is controlling him well.
An elbow from Hill crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Hill seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hill trying to control the action but Smithers is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill controls the position.
Hill trying to control the action but Smithers is working from the bottom.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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!
Smithers is not content to let Hill control the position.
Hill advances to mount.
Smithers is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hill thowing shots but they're missing.
Smithers is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hill controlling his opponent.
Hill throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hill sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smithers is bucking up trying to escape but Hill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smithers is in a horrible position here. Hill smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hill with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smithers because Hill loaded up on that one.
Hill controlling his opponent.
Hill tries to control but Smithers wriggling away.
Hill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smithers because Hill loaded up on that one.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Hill punching from mount but Smithers doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers is in a horrible position here. Hill smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smithers is looking to escape.
Hill throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hill landing shots from mount.
Hill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smithers looks a forlorn figure.
Hill landing strikes from the mount and Smithers is in trouble!

Smithers is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Smithers out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hill goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Devin Hill!
Devin Hill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.