PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jack hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

hill
vs
Knight

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jack hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Knight!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Knight misses

and hill counters with a takedown into side control.
Knight looking for a sweep but hill has passed into full mount! Oh no!
hill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knight looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Knight trying to control the hands but hill breaks the grip.
Knight looking very determined here, making life difficult for hill.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oooh a big shot gets through from hill. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Knight looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hill wants to control but Knight is keeping busy.
hill gets his hands free as Knight looks to control.
hill trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Knight doesn't escape.
Knight is trying to get back to his feet but hill has full control of the position and if anything, Knight has just worked his way into a worse spot.

hill is looking for the choke from the back position but Knight is controlling his hands well.
Knight tries to break free.
hill misses with an elbow to the head.
Knight tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

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 throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
hill trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Knight can't escape the position.
Knight wants to hold on but hill pushes him away.
Knight looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Knight just trying to survive but hill is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
hill throwing sloppy strikes.
hill is trying to stick to Knight's back but Knight is turning into hill. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in hill's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Knight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but hill is retaining full guard.
hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
hill is adopting a defensive guard.

Knight decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Knight throws a head kick that misses

and hill counters with a single leg into guard. Knight didn't expect that.
Knight working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hill showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
hill wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
hill throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and hill counters with a three punch combo that has Knight backing up. Knight nods at hill to acknowledge the strikes.
hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but hill persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight closes the distance and clinches up with hill, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes hill against the cage but hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knight looks gassed!
hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
hill scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack hill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

hill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knight defends it nicely.
hill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knight.
Knight gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and hill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knight can't break the clinch.
Knight drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
jack hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Knight.
Knight wants a takedown.
Knight is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knight prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knight is trying to work for a single leg takedown but hill pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knight tries to score a body lock takedown but hill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
hill lands a nice elbow.
hill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knight up against the cage.

hill decides to pull guard.
Knight showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knight stops hill from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Knight stands up and waves to hill to follow him.
Some wild striking there from hill.
jack hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight tries to clinch up

and hill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by hill.
hill won't allow Knight to sweep him here.
hill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

hill stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Knight as hill shoots in.
hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Knight. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but hill circles away.
hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight tries to clinch

and hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by hill.

hill tightens his grip and picks Knight up, before dumping him to the ground. Knight manages to land in guard.
hill wanted to stand there but Knight had control of the position.
hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight pulls hill in close to his closed guard and prevents hill from doing any damage or advancing position.
jack hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of jack hill.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but hill pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack hill dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Knight shoots in and drives through. hill sprawls well.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
hill slaps away a takedown attempt from Knight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
hill closes the distance and clinches up with Knight, looking for a takedown. hill pushes Knight against the cage but Knight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from hill as Knight shoots in.
jack hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Knight.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says hill as he avoids it easily.

Knight clinches up against the cage.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but hill has him pressed against the cage.
Knight prevents the takedown attempt.

hill pulls Knight into guard.
Knight preventing the sweep.
hill keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hill is trying to control the position but Knight postures up.
Knight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.
Knight controlling the position.
Knight trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brandon Knight.
Knight moves to clinch but hill breaks away

and hill counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knight's guard now.
Knight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from hill.
hill throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
hill wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
hill content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but hill is one step ahead there.

The ref stands the fighters back up. jack hill wasn't doing enough on the ground.
hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from hill.
Knight tries to clinch up.
hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
hill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight shoots in but hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight tries to clinch there but hill circles away.
hill fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
hill moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Horrible takedown by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by hill which made him look bad.
hill fails with a takedown attempt.
hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but hill avoids it really well and circles away.
hill looks for a takedown but Knight sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
jack hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well hill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jack hill!