PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donsone DeNeville (ranked 161 p4p, 24 weight class) and Jericho Hill (ranked 422 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

DeNeville
vs
Hill

190 cm
26
224 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

180 cm
33
208 lbs
23 - 16 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone DeNeville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 4, fighting out of London, Jericho Hill!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNeville feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
DeNeville rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hill counters with a leg kick.
DeNeville tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from DeNeville.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDeNeville.
DeNeville scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hill in his tracks.
DeNeville looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DeNeville lands with a nice body punch.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but DeNeville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeNeville doesn't seem bothered though.
DeNeville throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DeNeville misses with a wild body shot.
DeNeville has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.
Hill throws a hook but DeNeville avoids it easily.
DeNeville with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hill to score with a decent uppercut.
Hill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill throws a low kick but DeNeville moves out of range easily.
DeNeville moves forwards but Hill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hill lands with a straight right. DeNeville didn't see that one coming.
Jericho Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNeville swinging wildly here.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but DeNeville slips the punch.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
DeNeville takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
DeNeville throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
Hill throws a leg kick but DeNeville moved away.
No luck for DeNeville with that takedown attempt.
Hill misses with a body shot.
DeNeville misses the shot to the body.
Hill throws a leg kick
and DeNeville counters with a low kick, right behind Hill 's knee.
Hill misses with a low kick.
DeNeville lands a nice looking body shot.
DeNeville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeNeville keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeNeville gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
DeNeville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeNeville.
DeNeville misses with a leg kick.
DeNeville scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill lands with a good body shot.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeNeville with a jab.
DeNeville misses with a hook to the body

and Hill counters with a crisp one two that drops DeNeville! Hill thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves DeNeville to his feet! DeNeville is in big trouble!
DeNeville misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville lands a leg kick that knocks Hill off balance momentarily.
DeNeville tries to work over Hill's front leg with a kick but Hill checks it.
DeNeville tries to score with a low kick but Hill moves his leg out of the way.
DeNeville blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Hill is predictable there
and DeNeville counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeNeville is looking to wear down Hill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab by DeNeville.
DeNeville with a poor takedown
and Hill counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donsone DeNeville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeNeville throws a body shot but no joy.
DeNeville pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DeNeville throws a head kick that misses.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - DeNeville had a free shot at his head there.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville lands with a good body shot.
DeNeville takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DeNeville takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeNeville. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
Hill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeNeville.
DeNeville has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.

DeNeville gets a takedown into half guard.
Hill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeNeville working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
DeNeville thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hill's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jericho Hill will probably get the nod.
That's time! DeNeville's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

DeNeville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeNeville shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hill defends it nicely.
DeNeville misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
DeNeville digs a good hook to Hill's body.
A cross from DeNeville lands.
Jericho Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeNeville swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DeNeville - that will leave a mark!
DeNeville misses with a body kick.
Hill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeNeville checks a low kick from Hill.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeNeville misses with a wild body shot.
Hill moves forwards but DeNeville connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hill throws a hook but DeNeville blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNeville misses the shot to the body.

DeNeville fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hill to the ground. DeNeville is now in Hill's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hill is on top in guard.

Hill sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hill wanted to stand there but DeNeville had control of the position.
Hill preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeNeville is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill gets full guard.
DeNeville wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
DeNeville with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DeNeville accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
DeNeville postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
DeNeville content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
DeNeville loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Donsone DeNeville overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeNeville is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill keeping moving, preventing DeNeville from controlling successfully.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Hill wants to stand and escape but DeNeville is having none of it.
DeNeville being controlled here momentarily.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DeNeville.
DeNeville trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DeNeville working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DeNeville scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
DeNeville advances position into side control!
DeNeville has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hill struggling a bit here.
An elbow from DeNeville crashes against the mat.
Hill is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
DeNeville postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
DeNeville throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hill works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donsone DeNeville dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hill throws a low kick but DeNeville moves out of range easily.
DeNeville fails with a takedown attempt.
DeNeville checks a leg kick.
Hill throws a leg kick but DeNeville moved away.
DeNeville is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on DeNeville. That did some damage!
DeNeville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeNeville takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
DeNeville misses with a low kick.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but DeNeville takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. DeNeville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but DeNeville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but DeNeville slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from DeNeville misses its intended target.
DeNeville jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
DeNeville avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick
and DeNeville counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DeNeville misses the shot to the body.
DeNeville lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. DeNeville does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeNeville throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
DeNeville digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Crunch! DeNeville slams his shin into Hill's torso.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeNeville throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
DeNeville is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeNeville.
Hill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DeNeville swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill defending well as DeNeville loads up on a big left hand.
DeNeville shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Hill misses.
DeNeville misses the shot to the body.
DeNeville swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeNeville misses with a body kick.
DeNeville defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill is looking to slow DeNeville down with leg kicks.
DeNeville misses with a head kick.
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DeNeville.
DeNeville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville blocks a jab.
Hill with a jab.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Hill.
DeNeville throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and DeNeville takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeNeville blocks a jab.
Hill punishes DeNeville's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by DeNeville. Beautiful body shot.
Hill tries a low kick but DeNeville avoids it.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeNeville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeNeville keeps Hill at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeNeville fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donsone DeNeville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeNeville scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeNeville takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - DeNeville coming out on top.
Hill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but DeNeville is out of range.
DeNeville feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
A jab from Hill finds it's way through DeNeville's defenses.
DeNeville avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jericho Hill.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jericho Hill!
A very excited looking Jericho Hill made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.