PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Hill (ranked 5809 p4p, 6659 weight class) and Gary Porter (ranked 490 p4p, 526 weight class). Gary Porter has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hill
vs
Porter

195 cm
19
270
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
250
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Porter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries to bum rush Porter with a series of wild strikes but Porter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porter with the counter takedown but Hill avoids it easily.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Porter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Porter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Porter lands in his opponent's guard.
Hill wants to stand but Porter is controlling the position.
Porter scoring with some ground and pound.
Porter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Porter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Porter chips away with some ground and pound.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Porter passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill is trying to stand up here but Porter is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Porter there.
Porter drops an elbow to the side of Hill's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Porter lands a nice short elbow.
Porter winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Porter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Porter prevents Hill from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Porter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Porter prevents Hill from standing back up.
Porter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Porter lands with a punch from half guard.
Porter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hill is trying to stand.
Porter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Porter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hill has hold of Porter's hands but Porter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Porter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porter scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hill is trying to stand up here but Porter is controlling him well.
Porter is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Porter connects with a nice short shot to Hill's temple.
Porter working Hill over with strikes.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Porter is controlling him
Porter slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
Porter prevents Hill from standing back up.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porter scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill looks like he's trying to stand up.
Porter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Porter there.
Porter winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hill is trying to stand.
Porter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Porter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Porter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Porter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Porter lands strikes from half guard.
Porter moves nicely into side control.
Hill is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Porter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet here but Porter is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hill's back.
Hill is trying to get back to his feet but Porter has full control of the position and if anything, Hill has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hill trying to get back to his feet but Porter is in full control for now.
Porter is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hill covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hill is trying to get back to his feet but Porter has full control of the position and if anything, Hill has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Porter scores with punches from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porter connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hill to escape the position.
Good control from Porter.
Hill covers up after that shot from Porter.
Can Hill hold on?! Porter is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
We've been informed that Porter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Porter is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Porter gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Porter gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Porter apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Hill is rocked!

Hill gets caught napping as Porter dives in and scores a takedown. Hill manages to retain guard.
Porter is working Hill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Hill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porter landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Porter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hill lands a nice shot that snaps Porter's head back.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Porter darts in looking for a takedown but Hill gets double underhooks and turns Porter into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Porter shoots in.
A counter left hand to the body from Hill misses its target.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Porter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Porter with a nice head shot there.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Porter passes into half guard.
Porter winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Porter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Porter connects with a nice short shot to Hill's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter lands with a punch from half guard.
Porter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Porter working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Hill is rocked!
Hill is trying to stand.
Oh Hill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Porter is controlling him
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Porter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Porter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill tries to kick Porter off in order to stand up. Porter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hill tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Porter throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hill could be in trouble here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter connects with a couple of big shots that have Hill covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Hill! Porter fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Porter!
In defeat, Devin Hill stepped up to the mic, saying '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.'.