PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 867 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 41 p4p, 63 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Svyatogor
vs
Hill

209 cm
31
261
27 - 20 - 0

195 cm
31
270
16 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab.
Svyatogor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Svyatogor saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Svyatogor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Svyatogor.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
Svyatogor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Svyatogor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Hill misses with a body punch
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill misses with a body punch
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Devin Hill has been cut.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Svyatogor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill darts in trying to clinch
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand

and Svyatogor counters with a big uppercut that knocks Hill off his feet! Svyatogor dives into side control looking to finish!
Svyatogor wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Hill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hill is pressing down on Svyatogor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Svyatogor controls the pace.
Svyatogor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Svyatogor wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Hill is trying to control the position but Svyatogor postures up.
Svyatogor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hill is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svyatogor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill scores with a jab to the head.
Devin Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svyatogor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svyatogor is looking to counter punch.
Hill misses with a left hand
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
Svyatogor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Svyatogor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hill misses the body punch
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hill throws a hook but Svyatogor blocks it.
Svyatogor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill throws a body punch but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill misses with a hook.
Svyatogor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hill misses with a right hand

and Svyatogor lands a stunning uppercut that sends Hill to the mat!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Svyatogor is looking for a kimura here.
Hill is staying active underneath Svyatogor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Svyatogor stalling.

Svyatogor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hill is looking to control Svyatogor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hill avoid being mounted?
Svyatogor is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hill misses with a wild combination.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Devin Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Svyatogor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
Svyatogor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Dimitri Svyatogor is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Hill moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svyatogor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill pushes off an throws an elbow but Svyatogor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svyatogor presses Hill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Svyatogor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svyatogor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hill's defenses.
Svyatogor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Svyatogor avoids the elbow strike from Hill, against the cage.
Svyatogor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor trying to land knees to the body.

Svyatogor gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Svyatogor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hill is fighting to break Svyatogor's control of his arms but Svyatogor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Svyatogor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hill wants to control from the top but Svyatogor keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Svyatogor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Svyatogor is keeping the position.
Svyatogor is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill wants to control from the top but Svyatogor keeps moving.

Svyatogor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Svyatogor controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.

Svyatogor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svyatogor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Svyatogor looking for a guillotine here but Hill defends easily.

Svyatogor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Svyatogor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four 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 is pushing down on Svyatogor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Svyatogor is fighting to maintain full guard but Hill has managed to sneak the leg through.
Svyatogor is in trouble now - Hill has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svyatogor wants to control but Hill is having none of it.
Svyatogor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dimitri Svyatogor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devin Hill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Svyatogor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svyatogor tries to move into range but Hill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Svyatogor misses the target.
Hill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Svyatogor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Hill has closed the distance and engaged Svyatogor in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svyatogor being controlled against the cage.
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.

Svyatogor drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill trying to control but Svyatogor is working from the bottom.
Svyatogor is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Svyatogor working a defensive guard here.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svyatogor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Svyatogor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Svyatogor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Svyatogor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Svyatogor's legs - danger averted.
Hill trying to control but Svyatogor is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Svyatogor blocks nicely.
Svyatogor wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hill tries to bum rush Svyatogor with a series of wild strikes but Svyatogor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Svyatogor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svyatogor momentarily.
Svyatogor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Svyatogor scores with a jab to the body.
Svyatogor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Svyatogor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Hill tries to land a front kick but Svyatogor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill looks to land a combination but Svyatogor avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
Svyatogor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill throws a hook but Svyatogor avoids it easily.
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Svyatogor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Svyatogor swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill throws an off balance right hand

and Svyatogor counters with a right hand that sends Hill tumbling to the canvas! Can Svyatogor finish him? He dives into Hill's guard looking to do just that!
Devin Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svyatogor is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devin Hill.
Well Svyatogor 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Svyatogor!
Dimitri Svyatogor gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Devin Hill spoke after the fight, 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.'.