PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Mondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen

target=blank>Scorpions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Mondo
vs
Hill

169 cm
20
161 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

161 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Mondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Hill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mondo gets caught flat footed, as Hill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mondo's head.
Mondo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mondo keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
Mondo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mondo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hill is pressing down on Mondo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hill scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mondo fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill shoots and misses

and Mondo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mondo wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.

Hill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hill looks gassed!

Hill looking for a guillotine here but Mondo defends easily.
Mondo throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.

Mondo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hill should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mondo.
Mondo looking to pass the guard.
Mondo postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.

Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mondo pushes down on Hill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mondo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mondo wants to stand but Hill has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to control Mondo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hill avoid being mounted?

Hill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mondo is just content to waste time from the top position. Hill takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hill pulls Mondo in close to his closed guard and prevents Mondo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mondo wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Hill shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mondo's guard.
Mondo looking for a sweep. Not yet Mondo, not yet.

Hill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mondo wriggles free and stands up.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Mondo.
Mondo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hill sprawls well. He's pushed Mondo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mondo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hill's guard now.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Mondo is proving a slippery customer.

Hill has his foot on Mondo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mondo works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill has control of Mondo's left arm, preventing Mondo from doing any damage.
Mondo wanted to stand there but Hill had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Trey Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mondo tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mondo's waist but Mondo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.

Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hill works his way to his opponent's back.

Hill patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mondo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mondo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mondo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Trey Hill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill trying to control but Mondo is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mondo has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hill is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Mondo taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Hill.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trey Hill!