PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brock Landers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Hills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Landers
vs
Hills

170 cm
19
158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

165 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Torment Fightwear

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Landers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Hills!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hills closes the distance and clinches.
Landers is stalling here.

Hills breaks the clinch.
Hills with a lazy takedown attempt

and Landers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hills's guard.
Landers throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Landers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Landers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hills looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Landers trying to control but Hills is working from the bottom.

Brock Landers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hills shoots in but Landers avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hills throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Landers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hills is in Landers's guard.
Hills wants to control from the top but Landers keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Landers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Brock Landers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hills doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Landers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hills's guard now.
Brock Landers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Hills.
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!
Hills looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Landers trying to control the position from guard on top but Hills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landers stopping the sweep attempt from Hills.
Landers tries to free his leg and advance position but Hills is retaining full guard.
Landers preventing the sweep.
Hills trying to control the position.
Landers sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hills moves in looking to clinch but Landers pushes him off.
Hills is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landers.
Hills fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hills misses with a takedown

and Landers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hills won't allow Landers to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Landers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Landers looking to score a takedown here. Hills is defending well but Landers drives through and ends up in Hills's guard.
Hills is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Landers trying to control but Hills is working from the bottom.
Hills working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Landers.
Hills lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Landers!
Landers tries to control the position but Hills now has his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers can't escape the position.
Landers trying to control but not successfully.
Hills biding his time, looking for the opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hills wants to control but Landers is keeping busy.
Hills has good solid back control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brock Landers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sonny Hills hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hills with a lazy takedown attempt

and Landers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hills is pulling down on Landers's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers looking to pass the guard.
Landers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Landers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Landers trying to control the position from guard on top but Hills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hills is keeping the position for now.
Hills keeping moving, preventing Landers from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brock Landers.
Hills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landers.
Hills has his takedown stuffed

and Landers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hills's guard.
Landers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Landers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hills keeping moving, preventing Landers from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Landers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hills uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landers.
Landers misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Landers.
Hills tries for a takedown but Landers circles away easily

and Landers counters with a shoot takedown. Hills fights it but they end up in guard.
Landers is fighting to break Hills's control of his arms but Hills is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Landers trying to control but Hills is working from the bottom.
Landers throwing strikes from guard but Hills blocks nicely.
Landers trying to control but Hills is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers trying to move into half guard but instead Hills has managed to sweep!
Hills trying to control but Landers is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Brock Landers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hills is looking to clinch.
Hills fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Landers thows a body shot but no joy.
Landers misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Landers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hills has his takedown stuffed

and Landers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hills won't be happy with that.
Brock Landers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Hills.
Hills is trying to control Landers's posture but Landers avoids it.
Landers grinds an elbow into Hills's temple.
Landers advances to full mount.
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!
Landers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hills sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Landers wants to pass to mount but Hills is defending the position.
Hills wants to get back to full guard.
Landers tries to pass to full mount but Hills defends it.
Hills trying to hold on to Landers's head to control him but Landers postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Landers is trying to control the action in half guard but Hills is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brock Landers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brock Landers.
Hills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonny Hills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hills drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Landers looking for a sweep. Not yet Landers, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hills with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Landers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Landers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Landers!