PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Putinalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hill
vs
Putinalov

207 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Putinalov!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Putinalov.
And Hill counters with a quick kick to the body but Putinalov blocks it.
Putinalov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Putinalov won't be happy with that.
Putinalov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Hill stands up and beckons Putinalov to his feet.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putinalov.
Putinalov misses with a body shot.
Hill is looking to counter the offense by Putinalov and move into the clinch.
Putinalov looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Hill tries to counter with a takedown but Putinalov is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Putinalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No joy there for Putinalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Putinalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putinalov lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putinalov misses with a double jab

and Hill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Putinalov kicks off Hill and gets to his feet.
Putinalov misses with a combination
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putinalov throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Putinalov misses the target.
Putinalov throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Hill is looking to counter with a body kick.
Putinalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Putinalov looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putinalov lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Putinalov wants to counter the offense by Hill and move into the clinch position.
Putinalov throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Putinalov throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Putinalov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vlad Putinalov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putinalov misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a nice kick to the body.
Putinalov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hill.
Putinalov delivers a nice body kick.
Putinalov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putinalov misses with an uppercut.
Vlad Putinalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Putinalov does no damage.
Hill blocks a jab.
Putinalov misses with a combination

and Hill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill wants to stand up but Putinalov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hill stops Putinalov from getting back to his feet.

Hill is working for a kimura but Putinalov is defending it quite comfortably.
Hill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Hill is looking for a kimura but Putinalov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hill to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control from half guard but Putinalov is working away.
Putinalov wants to get back to his feet.

Hill is looking for a kimura but Putinalov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hill to get the leverage.
Hill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Putinalov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hill.

Hill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Putinalov sees it coming and defends easily.

Hill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Putinalov is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putinalov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Putinalov connects with a body shot that sends Hill's belly button to the back.
Putinalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Putinalov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Putinalov is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Putinalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putinalov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Putinalov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Putinalov throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putinalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Putinalov. Beautiful body shot.
Putinalov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Putinalov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eli Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putinalov throws a head kick that misses.
Hill is looking to counter with head kicks.
Putinalov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putinalov misses with a head kick.
Putinalov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putinalov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Putinalov throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill attempts a counter takedown but Putinalov avoids it well and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Putinalov backwards.
Hill fails to pull guard.
Putinalov is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Putinalov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Putinalov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Putinalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Putinalov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a left and a right that stings Putinalov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill checks the leg kick.
Hill goes for a double leg but Putinalov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Putinalov continues to drive forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Putinalov misses.
Hill slips a jab from Putinalov.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putinalov.
A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
Hill feinted with a counter takedown.
Putinalov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putinalov throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Putinalov misses with a two punch combination.
Hill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill shoots in looking for a takedown but Putinalov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Putinalov throws a lazy head kick

and Hill counters with a shoot takedown. Putinalov fights it but they end up in guard.
Putinalov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Putinalov wants to stand up but Hill is controlling him.
Hill works over Putinalov with some ground and pound from guard.
Putinalov wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
Putinalov is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Eli Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Putinalov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putinalov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Putinalov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Putinalov is trying to break the clinch but Hill is controlling him.

Putinalov breaks from the clinch.
Putinalov throws a body kick that misses

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.
Putinalov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Putinalov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putinalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Putinalov throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Putinalov. Those never looked like landing.
Hill tries to counter with a takedown but Putinalov is quick to defend against it.
Putinalov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Putinalov thows a leg kick but Hill checks it
and Hill counters with a three punch combo that has Putinalov backing up. Putinalov nods at Hill to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putinalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hill counters with a takedown into side control.

Hill has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Putinalov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hill yanks on the arm and Putinalov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hill.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eli Hill!