PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between White Hill (ranked 5353 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davion Motley (ranked 4206 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hill
vs
Motley

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
146 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davion Motley!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Motley pushes him off.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Motley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Motley throws a counter combo.

Hill clinches up with Motley and pushes him back against the cage.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill stalling against the cage.
Hill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Motley up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hill for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Motley being controlled against the cage.
Hill gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by White Hill.
Hill closes the distance looking to clinch

and Motley counters with a single leg into guard. Hill didn't expect that.

Motley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Motley wants to stand but Hill is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Motley wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Motley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Motley throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Motley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Motley wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill looking to control.
Motley landing some decent shots from guard.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Motley is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Motley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Motley trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Motley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Motley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Motley stands up over Hill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Motley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hill tries to get out of the position.
Motley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hill looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill has control of Motley's left arm, preventing Motley from doing any damage.
Hill wants to control but Motley passes easily into half guard.
Motley drops an elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Motley on the ground.
Hill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hill is looking for a sweep. Motley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Motley there.
Motley lands with a punch from half guard.
Motley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Motley.
Hill trying to control but Motley postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Motley there.
Motley 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.
Motley is taking a breather. Hill says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Motley is very close to passing his half guard.
Motley seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Motley is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hill trying to control from the bottom.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Motley scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by Motley.
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. Motley connects with a nice short shot to Hill's temple.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davion Motley dominated that round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hill has managed to clinch.
Motley blocks an elbow strike.
Hill is trying to maintain a safe position but Motley gets an underhook and turns Hill into the cage.
Motley goes for a takedown attempt but Hill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hill forces Motley back against the cage and clinches.
Motley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill stalling in the clinch but Motley improves position.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Motley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Motley avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Motley has Hill pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hill manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davion Motley.
Hill tries a body shot but Motley blocks it.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Motley tries to score a body lock takedown but Hill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Motley avoids the damage to the body.
Hill is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Motley blocks an uppercut.
Hill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Motley up against the cage.

Motley lands a takedown into guard.
Hill is controlling Motley's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill working a defensive guard here.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Motley from controlling successfully.
Hill looking to control but Motley passes into half guard.
Motley is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Motley is thwarting Hill's attempts to control the position.
Hill is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill has his hands clasped together around Motley's back. He's all about the action.
Hill trying to control but Motley postures up.
Hill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Motley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hill has hold of Motley's hands but Motley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Motley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Motley is working away from the top position though.
Motley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davion Motley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Motley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hill is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Motley 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 wants to get back to full guard.
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. Motley connects with a nice short shot to Hill's temple.
Motley trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Motley is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Motley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Motley 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.
Motley scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Motley 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davion Motley 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hill drives through and clinches with Motley against the cage.
Hill just leaning against Motley, taking a breather.
The referee calls for Hill to work.
Hill gets underhooks to prevent Motley's takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Motley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Motley.
Motley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but Motley blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill trying to stall but Motley improves his position.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill tries to work over Motley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Motley tries for a takedown but Hill manages to get underhooks.
White Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davion Motley.
Hill stalling.
Motley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hill is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hill tries to stall but Motley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Motley avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hill.
Hill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Motley up against the cage.
Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by White Hill.

Motley feints and as Hill raises his hands in defense, Motley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Motley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Motley trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill is really struggling to control Motley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Motley connects with a couple of short punches.
Motley with a nice head shot there.
Hill controls Motley momentarily but Motley frees himself.
Motley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motley landing with the ground and pound.
Motley scoring with some ground and pound.
Motley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Motley throws a big elbow that misses.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Motley is proving a slippery customer.
Motley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Motley postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Hill is trying to keep Motley in close.
Motley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill is controlling Motley's posture.
Hill working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Motley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hill being controlled here, momentarily.
Motley scoring with some ground and pound.
Motley stands up over Hill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Hill is rocked!
Motley arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hill's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Davion Motley!