PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Nordquist (ranked 3716 p4p, 2848 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 410 p4p, 332 weight class). Thor Nordquist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nordquist
vs
Hill

205 cm
21
275
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
270
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Thor Nordquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordquist scores with a nice strike.
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nordquist on the side of the head.
Nordquist defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill throws a wild body kick that Nordquist sees coming a mile off.
Nordquist tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Nordquist's head but Nordquist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Nordquist closes the distance and clinches.
Hill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nordquist.
Nordquist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.
Hill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nordquist as Hill tries to tie him up.
Nordquist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordquist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there.
I was talking to Nordquist's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Nordquist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nordquist has Hill pressed against the cage.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nordquist misses the target.

Nordquist closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Hill slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Nordquist fails to land.
Hill lands a knee to the body.
Hill lands an elbow inside.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nordquist as Hill tries to tie him up.
Nordquist takes an elbow to the temple.
Nordquist misses with the head strike.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hill pushes off an throws an elbow but Nordquist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nordquist dodges an elbow strike from Hill.
Nordquist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hill cracks Nordquist with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Hill.

It looks like Thor Nordquist has been cut.
Knees to the body from Hill.
Nordquist is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill lands with a right to the head.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nordquist tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hill smiles and moves away.
Nordquist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hill cracks Nordquist with a hook to the temple - Nordquist is on wobbly legs here! Hill swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nordquist falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hill wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Devin Hill!
Devin Hill thanked the fans post fight for their support.