PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen

target=blank>Thé lá Ménthe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mayhem
vs
Hill

185 cm
20
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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BLOODCLOT FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Hill!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mayhem misses with a wild combination.
Mayhem lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mayhem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.

Mayhem shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Mayhem connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hill tries to lock up and control but Mayhem gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mayhem raining down shots from the mount!
Mayhem punching from mount but Hill doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hill is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mayhem punching from mount but Hill doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hill gets back to half guard.
Mayhem working Hill over with strikes.
Hill wants to improve his position but Mayhem is controlling well.

Mayhem wants to work for an arm triangle but Hill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill looks gassed!
Hill is controlling Mayhem's posture.
Mayhem wants to stand but Hill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayhem throws and elbow that misses. Hill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayhem's guard. Nice move by Hill!
Hill trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Hill pushing down on Mayhem's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hill prevents Mayhem from improving his position.
Hill is pressing down on Mayhem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayhem is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hill working over Mayhem with some ground and pound. Mayhem looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hill looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hill prevents Mayhem from standing back up.
Mayhem is refusing to be controlled, as Hill sits in half guard.
Mayhem is looking to get back to full guard here but Hill has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hill landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Mayhem dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mayhem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hill backs up against the cage.

Hill is rocked!
Mayhem throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Mayhem is looking to clinch.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Mayhem lands an overhand right.
A solid body kick from Hill.

Mayhem drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mayhem throws a strike aimed at the side of Hill's head but Hill avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to improve position but can't.
Mayhem working the head and body with strikes.
Mayhem working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hill is looking for a sweep.
Mayhem working the head with strikes.

Mayhem has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Hill clinches.

Hill pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is pulling down on Mayhem's head. It's preventing any offense from Mayhem, at least for the moment.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayhem manages to get himself to full guard.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Hill trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem can't keep his opponent in guard - Hill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hill works his way into full mount!
Hill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mayhem working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayhem is looking to escape.
Hill landing strikes from the mount.
Hill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Mayhem will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mayhem darts in trying to clinch

and Hill counters with a single leg into guard. Mayhem didn't expect that.
Hill wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.

Despite being in the dominant position, Henry Hill just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hill counters with a single leg into guard. Mayhem didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill is in close to Mayhem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hill wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Mayhem is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Hill trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hill gets to his feet - Mayhem follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayhem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayhem's guard.
Mayhem being controlled here, momentarily.
Mayhem is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hill is controlling him.
Hill works over Mayhem with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
Mayhem is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayhem is retaining full guard.
Mayhem wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Mayhem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hill with the ground and pound but Mayhem regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to take a breather but Mayhem is having none of it.
Hill trying to mount his opponent but Mayhem defends it.
Hill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mayhem pushes Hill off looking to stand but Hill dives back in and keeps control.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill throws a series of punches but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mayhem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem swinging wilding here.
Mayhem fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hill.
Henry Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mayhem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mayhem!