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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bors Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mos Def (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Def comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mathematics kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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182 cm
31
167 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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179 cm
31
170 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bors Hill! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mos Def! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Def drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Hill jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hill connects with a crisp jab. Some bone on bone action there as Hill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. We've been informed that Def has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Hill scores with a push kick. Def throws out a leg kick but Hill moves out of range and Def only half commits. Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hill. Def throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hill scores with a jab to the jaw. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick. Def takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hill slips a straight right by Def. Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Hill throws a hook but Def avoids it easily. Def attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Def gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Def dodges an elbow strike from Hill.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Def jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hill walks away with a smile on his face. Def gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Hill moves out of range as Def throws a body kick.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Def. Def tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Def moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off. Def tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Def misses with a low kick.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Def has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hill lands a nice shot that snaps Def's head back.
A low kick from Def misses and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Def tries to land a leg kick but Hill saw it coming and moves away.
Hill clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Def throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms. Def tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it. A knee to the head by Def.
Def tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Def.
Hill looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Def manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Def avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hill wants to control from the top but Def keeps moving. Def keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass. Hill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bors Hill. Def closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Def with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Def throws a low kick but Hill avoids it. Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Def tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Def looking to throw knees to the head but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Def. Def is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now. Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Def is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Def misses and Hill counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Def! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Def gets back to half guard. Nice strikes from Hill there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hill not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Def defending well though. Hill prevents Def from improving his position. Def avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill. Hill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Hill with the ground and pound but Def uses the opportunity to regain guard. Hill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Def is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bors Hill dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Def is looking to chop away at Hill's legs. Hill checks a leg kick. Hill misses with a low kick. Def is looking to chop away at Hill's legs. Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Hill throws the kick towards the body but Def avoids it. Def slips under a jab from Hill. Def throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and moves out of range. A left lands for Hill. A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
Hill throws a series of punches but Def moves out of range. Hill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Hill closes the distance and clinches. Hill avoiding damage as Def throws knees to the body.
Def trying to land knees to the body.
Def is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hill to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Def avoiding damage as Hill throws knees to the body.
Def throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch. Hill is trying to force a seperation but Def has the dominant position. Hill tries to break free but Def pushes him back against the cage. Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Hill breaks the clinch.
Bors Hill is winning the standup battle so far. Def throws a nice inside leg kick. Hill checks a leg kick. Def ducks under a wild hook from Hill. Def tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center. Def tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Def. Hill moves out of range as Def throws a body kick.
Hill moves out of range as Def strikes. Hill rushes Def and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Def tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Hill. Def tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body. Hill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Def misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Def tries to pull guard but Hill forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Hill looking to slow down the pace here. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Def fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hill dives in and scores a takedown into Def's guard. Def has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hill wants to get up but he can't break Def's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Def is retaining full guard. Hill looking to sit in guard and control but Def gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Def pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now. Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Def wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving. Hill 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. Def looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Def postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it. Hill keeping moving, preventing Def from controlling successfully. Bors Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mos Def. Hill throws a leg kick that misses. Def tried to score with a low kick but Hill checks it. Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Def lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hill connects with an inside leg kick. Hill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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 Bors Hill 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!
Def misses with a low kick.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Def.
Def defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand. No luck for Def with that takedown attempt. Hill throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Def gets tackled into the cage by Hill. Hill maintains the clinch. Def with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hill lands with a right to the head.
Def is rocked! Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Def is still on wobbly legs! Can Hill finish him? Hill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Hill shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Def is on queer street and Hill is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bors Hill! Our winner, Bors Hill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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