PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Truth (ranked 1453 p4p, 186 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 1241 p4p, 161 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Truth
vs
Hill

183 cm
25
197 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

185 cm
23
190 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Truth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truth slaps away a takedown attempt from Hill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Truth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Truth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Truth misses its intended target.
Truth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Hill tries to counter it with a takedown but Truth pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Truth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Truth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Truth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hill showed some decent athleticism there.
Truth keeping control of the position.
Hill wants to pass to mount but Truth is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hill is trying to work for a kimura but Truth is defending well.

Hill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Truth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hill trying to mount his opponent but Truth defends it.
Truth's coaches at Wookies Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Truth trying to hold on to Hill's head to control him but Hill postures up.
Hill working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Truth's thigh. Truth counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Truth is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hill won't allow Truth to sweep him here.
Truth has momentary wrist control but Hill slips an elbow through the middle.
Truth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Truth is retaining full guard.
Hill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hill tries to move to mount but Truth blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.
Hill wants to control but Truth is keeping him busy.

Truth bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Truth moves away from the strike by Hill.
Hill sizes up Truth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Truth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Truth's hands.
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Truth doesn't seem phased though.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Truth shows good takedown defense.
Truth throwing a counter right hand but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnny Truth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Truth. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truth connects with a right hand. Hill shakes it off.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Truth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
Hill misses with a hook.
Truth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hill shoots for a takedown but Truth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Hill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Truth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hill's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hill's back!
Hill is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Truth.
Truth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Truth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Hill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hill fails with the takedown
and Truth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Truth throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.

Hill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Truth kicks off Hill and gets to his feet.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Truth manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Truth misses the target.
Scott Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Truth but Truth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Truth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Truth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnny Truth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnny Truth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hill.
Truth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Truth.
Hill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Truth misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Truth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Truth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Truth circles away.
It looked like Truth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Truth, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth with a nice cross.
Truth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hill.
A telegraphed right hand from Truth misses the target.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Truth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hill dives in and grabs Truth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Truth pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
Truth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hill just manages to avoid it.
Truth slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Truth lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Truth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hill's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Truth. Beautiful body shot.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Truth ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
A counter left hand to the body from Truth misses its target.
Truth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Hill is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Truth moved out of range.
Hill shoots in for a double leg but Truth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Truth.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Truth as he avoids it easily.
Truth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Truth finish him?
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Truth counters with a huge right that knocks Hill out cold! Truth is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Truth!
Johnny Truth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Scott Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.