PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Count Chocula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Hinkley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Count Chocula's chin.

Chocula
vs
Hinkley

176 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Count Chocula!
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, Adam Hinkley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Chocula changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hinkley tries to avoid it but Chocula manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hinkley to the ground. Hinkley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chocula fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chocula.
Hinkley connects with a single shot there.
Chocula throws a nice looking combination but Hinkley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hinkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Chocula.
Hinkley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Count Chocula has been cut.
Hinkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chocula moves in looking to clinch but Hinkley pushes him off.
Chocula is looking to clinch but Hinkley is avoiding it.
Hinkley throws a chopping leg kick but Chocula manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chocula keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Count Chocula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinkley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hinkley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chocula lands a knee to the head.
Hinkley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chocula tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkley takes a shot to the head.

Chocula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Chocula lands but Hinkley takes it in his stride.
Chocula looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Count Chocula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chocula blocks the body kick.
Hinkley connects with a right hand. Chocula shakes it off.
Chocula wants to clinch but Hinkley slips to the side
and Hinkley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hinkley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chocula throws a series of strikes that have Hinkley backpedaling.
Hinkley takes a kick to the side of the head.

Hinkley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chocula avoids a kick to the body.
Hinkley is still on wobbly legs! Can Chocula finish him?
Chocula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hinkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Chocula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chocula tries to clinch
and Hinkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hinkley seems to have recovered his senses.
Hinkley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chocula throws a sloppy head kick and Hinkley moves out of range easily.
Chocula is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chocula throws a head kick that Hinkley semi-blocks.
Chocula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chocula avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chocula.
Hinkley stuns Chocula with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Hinkley moves into range and clinches up with Chocula.
Hinkley stalling.

Chocula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chocula clinches but Hinkley breaks the clinch
letting Hinkley counter with a right hand.
Hinkley misses with a low kick.
Chocula throws a head kick that misses.
Chocula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hinkley throws a head kick that misses
and Chocula counters with a solid body kick.
Hinkley throws a sloppy head kick
and Chocula counters with a series of strikes. Hinkley will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chocula throws a head kick that misses.
Chocula looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hinkley is fending him off so far but Chocula persists. Nope, Hinkley circles away and we're back to standing.
Hinkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hinkley blocks a head kick by Chocula.
Hinkley throws a head kick but Chocula moves out of range.
Hinkley slips a jab and a cross from Chocula.
Hinkley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chocula wants to clinch
and Hinkley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chocula thinking.
Hinkley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hinkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Hinkley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chocula pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four 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.
Chocula tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hinkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hinkley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chocula lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hinkley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chocula throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chocula wants to clinch up but Hinkley keeps it at a distance.

Chocula has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chocula swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chocula lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chocula prevents Hinkley from breaking the clinch.
Chocula lands a damaging elbow.
Hinkley tries to break the clinch but Chocula is controlling the position.
Chocula lands a nice elbow.
Chocula goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hinkley prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adam Hinkley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Count Chocula's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chocula lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chocula closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hinkley circles away.
Chocula is looking to clinch but Hinkley is avoiding it.
Chocula shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hinkley but Hinkley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chocula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chocula wants to clinch up but Hinkley keeps it at a distance.
Chocula tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hinkley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chocula shoots for a double leg takedown but Hinkley sprawls well. He's pushed Chocula's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Count Chocula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chocula closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hinkley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chocula thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hinkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chocula tries for a takedown but Hinkley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hinkley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chocula.
Count Chocula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hinkley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hinkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Chocula has managed to clinch.
Chocula lands a knee to the head.
Hinkley wants to stall.
Chocula keeps control of Hinkley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chocula.
A nice left hand lands by Chocula.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hinkley as Chocula tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Chocula.
Hinkley wants to get back to striking at distance but Chocula won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chocula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinkley backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chocula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chocula lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chocula pushes Hinkley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chocula has Hinkley pushed against the cage.
Hinkley tries to pull guard but Chocula holds him up against the cage and eventually Hinkley drops back down to his feet.
Chocula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hinkley backwards.
Chocula lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chocula.
Chocula throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Chocula escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chocula throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chocula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chocula tries for a takedown but Hinkley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chocula tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hinkley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chocula fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chocula moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chocula scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chocula looks for a takedown but Hinkley sprawls well.
Chocula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chocula pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hinkley is out of range and Chocula settles back down.
Chocula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chocula tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hinkley swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Chocula shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chocula cracks Hinkley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Chocula.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinkley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chocula throws some wild stikes that Hinkley manages to avoid easily.
Hinkley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chocula postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hinkley looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chocula cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hinkley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hinkley taking shots to the head.
Chocula throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Count Chocula dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Count Chocula's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

No luck for Chocula with that takedown attempt.
Hinkley tries to clinch up but Chocula circles away and keeps his distance.
Chocula shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chocula tries to clinch up but Hinkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Chocula tries to clinch up
and Hinkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hinkley stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Count Chocula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chocula wants to clinch up but Hinkley keeps it at a distance.
Hinkley connects with a nice looking jab.
Chocula fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hinkley throws a leg kick
and Chocula counters with a low kick, right behind Hinkley 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chocula closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hinkley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocula avoids the head kick by Hinkley.
Hinkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick from Chocula.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chocula.
Chocula tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hinkley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chocula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hinkley swivels and escapes.
Chocula closes the distance but Hinkley moves to the side

and Hinkley moves into the clinch.
Chocula works on Hinkley's body with a couple of short punches.
Chocula comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chocula goes for a takedown attempt but Hinkley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chocula lands a nice shot that snaps Hinkley's head back.
Chocula shoots for a takedown but Hinkley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocula tries to clinch up.
Hinkley looks for a takedown but Chocula sprawls well.

Chocula drives through and clinches with Hinkley against the cage.

Chocula works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hinkley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chocula scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chocula stopping the sweep attempt from Hinkley.
Hinkley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hinkley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chocula connects with a couple of short punches.
Chocula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chocula with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chocula throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chocula goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chocula tries to clinch but Hinkley is having none of it.

Chocula drives through and clinches with Hinkley against the cage.
A short uppercut from Chocula.
Chocula landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Chocula breaks the clinch.
Chocula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chocula misses with the combination.
Chocula tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hinkley counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocula manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chocula scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chocula raining down shots from the mount!
Chocula landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chocula scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chocula putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hinkley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chocula. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hinkley working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Count Chocula showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chocula has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Count Chocula!