PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between El Chingon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horatio Hypno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chingon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Above the Clouds" By Gang Starr. Hypno has chosen Harvester of sorrow as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chingon
vs
Hypno

185 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Beast Body

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Chingon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horatio Hypno!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hypno shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chingon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chingon is looking to regain half guard here but Hypno keeps moving and retains side control.
Chingon holds on to Hypno's head and controls the position momentarily.
Chingon is trying to get back to half guard.
Hypno lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chingon is trying to improve his position.
Hypno throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hypno working the ground and pound from side control.
Chingon is looking for a sweep.
Chingon wants to control but Hypno postures up.
Hypno landing a few strikes.
Chingon looks to move to half guard but instead Hypno has passed into mount! Damn!
Hypno is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hypno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chingon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that Chingon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Chingon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hypno working the ground and pound effectively.
Hypno looking to finish Chingon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chingon!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chingon is looking to improve his position but Hypno isn't that keen on the idea.
Chingon is working hard here to advance position.
Hypno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hypno avoids the attempt from Chingon to control.
Hypno lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chingon hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chingon wants to hold on but Hypno pushes him away.
Chingon tries to reverse the position but Hypno maintains control.
Chingon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hypno tries to control but Chingon wriggling away.
Chingon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chingon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chingon tries to get out of the position.
Hypno lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chingon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chingon holds on, trying desperately to control.

That's four 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.
Chingon tries to lock up and control but Hypno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hypno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Hypno working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hypno pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
You get the feeling that Chingon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hypno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chingon working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chingon tries to hold on but Hypno postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horatio Hypno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hypno fails with the takedown.
Chingon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hypno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hypno shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chingon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Chingon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Chingon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hypno defends well.
Hypno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hypno wants to control from the top but Chingon keeps moving.
Hypno postures up and lands a big shot to Chingon's brow.
Hypno throwing strikes but missing.
Horatio Hypno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chingon wants to sweep but no luck.

Chingon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chingon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chingon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hypno puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two 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.
Chingon taking some punishment here, with Hypno in his half guard.
Chingon wants to get back to full guard.
Hypno is nestled in close to Chingon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chingon is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hypno lands a nice short elbow.
Hypno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hypno prevents Chingon from improving his position.
Hypno winds up and cracks Chingon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chingon trying to control from the bottom.
Hypno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chingon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chingon wants to improve his position but Hypno is controlling well.
Hypno blocks the strikes from Chingon.
Hypno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hypno wants to pass to mount but Chingon is defending the position.
Chingon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chingon wants to get back to full guard but Hypno has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chingon gets back to half guard.
Hypno drops an elbow to the side of Chingon's head.
Chingon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chingon trying to control the position.
Hypno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chingon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hypno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horatio Hypno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Chingon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chingon tries to control but Hypno wriggling away.
Hypno really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chingon unloading with bombs!
Chingon avoids the attempt from Hypno to control.
Chingon tries to control but Hypno wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Chingon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chingon throws some wild stikes that Hypno manages to avoid easily.
Hypno is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Chingon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chingon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chingon unloading with bombs!
Chingon lands with some strikes.
Chingon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Chingon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hypno has worked his arm free - good work by Hypno!
Hypno managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chingon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chingon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hypno is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chingon wants to control but Hypno is keeping him busy.
Chingon misses with the ground and pound.
Chingon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Check out the look on Chingon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chingon wants to control but Hypno is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hypno struggling a bit here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hypno with a poor takedown

and Chingon counters with a takedown into side control.
Hypno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chingon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hypno to see if he's OK.
Chingon landing strikes.
Chingon misses with the ground and pound.
Chingon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chingon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hypno to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Chingon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chingon lands a few punches from side control.
Chingon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chingon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hypno down.
Hypno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chingon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hypno keeps working.
Hypno sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chingon is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Chingon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hypno is keeping the position for now.
El Chingon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chingon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hypno controls Chingon momentarily but Chingon frees himself.
Horatio Hypno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hypno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chingon.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Chingon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hypno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horatio Hypno!