PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wylde Rhoads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hintschelder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wylde Rhoads
vs
Hintschelder

193 cm
23
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Wylde Rhoads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Hintschelder!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde Rhoads circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hintschelder.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in for a takedown but Hintschelder shows good takedown defense.
Wylde Rhoads closes the distance and clinches up with Hintschelder, looking for a takedown. Wylde Rhoads pushes Hintschelder against the cage but Hintschelder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hintschelder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wylde Rhoads avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Hintschelder has managed to clinch.

Hintschelder breaks the clinch.
Wylde Rhoads takes one to the chin there.
Hintschelder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hintschelder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hintschelder counters with a nice body shot.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hintschelder pinned against the cage. Hintschelder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Wylde Rhoads. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hintschelder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wylde Rhoads counters with a nice uppercut.
Hintschelder darts in trying to clinch

and Wylde Rhoads counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hintschelder is defending against the submission attempts here by Wylde Rhoads.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hintschelder can do anything to dispel that myth.

Wylde Rhoads is working for a submission of some sort.

Wylde Rhoads is looking for a kimura here.
Hintschelder holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two 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.
Wylde Rhoads trying to mount his opponent but Hintschelder defends it.

Wylde Rhoads is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Wylde Rhoads is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hintschelder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wylde Rhoads.
Hintschelder wants to control but Wylde Rhoads is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wylde Rhoads is working for a kimura but Hintschelder is defending it quite comfortably.
Hintschelder wants to get back to full guard.
Wylde Rhoads is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hintschelder!
Wylde Rhoads avoids the attempt from Hintschelder to control.
Hintschelder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Wylde Rhoads is working for a guillotine from mount but Hintschelder frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Wylde Rhoads is working for a guillotine from mount but Hintschelder frees his head quite easily.
Wylde Rhoads prevents Hintschelder from getting the reversal.

Wylde Rhoads is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hintschelder can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hintschelder is in all sorts of trouble here.

Wylde Rhoads is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hintschelder is surviving well by controlling Wylde Rhoads's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hintschelder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hintschelder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wylde Rhoads counters with a nice uppercut.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hintschelder but Hintschelder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wylde Rhoads keeps the fight on the outside.
Wylde Rhoads fails with the takedown

and Hintschelder counters by moving into the clinch.

Hintschelder breaks from the clinch.
Hintschelder catches Wylde Rhoads with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Hintschelder misses.
Hintschelder throws a series of punches but Wylde Rhoads moves out of range.
Hintschelder misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hintschelder throws a looping overhand right but Wylde Rhoads ducks down to avoid it.
Hintschelder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wylde Rhoads counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hintschelder is breathing heavily.

Wylde Rhoads is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hintschelder defends it well.

Wylde Rhoads looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hintschelder tries to get to full guard but Wylde Rhoads has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wylde Rhoads is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hintschelder has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wylde Rhoads is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hintschelder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Hintschelder defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wylde Rhoads.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wylde Rhoads with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Wylde Rhoads looking to secure an arm triangle but Hintschelder defends it well.
Hintschelder wants to hold on but Wylde Rhoads pushes him away.

Wylde Rhoads with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Wylde Rhoads is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Wylde Rhoads!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Wylde Rhoads!