PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ver Cingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Fred Hanks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanks
vs
Cingeto

182 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ver Cingeto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cingeto to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Cingeto.
Cingeto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.

Cingeto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cingeto passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Cingeto.
Hanks throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cingeto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cingeto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hanks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cingeto.

It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.

Cingeto looking to secure an arm triangle but Hanks defends it well.
Hanks wants to control but Cingeto is having none of it.
Hanks holds on for dear life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Cingeto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cingeto controlling from mount.
Hanks tries to lock up and control but Cingeto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cingeto looking to ground and pound but Hanks is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks tries to lock up and control but Cingeto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hanks blocking the ground and pound.

Cingeto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hanks has worked his arm free - good work by Hanks!
Cingeto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanks keeps working.
Cingeto throws a strike aimed at the side of Hanks's head but Hanks avoids it well.
Hanks can't do much from the bottom here.

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.
Cingeto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hanks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hanks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cingeto is controlling him well.
Hanks struggling a bit here.
Hanks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cingeto.
Hanks is pushing Cingeto's head away, looking to escape. Cingeto manages to hold on to the position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown but Hanks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cingeto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ver Cingeto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cingeto avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Hanks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cingeto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Hanks scores with a nice strike.
Cingeto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanks in his tracks.
Cingeto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Hanks misses.
Cingeto is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
Cingeto throws the left hand but Hanks avoids the punch easily.

Cingeto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hanks is trying to stand up here but Cingeto is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cingeto controlling the action here.
Cingeto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hanks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cingeto.
Cingeto wants to pass to mount but Hanks is defending the position.
Hanks is trying to stand back up but Cingeto is controlling him

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.
Cingeto wants to control but Hanks is keeping him busy.
Hanks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cingeto on the ground.
Cingeto lands with a punch from half guard.

Cingeto is looking for a kimura here.
Hanks wants to improve his position but Cingeto is controlling well.
Cingeto throws a strike but Hanks avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cingeto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cingeto.
Cingeto trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cingeto looking to sit in guard and control but Hanks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four 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.
Cingeto looking to control.
Hanks wants to stand but Cingeto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cingeto looking for a sweep. Not yet Cingeto, not yet.
Hanks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cingeto pushes Hanks off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ver Cingeto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cingeto sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Cingeto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hanks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cingeto wants to control but Hanks is keeping him busy.
Cingeto in side control, throwing shots but Hanks defends.

Cingeto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hanks has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cingeto but great work by Hanks.
Hanks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cingeto wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cingeto is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cingeto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Hanks escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fred Hanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cingeto connects with a jab.

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.
Hanks moves away from the strike by Cingeto.
Cingeto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hanks tries to avoid it but Cingeto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hanks to the ground. Hanks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanks throws a hook but Cingeto avoids it easily.
Hanks dips to his left and cracks Cingeto with an uppercut!

Cingeto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cingeto.
Cingeto thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hanks to regain full guard.
Cingeto trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto is fighting to break Hanks's control of his arms but Hanks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hanks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fred Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cingeto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hanks dives on top into guard.

Hanks stands and steps away. Cingeto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cingeto lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanks off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cingeto misses with an uppercut. Hanks saw that one coming.
Hanks blocks a jab.
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanks sprawls well. Hanks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cingeto gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanks misses with a double jab.
Ver Cingeto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cingeto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cingeto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cingeto dips to his left and cracks Hanks with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ver Cingeto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cingeto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ver Cingeto!