PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UnDead. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hinton's choice of entrance music: Death to All. Scott Hinton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dell
vs
Hinton

192 cm
22
212 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hinton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hinton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dell tries to avoid it but Hinton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dell to the ground. Dell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Hinton.
Dell tries to clinch up.
Dell lands a nice hook to Hinton's body. Hinton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hinton avoids the body shot from Dell.
Dell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hinton under the eye.
Hinton throws the left hand but Dell avoids the punch easily.
Dell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Bowman Dell has been cut.
Hinton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dell.
Dell thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell looks to throw the jab but Hinton is out of range.
Hinton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hinton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hinton thinking.
Scott Hinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinton misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dell to counter with a crisp jab.
Hinton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dell lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dell. That's going to slow Hinton down.

Dell rushes Hinton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hinton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dell.
Dell lands a shoulder strike.
Dell lands a nice uppercut.
Dell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Dell on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dell.
Dell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Scott Hinton has been cut.
Dell being controlled against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dell.
Hinton looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Dell - that landed with a thud.
Dell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dell lands an elbow inside.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Hinton in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dell.
Hinton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dell pushes Hinton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dell lands a left hand.
Dell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinton backwards.
Dell landing knees to the head.
Dell landing knees to the head.
Dell lands a knee to the head.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Dell with a knee to the head.
Dell digs a right hand into Hinton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hinton's gas tank.
Hinton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hinton takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell lands a hook that snaps the head of Hinton backwards.
Dell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hinton's defenses.
A short left from Dell.
Dell lands a right hand.
Dell lands with a left to the head.
Dell digs a right hand into Hinton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hinton's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hinton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dell tries a knee to the head but Hinton blocks it.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hinton.
Hinton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dell crunches a lovely knee into Hinton's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dell obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Dell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hinton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dell there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dell.
Dell lands a jab to the head.
Dell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dell thuds a left hand into Hinton's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dell lands a nice shot to the body.
Hinton is breathing heavily.
Dell looks to land a combination. Hinton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dell takes a swing at Hinton's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dell drives through and clinches with Hinton against the cage.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hinton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dell lands an uppercut.
Hinton managing to block the knees to the body from Dell.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Hinton won't want to take too many of those.
Dell digs a right hand underneath Hinton's ribcage. Hinton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hinton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dell walks away with a smile on his face. Hinton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dell sizes up Hinton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bowman Dell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hinton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dell closes the distance and pushes Hinton back into the cage.
Hinton tries to pull guard but Dell won't allow it.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hinton.
Hinton tries to pull guard but Dell won't allow it.
Dell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
Dell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hinton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dell pushes Hinton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dell lands an elbow inside that Hinton shrugs off.
Dell is leaning against Hinton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dell.
Dell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hinton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hinton can do to turn this around?
Dell lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Dell - that landed with a thud.
Dell connects with a knee to the head.
Dell connects with a knee to the head.
Hinton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Dell.
Dell lands a nice shot to the body.
Dell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
Hinton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dell walks away with a smile on his face. Hinton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dell lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dell.
Jab from Dell.
Dell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hinton counter with a right hand.
Dell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hinton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Dell counter with a right hand.
Dell lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Dell dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dell blocks a jab.
Hinton scores with a body shot.
Hinton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinton throws a right hand that misses
and Dell counters with a good low kick that Hinton was not able to check.
Dell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dell throws a series of punches but Hinton moves out of range.
Dell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hinton is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell connects with a single shot there.
Hinton swings widly with a right hand
and Dell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hinton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for Dell. That snapped Hinton's head back.
Dell misses with an uppercut
and Hinton counters with a left to the body.
Hinton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hinton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hinton misses the shot to the body.
Dell slips a straight right by Hinton.
A shot to the body from Dell misses
and Hinton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hinton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dell connects with a solid leg kick.
Dell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hinton shoots in for a takedown but Dell shows good takedown defense.
Hinton has his takedown stuffed
and Dell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Hinton.
Hinton has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hinton's head.
Hinton misses with a body shot
and Dell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hinton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dell rather than just go for the knockout.
Hinton misses with a looping left.
Hinton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dell counters with a nice uppercut.
Dell moves away from the strike by Hinton.
Dell lands a jab to the head.
Hinton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hinton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott Hinton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dell.
Hinton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinton takes a swing at Dell's ribcage but misses.
Dell scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hinton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dell counters with a straight right hand.
Hinton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dell counters with a nice uppercut.
Hinton swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dell counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dell counters with a two punch combo.
Hinton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hinton.

Dell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Dell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dell 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Dell!