PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxon Hinges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Snow
vs
Hinges

187 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
177 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Snow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxon Hinges!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hinges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snow blocks a head kick by Hinges.
Hinges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hinges throws a sloppy head kick and Snow moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Hinges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Snow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hinges counters with a solid body kick.
Hinges looks to land a combination but Snow avoids it well.
Hinges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hinges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snow checks a leg kick.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hinges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow thows a body shot but no joy.
Snow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hinges takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hinges falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hinges avoids the body shot from Snow.
Hinges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hinges scores with a push kick.
Hinges connects with an inside leg kick.
Hinges misses with a straight left.
Hinges throws a head kick that misses
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Wesley Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hinges blocks a jab.
Snow misses with a looping right.
Snow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hinges counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow misses with a body punch
and Hinges counters with a nice body kick.
Hinges tries to land a leg kick but Snow saw it coming and moves away.
Snow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snow swings widly with a right hand
and Hinges counters with a solid body kick.
Snow misses with a lunging right hand
and Hinges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hinges scores with a spinning back kick!
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinges.
Hinges takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hinges misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hinges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snow avoids the head kick by Hinges.
Hinges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hinges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hinges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheers as Snow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hinges doesn't seem phased though.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Hinges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Snow misses with a body shot
and Hinges counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snow misses with a body shot
and Hinges counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hinges. Hinges obviously looking to wear him down.
Snow swings for the body but Hinges moves out of range.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow throws an off balance right hand
and Hinges counters with a good low kick that Snow was not able to check.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Hinges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinges was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Snow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hinges doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinges ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Hinges throws a combination that misses
and Snow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Hinges does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaxon Hinges dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hinges tries to bum rush Snow with a series of wild strikes but Snow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaxon Hinges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinges misses with a head kick.
Snow misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Snow throws a lazy uppercut
and Hinges counters with a three punch combo that has Snow backing up. Snow nods at Hinges to acknowledge the strikes.
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Hinges is just out of range.
Jaxon Hinges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snow misses with a jab to the body
and Hinges counters with a good low kick that Snow was not able to check.
Snow throws a hook but Hinges avoids it easily.
Snow misses with a looping left.
Snow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hinges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hinges counters with a nice body kick.
Hinges throws the kick towards the body but Snow avoids it.
Snow blocks a head kick by Hinges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinges slips under a jab from Snow.
Hinges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow is looking to wear down Hinges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Snow thows a body shot but no joy.
Hinges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snow checks a low kick from Hinges.
Snow misses with a jab to the body
and Hinges counters with an outside leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hinges. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hinges misses with a combination
and Snow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hinges counters with a one-two to the body.
Hinges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hinges slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow looks to throw the jab but Hinges is out of range.
Snow misses with a hook. Hinges ducked under it nicely.
Hinges misses with a lunging right hand
and Hinges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hinges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hinges misses with a body kick.
Snow throws the left hand but Hinges avoids the punch easily.
Hinges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow lands with a good body shot.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hinges manages to avoid it.
Hinges throws a head kick that misses.
Snow misses the body punch
and Hinges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hinges gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Hinges throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
Hinges throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snow throws a shot from downtown. Hinges moves away and avoids it.
Hinges throws a front kick that sends Snow stumbling back into the cage.
Hinges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snow punishes Hinges's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Snow.
Snow throws an overhand right that lands on Hinges's shoulder, as Hinges tries to avoid the shot.
Hinges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Snow scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for Snow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinges takes one to the side of the head.
Hinges scores with a body shot.
Snow lands a nice looking body shot.
Hinges falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snow counters with a right hand to the body.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Hinges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Snow misses with a hook to the body
and Hinges counters with a solid body kick.
Hinges throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinges misses the shot to the body.
Snow misses with a straight left.
Snow thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaxon Hinges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Snow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinges was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Hinges counters with a nice body kick.
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Hinges.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Hinges counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snow's knee momentarily.
Nice cross by Hinges.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hinges scores with a nice body kick.
Hinges scores with a spinning back kick!
Snow lands a really nice looking cross but Hinges seems unphased.
Hinges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Hinges counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hinges throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Hinges counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hinges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Hinges misses.
Snow misses with a jab to the body
and Hinges counters with a nice leg kick.
Hinges throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
Snow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hinges.
Hinges slips under a jab from Snow.
Snow missing with a left hand there. Hinges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Hinges misses.
Hinges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snow lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinges was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Hinges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hinges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hinges tries a head kick but it misses.
Hinges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Hinges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hinges tried to score with a low kick but Snow checks it.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hinges moves away.
Snow takes a swing at Hinges's ribcage but misses.
Snow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hinges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hinges lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Snow misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snow takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Wesley Snow has been cut.
Snow looks to throw the jab but Hinges is out of range.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Hinges counters with a good low kick that Snow was not able to check.
Snow swings for the body but Hinges moves out of range.
Hinges takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hinges connects with a looping right hand.
Hinges throws a body kick the misses
and Snow counters with a left to the body.
Hinges avoids the body shot from Snow.
Snow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hinges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snow to score with a decent uppercut.
Hinges scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a body shot
and Hinges counters with a series of strikes. Snow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hinges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snow misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Snow misses with a body shot
and Hinges counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinges takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hinges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hinges has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Hinges counters with a big head kick but Snow shrugs it off.
Hinges throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Snow blocks the low kick.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaxon Hinges really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Snow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Snow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hinges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow misses with a shot to the body
and Hinges counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hinges wants to slow Snow down by chopping away at his legs.
Snow throws a hook but Hinges avoids it easily.
Snow takes a swing at Hinges's ribcage but misses.
Hinges slips a jab from Snow.
Hinges misses with a leg kick
and Snow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hinges thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hinges. That's going to slow Snow down.
Hinges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinges thumps Snow with a low kick.
Hinges misses with a body punch
and Snow counters with a nice body shot.
Hinges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow jabs Hinges right on the nose. Hinges blinks but takes it well.
Snow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Snow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Snow misses with a body shot
and Hinges counters with a thumping low kick.
Hinges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hinges throws the kick towards the body but Snow avoids it.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hinges slips a jab from Snow.
Hinges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hinges throws a quick inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Snow might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Snow avoids the head kick by Hinges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hinges throws a head kick that misses
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hinges throws a low kick but Snow moves out of range easily.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Hinges counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snow's knee momentarily.
Snow swings for the body but Hinges moves out of range.
Snow connects with a right hand. Hinges shakes it off.
Hinges throws a head kick that misses
and Snow counters with a stiff right hand.
Snow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hinges tries to score with a low kick but Snow moves his leg out of the way.
Hinges lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinges lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hinges is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Snow works Hinges's body with a nice hook.
Snow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hinges has time to react.
Jab by Snow.
Hinges throws a series of punches but Snow moves out of range.
Snow throws out a loose jab but Hinges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinges works Snow's body with a nice hook.
Hinges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hinges throws a poor cross that misses
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hinges takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hinges blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Hinges drops his hands momentarily and Snow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Snow misses with a hook
and Hinges counters with a left and a right that stings Snow.
Snow connects with a body shot that sends Hinges's belly button to the back.
Hinges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Snow blocks the low kick.
Hinges takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snow throws a sloppy body shot
and Hinges counters with a head kick. That will keep Snow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jaxon Hinges will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wesley Snow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hinges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Good exchange - Snow coming out on top.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Hinges counters with a left and a right that stings Snow.
Snow lunges at Hinges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hinges's hand.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hinges manages to avoid it.
Hinges throws a poor cross that misses
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Snow misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snow.
Hinges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snow.
Snow misses with a hook
and Hinges makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Hinges misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hinges doesn't seem bothered though.
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Hinges is just out of range.
Snow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Snow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hinges at a distance.
Snow misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hinges counter with a right hand.
Hinges misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Hinges misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hinges. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hinges lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Snow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snow lands with a straight right. Hinges didn't see that one coming.
Hinges misses with a series of wild punches.
Hinges is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hinges misses with a few strikes there.
Snow misses with a body punch
and Hinges counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hinges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hinges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Snow throws an off balance right hand
and Hinges counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Snow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hinges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Snow lands a head shot.
Hinges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice cross by Snow.
A jab lands there for Snow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinges moves forwards but Snow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snow, as that shot connected.
Hinges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow scores with a jab. Hinges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hinges misses with a combination
and Snow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hinges thinking.
Snow scores with the left hand. Hinges knows he should have avoided that one.
Snow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hinges's head.
Hinges has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snow finds it's way round the side to connect with Hinges's head.
Hinges takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snow throws a body punch but Hinges moves out of range.
Jaxon Hinges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Snow there.
Hinges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Hinges throws an off balance right hand
and Snow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hinges looks for the body kick but Snow saw that one coming.
Snow misses the shot to the body.
Snow misses with a body punch
and Hinges counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snow works Hinges's body with a nice hook.
Hinges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Hinges tries to bum rush Snow with a series of wild strikes but Snow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snow swings for the body but Hinges moves out of range.
Wesley Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hinges lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hinges 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Hinges!
Jaxon Hinges is the new middleweight champion!