PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lind's choice of entrance music: Ice Cube & Dr Dre - Natural Born Killaz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hanks
vs
Lind

182 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

182 cm
24
216 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton Lind!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Lind moved out of range.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanks moves out of range as Lind throws a body kick.

Lind gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lind working hard to break the clinch.
Hanks trying to control the position but instead, Lind has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanks into the cage.
Lind lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lind lands a left hand.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lind breaks the clinch.
Lind cracks Hanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanks lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.
Hanks moves out of range of the strikes.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Lind fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanks in the body.
Lind avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Hanks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanks moves away from the strike by Lind.
Lind walks into a straight right hand from Hanks.

It looks like Quinton Lind has been cut.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Lind is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Lind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanks throws a right hand that Lind ducks under and follows up with a left that Lind also avoids with ease.
Hanks lands a jab to the nose.
Lind tries to clinch up but Hanks circles away and keeps his distance.
Lind scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Quinton Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind throws a leg kick which misses Hanks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanks tries to avoid it.
Hanks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanks misses with a two punch combination.
Hanks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lind lands a nice shot that snaps Hanks's head back.
Hanks throws a looping overhand right but Lind ducks down to avoid it.
Hanks looks to throw the jab but Lind is out of range.
Lind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lind thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanks if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lind sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanks blocks a leg kick.
Lind connects with a crisp jab.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Lind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Lind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Lind lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lind lands an overhand right.
Lind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanks avoids the body shot from Lind.
Lind throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind wants to clinch up but Hanks keeps it at a distance.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanks throws out the jab.
Lind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Lind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Lind's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hanks looks to land a left hand but Lind moved out of range nicely.
Hanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Lind is just out of range.
Hanks swings widly with a right hand

and Lind counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lind is leaning against Hanks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lind tries a body shot but Hanks blocks it.

Lind breaks the clinch.
Hanks needs to keep his hands up - Lind had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lind lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanks's head.
Lind throws out a loose jab but Hanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lind. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lind.
Hanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lind.
Hanks throws a shot from downtown. Lind moves away and avoids it.
Hanks tries to bum rush Lind with a series of wild strikes but Lind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lind goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lind lands with a good body shot.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Lind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lind connects with a right hand. Hanks shakes it off.
Lind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanks moves away.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lind, right into the meat.
Lind doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanks circles away.
Lind doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanks circles away.
Lind looks to land a left hand but Hanks moved out of range nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanks throws a right hand that misses

and Lind counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lind.
Lind tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Lind back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lind in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lind.

Lind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lind tries to clinch up.
Lind jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lind connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanks. Hanks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanks connects with a body shot.
Quinton Lind seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanks.
Hanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Lind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lind chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Hanks misses its intended target.
Lind scoring well with a low kick there.
Lind throws a jab when Hanks was well out of range.
Lind cracks Hanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Lind.
Lind jabs at Hanks's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanks needs to keep his hands up - Lind had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind works Hanks's body with a nice hook.
Lind tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lind scores with a body shot.
Lind tries to clinch but Hanks moves away
letting Hanks counter with a right hand.
Hanks swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Lind. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lind.
Lind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lind counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A shot to the liver by Lind. Beautiful body shot.
Lind lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hanks backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Lind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lind digs a good hook to Hanks's body.
Hanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
Lind moves away from the strike by Hanks.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Lind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lind moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanks throws a lazy uppercut
and Lind counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lind takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lind works Hanks's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Lind.
Lind throws a body punch but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lind.
Hanks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Lind throws the kick towards the body but Hanks avoids it.
Lind will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lind defending well as Hanks loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lind takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lind has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lind connects with a crisp jab.
Lind stuns Hanks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lind throws a push kick but Hanks slaps the foot to one side.
Lind avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Lind looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Lind sizes up Hanks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lind lands a nice looking body shot.
Lind scores with a jab.
Lind lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.

Lind closes the distance and clinches.
Hanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lind goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lind lands a left hand.
Lind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
Lind blocks an uppercut.
Lind scores with a shoulder strike.
Lind misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks tries to circle away but Lind has him pinned against the cage.

Lind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Lind digs a good body shot into Hanks's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lind.
Lind lands an overhand right.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Hanks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lind takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanks tests Lind's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lind slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lind walks into a stiff left hand from Hanks.
Lind throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Lind really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Decent striking displayed by Lind there.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Lind slips a jab from Hanks.
Lind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanks moves away.
Hanks misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lind takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hanks fails to land.
Lind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
Hanks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quinton Lind seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks tries to throw a body punch but Lind avoids it by throwing Hanks back against the cage.
Hanks taking a breather.

Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lind defending well as Hanks loads up on a big left hand.
Lind fails to land with a series of punches.
Lind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Lind dips to his left and cracks Hanks with an uppercut!
Hanks looks to land a left hand but Lind moved out of range nicely.
Hanks swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Hanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanks blocks the body kick.
Lind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheers as Lind lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanks doesn't seem phased though.
Hanks moves out of range of the body kick from Lind.
Lind cracks Hanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hanks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanks swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Lind slips a jab from Hanks.
Lind scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanks doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Lind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind scores with a hook.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Lind saw that one coming.
Lind connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Lind avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Lind tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind just misses with a punch to the body.
Lind just misses with a punch to the body.
Lind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Lind lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanks throws a body punch but Lind moves out of range.
Lind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Hanks misses.
Hanks throws a combination that misses
and Lind counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hanks thinking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lind.
Lind tries a low kick but Hanks avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hanks misses the body punch
and Lind counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lind lands a right hook to the body.
Lind slips under a jab from Hanks.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.

Hanks gets tackled into the cage by Lind. Lind maintains the clinch.
Lind has Hanks pressed against the cage, preventing Hanks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lind misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lind as the two fighters clinch.
Lind misses with a punch to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Lind breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Lind.
Lind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanks. That did some damage!
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Lind dodges the punch combination from Hanks.

Lind has Hanks up against the cage in a clinch.
Lind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanks can't find room to land a body shot as Lind controls the action.
Lind keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanks's efforts to push away.
Hanks misses with some punches.
Fred Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Lind back against the cage.
Hanks is looking to control Lind's arms but Lind gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanks has his back to the cage.

Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
Hanks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Hanks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lind counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Lind misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lind.
Lind doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanks circles away.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lind.
Hanks cracks Lind with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lind.
Lind feints and then cracks Hanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanks down.
Lind lands a body shot.
Lind lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanks's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Lind.
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanks swings widly with a right hand
and Lind counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Lind uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanks moves forwards but Lind connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanks needs to keep his hands up - Lind had a free shot at his head there.
Lind fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Lind.
Lind ducks right into an uppercut from Hanks.
Hanks throws a shot from downtown. Lind moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Lind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lind 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Lind!
Quinton Lind is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Quinton Lind made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.