PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Hinges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hinges
vs
Mcdonald

180 cm
25
177 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Steel Penn's Skin Shop SALE! 5.99$ *laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxon Hinges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinges lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mcdonald takes a step back to recover.
Hinges tries to clinch up.
Hinges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hinges defends it nicely.

Mcdonald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mcdonald stops Hinges from getting back to his feet.
Mcdonald is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hinges pushes Mcdonald off looking to stand but Mcdonald dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hinges is trying to stand.
Mcdonald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hinges does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Hinges manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Mcdonald looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hinges wants to stand but Mcdonald is controlling the position.
Mcdonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcdonald stopping the sweep attempt from Hinges.
Mcdonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hinges works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcdonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hinges has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hinges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcdonald tries to bum rush Hinges with a series of wild strikes but Hinges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcdonald avoids the head kick by Hinges.
Hinges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcdonald moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcdonald takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hinges takes the fight into the clinch.
Hinges is pushing Mcdonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mcdonald is trying to break the clinch but Hinges has him pressed against the cage.
Hinges tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdonald avoids the damage to the body.
Hinges lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hinges lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Hinges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald throws a poor cross that misses
and Hinges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinges defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jaxon Hinges will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hinges's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown but Hinges shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcdonald takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mcdonald avoids the head kick by Hinges.
Hinges defending well as Mcdonald loads up on a big left hand.
Hinges closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hinges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcdonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hinges forces Mcdonald back against the cage and clinches.
Hinges tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcdonald takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hinges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Hinges sprawls well. He's pushed Mcdonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinges is looking to clinch but Mcdonald is avoiding it.
Mcdonald scores with a hook.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hinges sprawls well. Hinges wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaxon Hinges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.

Hinges rushes Mcdonald and presses him up against the cage.

Hinges lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hinges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcdonald moves into full guard.
Mcdonald wants to sweep here but Hinges controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hinges's guard.
Hinges looking for a sweep. Not yet Hinges, not yet.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hinges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcdonald on the ground.
Mcdonald stops Hinges from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcdonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hinges pulls Mcdonald in to control the position.
Ian Mcdonald has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcdonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Hinges sprawls well. He's pushed Mcdonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinges throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hinges stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
Hinges throws an overhand right that lands on Mcdonald's shoulder, as Mcdonald tries to avoid the shot.
Hinges doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcdonald circles away.
Mcdonald tries for a takedown but Hinges circles away easily
and Hinges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mcdonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinges throws a sloppy head kick and Mcdonald moves out of range easily.
Jaxon Hinges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinges gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hinges takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hinges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hinges.
Mcdonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hinges is fending him off so far but Mcdonald persists. Nope, Hinges circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Hinges. Those never looked like landing.
Mcdonald blocks the body kick.
Jaxon Hinges is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcdonald shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaxon Hinges dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hinges stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcdonald. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.

Hinges moves into range and clinches up with Mcdonald.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mcdonald is looking to break free of the clinch but Hinges has double underhooks.
Hinges with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hinges landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcdonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hinges fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mcdonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jaxon Hinges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hinges circles away.
Hinges displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hinges tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcdonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hinges tries a head kick but it misses.
Hinges throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mcdonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hinges looks to land a combination. Mcdonald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcdonald is defended easily by Hinges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinges fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcdonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hinges sprawls well. Hinges wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Hinges throws a head kick that half lands.
Jaxon Hinges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcdonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Hinges throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinges wants to clinch up but Mcdonald keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Hinges sprawls well. He's pushed Mcdonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hinges looks for the body kick but Mcdonald saw that one coming.
Mcdonald needs to keep his hands up - Hinges had a free shot at his head there.
Mcdonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Hinges.
Hinges stalks Mcdonald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mcdonald's face. Mcdonald staggers backwards, shaken.
Jaxon Hinges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcdonald looks to throw the jab but Hinges is out of range.
Hinges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Hinges.

Hinges moves into range and clinches up with Mcdonald.
Mcdonald working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcdonald.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald has a couple of punches blocked by Hinges.
Ian Mcdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hinges successfully pulls guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Hinges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hinges, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Hinges!
After the big win, Jaxon Hinges made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Skin Shop SALE! 5.99$ *laundry 93% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.