PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernie Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hinch
vs
Hart

201 cm
21
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Hinch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Hart!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinch is looking to clinch.
Hart lands a nice hook to Hinch's body. Hinch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hinch scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Bernie Hart has been cut.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hinch.
Hinch is looking to clinch.
Hart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hinch.
Hart looks to land a combination but Hinch avoids it well.
Hart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bernie Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hinch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hart is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hinch off and has taken his back!
Hart struggling to land strikes to the head as Hinch covers up.
Hart scores with punches and elbows.
Hinch manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hart's guard. Nice work there by Hinch.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Hinch drops back looking for a leg! Hart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hart manages to kick Hinch off! Hinch jumps back into Hart's guard.
Hinch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinch is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Hinch won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Hinch stops Hart from standing up.
Hinch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hinch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hinch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hinch really wants to buck Hart off and get back to his feet.
Hinch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hinch postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Hinch cracks Hart with a solid left hand.
Hinch stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Hinch is pushing down on Hart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hart is fighting to maintain full guard but Hinch has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hinch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hart gets back to full guard.
Hinch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hinch stops Hart from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinch postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Hinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hinch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hart doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hinch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hinch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hart's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hinch preventing the sweep.
Hinch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hart's head.

The cut above Bernie Hart's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hinch working some strikes from top position.

Bernie Hart's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bernie Hart's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stevie Hinch!
Stevie Hinch made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview.