PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riviere Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hinds
vs
Stevens

165 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
138 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riviere Hinds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hinds throws a leg kick but Stevens moved away.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
Stevens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stevens throws a one two combo.
Hinds throws a hook but Stevens avoids it easily.
A cross from Hinds lands.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinds swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Hinds avoids it well.
Hinds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stevens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hinds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hinds throws a wild body kick that Stevens sees coming a mile off.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hinds throws an off balance right hand
and Hinds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens moves away from the strike by Hinds.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hinds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
Hinds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hinds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hinds.
Stevens throws a right hand that Hinds ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinds also avoids with ease.
Ron Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hinds scores with a sloppy right hand. Stevens should have avoided that one.
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinds circles away quickly and effectively.
Hinds throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Hinds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hinds doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hinds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinds was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Hinds sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hinds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Hinds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hinds throws an overhand right that lands on Stevens's shoulder, as Stevens tries to avoid the shot.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hinds throws out the jab.
Hinds misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Hinds misses its intended target.
Stevens slips a jab from Hinds.
Hinds looks for a takedown but Stevens sprawls well.

Hinds scores a takedown into full mount!
Hinds punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stevens looks a forlorn figure.
Stevens working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinds controlling the pace for now.
Hinds putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds lands a nice shot to the head.
Hinds prevents Stevens from getting the reversal.
Stevens sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stevens is refusing to be controlled, as Hinds sits in half guard.
Hinds winds up and cracks Stevens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinds seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevens for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riviere Hinds dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hinds slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Hinds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinds.
Hinds with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
Stevens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hinds is looking to land body kicks.
Stevens misses with a left hand
and Stevens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hinds wants to slow Stevens down by chopping away at his legs.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Stevens misses.
A jab lands there for Stevens.
Hinds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevens.
Stevens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hinds drops his hands momentarily and Stevens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.
Stevens lands a nice shot that snaps Hinds's head back.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Hinds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stevens is able to avoid easily.
Hinds tries to score with a low kick but Stevens moves his leg out of the way.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.

Hinds dives in and scores a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Hinds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hinds with a nice head shot there.
Hinds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
Hinds 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevens's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Hinds from controlling successfully.
Hinds throwing strikes but missing.
Riviere Hinds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hinds scoring with some ground and pound.
Hinds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hinds lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinds chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hinds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stevens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hinds has managed to get both his arms back between Stevens's legs - danger averted.

Stevens working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hinds has passed into half guard!
Hinds looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hinds wants to pass to mount but Stevens is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hinds throws an elbow that misses. Stevens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hinds's guard. Nice move by Stevens!
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevens wants to get up but he can't break Hinds's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riviere Hinds dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hinds misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hinds takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hinds slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Ron Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hinds fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
Hinds needs to keep his hands up - Stevens had a free shot at his head there.

Hinds looking to score a takedown here. Stevens is defending well but Hinds drives through and ends up in Stevens's guard.
Hinds lands a couple of elbows.
Stevens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hinds!
Hinds on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hinds tries to get out of the position.
Stevens is looking to stand but Stevens has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Hinds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stevens gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Stevens clobbers Hinds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Hinds moves away and avoids it.
Hinds misses with a straight right.
Hinds throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens throws a combination. Hinds tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens swings widly with a right hand
and Hinds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hinds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hinds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hinds scores with a nice right hand.
Ron Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Hinds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinds.
Hinds dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Hinds throws a leg kick but Stevens checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Hinds throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hinds connects with a body shot.
Hinds misses with a low kick.
Hinds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hinds.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Riviere Hinds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds throws a leg kick but Stevens checks it.
Hinds scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hinds.
Stevens moves away from the strike by Hinds.

Hinds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stevens on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hinds landing strikes.
Hinds is staying tight to Stevens's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hinds cracks Stevens with a big right hand but Stevens just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stevens is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hinds has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinds moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hinds lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ron Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hinds happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riviere Hinds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hinds, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riviere Hinds!