PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hinton
vs
Po

222 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Hinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Po!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po lands with a thumping leg kick.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Po shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hinton is trying to defend but Po finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Po wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hinton keeps working.
Hinton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hinton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Po has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hinton is working to get back to half guard.
Hinton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throwing shots but Hinton is blocking nicely.

Hinton has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Po is on him like a limpet, forcing Hinton back against the cage.

Hinton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Po uses from the top position.
Hinton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Po is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Po is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to hold on but Hinton pushes him away.
Po is working to get back to half guard.
Po is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Po tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Po is in a horrible position here. Hinton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Po is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hinton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Po in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hinton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Po tries to buck Hinton off but he can't manage it.
Po looks winded!
Hinton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Po can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po taking shots to the head.
Po in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hinton unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinton with a couple of short strikes.
Hinton with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Hinton.

It looks like Kung Po has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Po tries to hold on but Hinton postures up.
Po is in a horrible position here. Hinton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Hinton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Po's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hinton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Po's half guard.
Hinton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hinton working the head and body with strikes.
Hinton working the head and body with strikes.

Hinton postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Po to stand up.
Po misses with an uppercut. Hinton saw that one coming.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Po is looking to clinch but Hinton is avoiding it.
Hinton avoids the body shot from Po.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hinton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Po did well to prevent Hinton getting side control.
Po is breathing heavily.

Hinton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hinton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Po avoids it really well and circles away.
Po pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Po throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Po tries to clinch but Hinton is having none of it.
Po throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hinton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po has a hand on Hinton's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hinton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Eduardo Hinton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hinton cracks Po with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Hinton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinton lands a big elbow.
Hinton 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.
Hinton cracks Po with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hinton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That has opened up Kung Po's cut even more.
Po in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinton controlling the position easily from mount.
Po is in a horrible position here. Hinton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

The cut above Kung Po's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eduardo Hinton!