PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Doran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Doran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doran
vs
Hinds

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Doran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darryl Hinds!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hinds has managed to clinch.
Hinds gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doran.
Hinds stalling.
Doran really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hinds cracks Doran with a nice body shot.
Hinds stops a takedown attempt from Doran.
Hinds prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Doran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hinds effectively controlling the action here.
Hinds scores with a hook to the body.
Doran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hinds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hinds works on Doran's body with a couple of short punches.
Hinds can't break the clinch.
Hinds is pushing Doran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds is trying to push Doran away but Doran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hinds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hinds prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hinds pushes Doran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hinds jumps guard but Doran turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Hinds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doran tries for a takedown but Hinds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hinds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doran is defended easily by Hinds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doran connects with a high kick.
Doran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Hinds as Doran shoots in.
Doran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hinds pinned against the cage. Hinds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doran is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hinds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Hinds rushes Doran and presses him up against the cage.
Hinds tries to break free but Doran pushes him back against the cage.
Hinds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hinds.
Doran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doran tries to land a knee to the head but Hinds blocks with his arms.
Doran wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doran is working for takedown but Hinds is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hinds displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doran up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hinds.

Doran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doran.
Hinds stuffs the takedown.
Doran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hinds ducks under a wild hook from Doran.
Hinds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doran's head backwards.

Hinds rushes Doran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hinds stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doran tries to pull guard but Hinds holds him up against the cage and eventually Doran drops back down to his feet.
Doran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darryl Hinds dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hinds with a jab.
Hinds cracks Doran with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hinds shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doran as he avoids it easily.
Doran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hinds defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hinds. No joy for Doran on that attempt.

Hinds moves into the clinch.
Hinds working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Doran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hinds avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds is stalling here.
Doran is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hinds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doran has him pressed against the cage.
Hinds dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Doran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hinds tries a body shot but Doran blocks it.
A hook to the body from Hinds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doran fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Doran. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Doran successfully pulls guard.
Hinds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hinds would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hinds is breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Darryl Hinds.
Hinds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hinds wants it to stay on the feet.
Doran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doran darts in looking for a takedown but Hinds gets double underhooks and turns Doran into the cage.
Hinds stalling.
Doran wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hinds breaks from the clinch.
Hinds's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hinds duly obliges.
Hinds lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doran at a distance.
Jab by Hinds.
Hinds with a hook.
Doran misses with a combination
and Hinds counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doran was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinds.
Hinds with a nice cross.
Hinds avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doran misses with a takedown attempt - Hinds sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aaron Doran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinds misses with a straight right.
Doran is looking to clinch but Hinds is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doran wants to clinch but Hinds slips to the side
and Hinds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinds slips under a jab from Doran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darryl Hinds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hinds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doran can pounce on him.
Hinds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doran tries to clinch but Hinds moves out of range.
Doran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hinds lands a slapping body shot.
Hinds doesn't manage to clinch there - Doran circles away.
Doran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinds was well out of range. Poor timing from Doran.
Hinds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Hinds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doran shoots in for a double leg but Hinds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darryl Hinds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinds is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hinds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doran misses the shot to the body.
Hinds tries to clinch there but Doran circles away.
Hinds works Doran's body with a nice hook.
Doran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hinds defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Doran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hinds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hinds has Doran up against the cage in a clinch.

Doran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hinds throws a jab but it's blocked by Doran.
Aaron Doran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hinds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doran backs up against the cage.
Doran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hinds but Hinds pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hinds shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doran eats them both and turns towards Hinds to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Darryl Hinds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doran doesn't manage to clinch there - Hinds circles away.
Doran fails to land the takedown.
Hinds pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Doran back to the cage. Hinds follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Doran shoots in for a double leg but Hinds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hinds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doran shoots in for a takedown but Hinds shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hinds drives through and clinches with Doran against the cage.

Hinds breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds shoots in looking for a takedown but Doran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hinds's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doran tries to close the distance and clinch but Hinds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doran shoots in but Hinds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doran walks into a straight right hand from Hinds.
Doran tries to close the distance and clinch but Hinds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinds throws a right and a left that Doran avoids nicely.
Aaron Doran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doran misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darryl Hinds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hinds 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

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