PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Spinolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivan Spinolio enters the cage!

Hellmuth Jr
vs
Spinolio

188 cm
26
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Spinolio!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Spinolio moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Spinolio's head but Spinolio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spinolio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hellmuth Jr with a body shot.

Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
Spinolio misses with a body punch.
Spinolio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand.
Spinolio tries to circle away but Hellmuth Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ivan Spinolio has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spinolio.
Spinolio looks winded!
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spinolio or not.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth Jr works on Spinolio's body with a couple of short punches.

Hellmuth Jr lands a vicious elbow to the side of Spinolio's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Hellmuth Jr tries to finish him with strikes but Spinolio still seems able to defend himself so Hellmuth Jr steps back and lets Spinolio get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Spinolio is rocked!
Hellmuth Jr is stalking Spinolio. Spinolio circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hellmuth Jr, and it's lights out! Spinolio really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
After winning the bout, Phil Hellmuth Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.