PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hal Hitman (ranked 5371 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Chin (ranked 4096 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hitman
vs
Chin

181 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hal Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grey Chin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chin blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Chin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hal Hitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hitman misses with a right hand
and Chin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hitman swings for the body but Chin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Chin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hitman throws an off balance right hand
and Chin counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hitman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Chin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a looping left.
Hitman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hitman misses with a right hand
and Chin counters with a series of strikes. Hitman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hitman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hitman throws a lazy uppercut
and Chin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitman misses with a looping right.
And Chin tries to counter it with a takedown but Hitman pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chin.
Hitman looks to score with a jab to the body but Chin is just out of range.
Chin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitman. Chin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hitman misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chin moves out of range as Hitman strikes.
A little jabbing left from Chin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitman takes a swing at Chin's ribcage but misses.
Chin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hitman with a body shot.
Hitman throws a right hand that misses
and Chin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hitman scores with a body shot.
Hitman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chin has time to react.
Chin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chin throws out a counter right but Hitman avoids it with no problem.
Chin blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Chin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hitman jabs at Chin's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chin is looking for the big counter here.
Hitman misses with a wild body shot.
Hitman works the jab nicely.
Hitman scores with a jab.
Hitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chin.
Hitman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Hitman 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.

Chin walks into a stiff left hand from Hitman.
Chin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hitman misses with a body punch
and Chin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hitman throws a shot from downtown. Chin moves away and avoids it.
Chin slips a jab from Hitman.
Chin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hal Hitman is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitman.
Hitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitman.
Chin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hitman misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Chin misses.
Chin slips a straight right by Hitman.
Hitman misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Chin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hitman misses with a body shot.
Hitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitman misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Chin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hitman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chin can do to turn this around?
Hitman misses with a left hand
enabling Chin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hitman throws an off balance right hand
and Chin counters with a left to the body.
Chin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hitman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chin has time to react.
Chin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitman.
Chin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitman looks to score with a jab to the body but Chin is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Chin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hitman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hitman throws a sloppy body shot
letting Chin counter with a right hand.
A big left from Hitman misses.
A swing and a miss from Chin.
A little feinted left hand from Hitman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hitman missing with a left hand there. Chin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hitman has got the better of the exchanges.
Hitman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitman.
Chin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hitman throws a one two combo.
Hitman cracks Chin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hitman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hitman misses with a hook
and Chin counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Hitman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hitman throws a poor cross that misses
and Chin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitman throws a right hand that misses
and Chin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitman throws a right hand that misses
and Chin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hitman swings for the body but Chin moves out of range.
Chin wants to counter with a clinch but Hitman pushes him away.
Hitman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman throws a body punch but Chin moves out of range.
Hitman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitman misses with a jab to the body
and Chin counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitman. Chin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chin moves away.
Chin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hitman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chin counter with a right hand.
Chin takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hitman.
Hitman misses with an uppercut.
Hitman swings widly with a right hand
and Chin counters with a straight right hand.
Hitman throws a lazy uppercut
and Chin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitman looks to land a right hand but Chin moved out of range.
Chin throws out a counter right but Hitman avoids it with no problem.
Hitman throws a poor cross that misses
and Hitman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chin ducks under a wild hook from Hitman.
Chin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hitman with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hitman.
Chin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hitman misses the body punch
and Chin counters with a right hand to the body.
Hal Hitman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitman throws out the jab.
Chin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hitman lands with an overhand left.
Chin ducks under a wild hook from Hitman.
Chin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitman takes a swing at Chin's ribcage but misses.
Chin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitman.
Chin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Chin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chin lands a jab to Hitman's midsection.
Grey Chin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitman throws a sloppy body shot
and Chin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grey Chin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hitman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hal Hitman!