PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Read (ranked 1099 p4p, 1895 weight class) and Roy Hinkle (ranked 160 p4p, 286 weight class). Hinkle has chosen 3 Hour Tour as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Read
vs
Hinkle

193 cm
26
213
8 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
210
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Island clothing lite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonard Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Hinkle!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Read clinches with his opponent.

Read has Hinkle pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Read pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hinkle tumbling to the mat - Read dives into Hinkle's guard.
Read trying to control but Hinkle is working from the bottom.
Hinkle trying to control the position here.
Read is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Read drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Read jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hinkle keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hinkle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hinkle looking for a sweep. Not yet Hinkle, not yet.
Read wants to pass the guard but Hinkle is keeping the position.
Read has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hinkle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Read is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hinkle holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Hinkle looking to score a takedown here. Read is defending well but Hinkle drives through and ends up in Read's guard.
Read is trying to keep Hinkle in close.
Hinkle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Read working a defensive guard but Hinkle passes into half guard.
Hinkle controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle wants to control but Read is keeping him busy.
Read is pressing down on Hinkle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hinkle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Read tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hinkle lands an elbow.
Read tries to buck Hinkle off but Hinkle is having none of it.
Hinkle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hinkle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Read tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hinkle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Read is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hinkle slows the pace down.
Hinkle working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle wants to control but Read is keeping him busy.
Hinkle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Read. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hinkle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Read sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Read works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Read keeping moving, preventing Hinkle from controlling successfully.
Hinkle won't allow Read to sweep him here.
Hinkle chips away with some ground and pound.
Read looking to control.

Read working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hinkle has passed into half guard!
Read is pressing down on Hinkle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hinkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hinkle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Read is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hinkle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Read's head.
Hinkle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Read is trying to keep Hinkle in close.

Hinkle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Read has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hinkle has managed to get both his arms back between Read's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Read working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hinkle.
Hinkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Read is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Read doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hinkle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Read's guard.
Hinkle trying to control but Read is working from the bottom.
Hinkle passes into half guard.
Hinkle is nestled in close to Read, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hinkle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hinkle drops an elbow to the side of Read's head.
Hinkle is trying to control the action in half guard but Read is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hinkle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roy Hinkle has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinkle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinkle trying to pass the guard but Read defending well.
Hinkle working the head and body with strikes.
Hinkle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read wants to get back to full guard.
Hinkle working the head and body with strikes.
Read wants to improve his position but Hinkle is controlling well.
Hinkle working the head and body with strikes.
Hinkle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinkle working Read over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hinkle is trying to control. Read wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hinkle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Read looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hinkle prevents Read from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle trying to mount his opponent but Read defends it.

Read looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hinkle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hinkle stalling.
Read is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Read looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Read trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Read knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Read taking some punishment here, with Hinkle in his half guard.
Read has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hinkle is working away from the top position though.
Hinkle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Hinkle there.
Hinkle working over Read with some ground and pound. Read looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Read trying to control from the bottom.
Read is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hinkle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hinkle's back!
Hinkle wants to control his opponent's hands but Read gets his hands free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Read's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Read looking for the RNC.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Read is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hinkle is defending well though. Read let's go of the attempt for now.
Hinkle controlling Read 's hands.

Read has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hinkle has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Read is hanging on to Hinkle's back as he tries to escape.

Hinkle defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Read's arms.
I really don't envy Hinkle right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Hinkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Read has closed the distance and engaged Hinkle in a clinch.

Hinkle pulls guard successfully.
Hinkle keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Read looking to pass the guard.
Hinkle keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hinkle is pulling down on Read's head. It's preventing any offense from Read, at least for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hinkle wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leonard Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Hinkle as Read shoots in.

Hinkle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hinkle scoring with punches from side control.
Read taking a bit of punishment here - Hinkle scoring with strikes.
Hinkle trying to control the action but Read is working from the bottom.
Read tries to buck Hinkle off but Hinkle is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read can't do much from the bottom here.
Hinkle landing strikes.
Hinkle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Read tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hinkle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Read keeps working.
Read on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hinkle controls the position.
Read is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hinkle trying to control the action but Read is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle looks up at the clock and then as Read takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hinkle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Read's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Read is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hinkle wants to control but Read is keeping him busy.
Hinkle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Read is trying to get back to full guard.
Hinkle trying to mount his opponent but Read defends it.
Hinkle controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hinkle trying to control from half guard but Read is working away.

Read looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Read is looking to improve his position.
Read desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hinkle content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read taking some punishment here, with Hinkle in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Hinkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hinkle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Hinkle!
An out of breath Roy Hinkle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.