PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachs Schinken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hurricane
vs
Schinken

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lachs Schinken!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schinken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hurricane misses with a combination
and Schinken counters with a three punch combo that has Hurricane backing up. Hurricane nods at Schinken to acknowledge the strikes.
Hurricane tries to work over Schinken's front leg with a kick but Schinken checks it.
Hurricane misses with a head kick.
Schinken looks to land a combination but Hurricane avoids it well.
Schinken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurricane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schinken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hurricane throws a hook but Schinken avoids it easily.
Schinken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hurricane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Schinken misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schinken.
Hurricane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurricane blocks a head kick by Schinken.
Hurricane looks to land a right hand but Schinken moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schinken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hurricane checks it well.
Schinken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schinken scoring well with a low kick there.
Hurricane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schinken. Schinken obviously looking to wear him down.
Schinken slaps away a takedown attempt from Hurricane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lachs Schinken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schinken throws a head kick but Hurricane moves out of range.
Schinken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hurricane is breathing heavily.
Schinken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hurricane's calf.
Schinken throws a combination that misses
and Hurricane counters with a three punch combo that has Schinken backing up. Schinken nods at Hurricane to acknowledge the strikes.
Schinken fails to land with a series of punches.
Schinken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schinken throws a head kick but Hurricane moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Schinken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Schinken scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Schinken does no damage.
Schinken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurricane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurricane dodges the punch combination from Schinken.
Schinken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurricane slips a jab and a cross from Schinken.
Schinken connects with a solid leg kick.
Schinken lands a head kick!
Schinken scores with a kick to the midsection.
Schinken scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hurricane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schinken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schinken swinging wilding here.
Schinken lands a head kick. Hurricane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Schinken.
Schinken blocks a jab.
Schinken throws a nice looking combination but Hurricane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schinken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schinken throws a series of punches but Hurricane avoids them all with ease.
Schinken scores with a spinning back kick!
Schinken's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Schinken duly obliges.
Schinken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schinken tries to bum rush Hurricane with a series of wild strikes but Hurricane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schinken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schinken throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hurricane's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schinken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hurricane backs up against the cage.
Schinken throws a head kick that misses.
Schinken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hurricane counters with a stiff right hand.
Schinken lands with a slapping head kick.
Schinken throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schinken lands a head kick. Hurricane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schinken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schinken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schinken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hurricane backs up against the cage.
Schinken's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Schinken duly obliges.
Schinken misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schinken throws a nice looking combination but Hurricane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schinken lands a head kick. Hurricane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hurricane misses with the body kick
and Schinken counters with a good low kick that Hurricane was not able to check.
Hurricane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schinken.
Schinken throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schinken connects with a solid leg kick.
Lachs Schinken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Hurricane.
Schinken is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hurricane tries to bum rush Schinken with a series of wild strikes but Schinken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hurricane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schinken counters with an outside leg kick.

Hurricane shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schinken manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schinken keeping moving, preventing Hurricane from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schinken is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schinken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hurricane throwing strikes from guard but Schinken blocks nicely.
Schinken is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schinken keeping moving, preventing Hurricane from controlling successfully.
Schinken managing to control the position.
Hurricane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schinken swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schinken.
Schinken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hurricane.
Hurricane dodges the punch combination from Schinken.
Hurricane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schinken's waist but Schinken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hurricane off to one side.
Hurricane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schinken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Schinken misses
and Hurricane counters with a leg kick.
Hurricane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurricane throws a sloppy head kick
and Schinken counters with a nice body kick.
Schinken lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schinken lands a front kick.
Schinken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hurricane counters with a low kick, right behind Schinken 's knee.
Hurricane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schinken misses with a head kick.
Schinken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hurricane is defended easily by Schinken.
Schinken throws a series of strikes that have Hurricane backpedaling.
Schinken misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Schinken does no damage.
Schinken plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schinken goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hurricane lands with an uppercut that bounces Schinken off the cage and back into rage.
Jeff Hurricane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Hurricane misses
and Schinken counters with a leg kick.
Hurricane fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hurricane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurricane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schinken.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schinken.
Hurricane tries for a takedown but Schinken circles away easily
and Schinken counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schinken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurricane throws a sloppy head kick
and Schinken counters with a three punch combo that has Hurricane backing up. Hurricane nods at Schinken to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lachs Schinken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hurricane throws a leg kick but Schinken checks it.
Schinken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hurricane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hurricane tries to bum rush Schinken with a series of wild strikes but Schinken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schinken plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Schinken.
Schinken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schinken.
Schinken takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schinken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schinken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schinken throws a head kick that Hurricane semi-blocks.
Hurricane tries to clinch but Schinken moves away
and Schinken counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schinken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Hurricane. Beautiful body shot.
Schinken throws a combination that misses
and Hurricane counters with a two punch combo.
Schinken tries to bum rush Hurricane with a series of wild strikes but Hurricane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hurricane throws a lazy body kick
and Schinken counters with a one-two to the body.
Hurricane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schinken avoids it really well and circles away.
Hurricane misses with a double jab
and Schinken finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hurricane avoids the head kick by Schinken.
Danga de danga de dang - Schinken scores with a four punch combination!
Hurricane has a takedown stuffed.
Schinken tries to bum rush Hurricane with a series of wild strikes but Hurricane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schinken lands a head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Schinken.
Schinken throws a sloppy head kick
and Hurricane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schinken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schinken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schinken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schinken tries a head kick but it misses.
Schinken lands a head kick. Hurricane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hurricane waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Schinken.
Schinken lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hurricane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hurricane. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schinken goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hurricane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schinken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schinken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hurricane has managed to clinch.

Hurricane breaks from the clinch.
Schinken tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurricane throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hurricane.
Hurricane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schinken.
Schinken slips under a jab.
Lachs Schinken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schinken avoids the head kick by Hurricane.
Hurricane fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurricane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurricane throws a right and a left that Schinken avoids nicely.
Hurricane tries to clinch up but Schinken circles away and keeps his distance.
Schinken blocks a head kick by Hurricane.
Schinken throws a sloppy head kick and Hurricane moves out of range easily.
Hurricane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schinken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jeff Hurricane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurricane misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lachs Schinken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schinken 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lachs Schinken!