PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Levine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Tinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Levine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parkway Drive - Carrion. Tinkle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jungle Jam. Lotus Tinkle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hudson Levine's chin.

Levine
vs
Tinkle

174 cm
23
168 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

173 cm
26
162 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Levine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lotus Tinkle!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tinkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levine.
Levine misses with a kick to the body.
Levine throws a head kick that misses.
Levine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tinkle takes a step back to recover.
Tinkle misses with a lunging right hand
and Levine counters with a head kick.
Tinkle moves out of range of the body kick from Levine.
Levine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Levine staying out of range there.
Levine throws a leg kick but Tinkle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tinkle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tinkle lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Levine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkle misses with a looping left.
Tinkle checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Levine.
Levine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tinkle checks a leg kick.
Tinkle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Levine circles away quickly and effectively.
Levine thuds his shin into the meat of Tinkle's side.
Levine throws out a leg kick but Tinkle moves out of range and Levine only half commits.
Levine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hudson Levine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levine misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Levine, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tinkle.
Both fighters circling a little - Levine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Levine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Levine feints and then cracks Tinkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tinkle down.
Tinkle looks to land a left hand but Levine moved out of range nicely.
Levine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Levine connects with a solid leg kick.
Levine throws a leg kick that misses.
Tinkle misses with a hook
and Levine counters with a nice body kick.
Tinkle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tinkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle throws a right hand that misses
and Levine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Levine throws a low kick but Tinkle moves out of range easily.
Levine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Levine misses
and Tinkle counters with a straight right hand.
Levine connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick from Levine.
Levine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tinkle.
Levine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tinkle tries for a takedown but Levine circles away easily
and Levine counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine tries a low kick but Tinkle avoids it.
Levine lands with a slapping head kick.
Levine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tinkle.
Levine throws out a leg kick but Tinkle moves out of range and Levine only half commits.
Tinkle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Levine lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tinkle thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hudson Levine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Levine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tinkle dips to his left and cracks Levine with an uppercut!
Levine scores with a hook to the body. Tinkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tinkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levine.
A nice leg kick lands there from Levine.
Hudson Levine is winning the standup battle so far.
Tinkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Levine manages to avoid it.
Tinkle takes a swing at Levine's ribcage but misses.
Tinkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tinkle misses the shot to the body.
Levine misses with a low kick.
Tinkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tinkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine feints and then cracks Tinkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tinkle down.
Tinkle blocks the body kick.
Tinkle missing with a left hand there. Levine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Levine. That's going to slow Tinkle down.
Tinkle throws an off balance right hand
and Levine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Levine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Levine.
Tinkle checks a low kick from Levine.
Tinkle throws a hook to the side of Levine's head but Levine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Levine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tinkle. That did some damage!
Levine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levine throws out a leg kick but Tinkle moves out of range and Levine only half commits.
Tinkle misses with a looping right.
Tinkle blocks a low kick nicely.
Levine looks to land a body kick but Tinkle moved away.
Levine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Tinkle blocks the leg kick.
Levine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Levine scoring well with a low kick there.
Tinkle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Levine.
Tinkle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tinkle throws a combination that misses
and Levine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tinkle's knee momentarily.
Levine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tinkle throws the left hand but Levine avoids the punch easily.
Tinkle lands a right hook to the body.
Levine throws a solid leg kick but Tinkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Levine.
Levine misses with a low kick.
Levine is looking to land body kicks.
Tinkle throws an overhand right that lands on Levine's shoulder, as Levine tries to avoid the shot.
Tinkle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Levine throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Levine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Levine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tinkle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Levine is one step ahead there.
Tinkle keeping moving, preventing Levine from controlling successfully.
Levine looking to sit in guard and control but Tinkle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hudson Levine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tinkle misses with a wild body shot.
Tinkle avoids a kick to the body.
Levine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Tinkle blocks the low kick.
Tinkle cracks Levine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Levine throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinkle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Levine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Levine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tinkle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Levine doesn't seem phased though.
Tinkle misses with a left hand
and Levine counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tinkle. Levine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Levine.
Levine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Levine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinkle misses with a looping right.
Levine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tinkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Levine throws a wild body kick that Tinkle sees coming a mile off.
Levine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle throws an off balance right hand
and Levine counters with a good low kick that Tinkle was not able to check.
Levine tries a head kick but it misses.
Levine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tinkle throws a body punch but Levine moves out of range.
Tinkle tries to bum rush Levine with a series of wild strikes but Levine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Levine lands a head kick!
Tinkle punishes Levine's body with a nice straight punch.
Tinkle misses with a looping right.
Levine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tinkle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkle misses with an uppercut
and Levine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tinkle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horrible takedown by Levine or perhaps it was just good defense by Tinkle which made him look bad.
Tinkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Levine dives in and grabs Tinkle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tinkle pushes down on Levine's head and hops out.
Tinkle checks the leg kick.
Tinkle connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tinkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tinkle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine misses with a low kick.
Levine wants to slow Tinkle down by chopping away at his legs.
Tinkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levine throws a body kick the misses
and Tinkle counters with a nice uppercut.
Lotus Tinkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levine throws a head kick that misses.
Levine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tinkle blocks a head kick by Levine.
Levine staying out of range there.
Tinkle misses with a two punch combination.
Tinkle swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lotus Tinkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Levine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hudson Levine!