PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lindell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hyatt
vs
Lindell

183 cm
19
217 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Hyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Lindell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindell lands with a cross.

It looks like Roman Hyatt has been cut.
Lindell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hyatt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindell. Hyatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyatt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lindell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hyatt looks to land a combination but Lindell avoids it well.
Hyatt misses with a straight left.
Hyatt throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Chuck Lindell has been cut.
Lindell jabs at Hyatt's body.
Hyatt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lindell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Hyatt both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Lindell misses.
Lindell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyatt.
The fighters circling - Lindell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Hyatt pushes Lindell up against the cage in a clinch.
Lindell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lindell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindell misses with an uppercut.
Lindell takes one to the chin there.
Hyatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyatt.
Sloppy strikes from Hyatt. Those never looked like landing.
Hyatt thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Lindell finds it's way through Hyatt's defenses.
Jab by Lindell.
Lindell slips a jab from Hyatt.
Lindell swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a series of punches but Lindell avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt looks to throw the jab but Lindell is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lindell. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lindell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hyatt looks to throw the jab but Lindell is out of range.
Lindell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hyatt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A combination from Hyatt does no damage.
Jab from Lindell.
Lindell sizes up Hyatt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Hyatt.
Lindell scores with a nice right hand.
Lindell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyatt to score with a decent uppercut.
Lindell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hyatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindell misses with a looping right.
Hyatt throws a nice looking combination but Lindell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hyatt thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hyatt ducks right into an uppercut from Lindell.
Lindell scores with a hook to the body. Hyatt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lindell misses with an uppercut. Hyatt saw that one coming.
Lindell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindell is just out of range.
Lindell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Lindell lands.
Lindell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindell avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt misses with a straight right.
Hyatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lindell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lindell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lindell connects with a jab.
Hyatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyatt looks to throw the jab but Lindell is out of range.
Lindell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyatt, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
Hyatt tries to move into range but Lindell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lindell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hyatt in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Lindell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lindell lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Lindell.
Lindell misses with an uppercut. Hyatt saw that one coming.
Lindell looks to throw the jab but Hyatt is out of range.
Hyatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindell.
Hyatt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lindells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hyatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lindell throws a lazy right hand but Hyatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lindell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyatt.
Hyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindell.
Hyatt misses with a looping right.
Hyatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Chuck Lindell's cut even more.
Hyatt misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt misses with a body shot.
Lindell moves out of range as Hyatt strikes.
Lindell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hyatt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Lindell is rocked!

Hyatt cracks Lindell with an uppercut from hell and Lindell crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Hyatt's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Lindell is still in real trouble! Can Hyatt finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindell is looking to sweep but instead, Hyatt has passed into half guard.
Lindell trying to control but Hyatt postures up.
Hyatt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lindell seems to have recovered his senses.
Hyatt is trying to control. Lindell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt trying to control the pace.
Lindell is looking for a sweep. Hyatt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hyatt throwing shots but Lindell is blocking nicely.
Lindell is refusing to be controlled, as Hyatt sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roman Hyatt just wasn't active enough.
Hyatt drops his hands momentarily and Lindell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lindell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyatt with a jab.
Hyatt misses with a body shot.
Hyatt misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt feints a jab promting Lindell to slip. Hyatt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lindell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lindell slips a jab and a cross from Hyatt.
A combination from Hyatt does no damage.
Hyatt slips a straight right by Lindell.
Lindell throws a hook but Hyatt avoids it easily.
Hyatt thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindell looks to land a right hand but Hyatt moved out of range.

Hyatt drops Lindell with a nice combination! Hyatt dives into Lindell's guard, looking to finish!

The cut above Chuck Lindell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt wants to control from the top but Lindell keeps moving.
Lindell looking for a sweep. Not yet Lindell, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lindell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lindell pulls Hyatt in close to his closed guard and prevents Hyatt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hyatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyatt advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee asks Hyatt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hyatt prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Hyatt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!

Lindell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a series of punches but Lindell avoids them all with ease.
Lindell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyatt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyatt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lindell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyatt.
Roman Hyatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyatt tries to clinch up but Lindell circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindell is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindell. Hyatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindell checks a low kick from Hyatt.
Lindell stuns Hyatt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roman Hyatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hyatt misses with the combination.
Lindell lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyatt throws a right hand that Lindell ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindell also avoids with ease.
Lindell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindell scores with the left hand. Hyatt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hyatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lindell circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindell swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyatt.
Lindell connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindell scores with the left hand. Hyatt knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyatt moves away from the strike by Lindell.
Jab, jab by Lindell - just one landing.
Hyatt takes one to the side of the head.
Hyatt misses with a wild body shot.
Hyatt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Lindell coming out on top.
Lindell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lindell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lindell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lindell just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt walks into a stiff left hand from Lindell.
Hyatt lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Lindell.
Hyatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyatt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lindell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Hyatt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Lindell.

Hyatt is rocked!
Lindell throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hyatt clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lindell stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Lindell!
After winning the bout, Chuck Lindell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.