PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade Baxter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hull
vs
Baxter

191 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Baxter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hull moves out of range as Baxter throws a body kick.
Baxter tries to clinch there but Hull circles away.
Hull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hull looks for a takedown but Baxter sprawls well.
Hull swats away the attempt to clinch by Baxter.

Baxter rushes Hull and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hull lands a shoulder strike.
Hull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baxter tries to stall but Hull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hull on the inside.
Baxter lands a nice knee to the body.
Hull misses with some punches.
Baxter trying to stall but Hull improves his position.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Hull has him pressed against the cage.
Hull really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baxter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hull swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hull keeps control of Baxter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baxter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hull swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baxter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Baxter. Beautiful body shot.
Baxter is looking to clinch but Hull is avoiding it.
Hull throws a quick counter head kick but Baxter was just out of range.

Hull gets tackled into the cage by Baxter. Baxter maintains the clinch.
Baxter tries to stall but Hull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baxter tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
Baxter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baxter tries to circle away but Hull has him pinned against the cage.
Hull prevents Baxter from breaking the clinch.
Hull gets through Baxter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baxter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter has Hull pressed against the cage, preventing Hull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Hull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baxter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Hull closes the distance and clinches.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter wants to get back to striking at distance but Hull won't allow it.
Baxter scores a nice knee to the body.
Hull lands a shoulder strike.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull scores with a shoulder strike.
Hull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baxter looking to stall.

Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hull manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Baxter on his heels. He'll look to pass Baxter's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hull is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Hull decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Hull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice takedown defense from Baxter. No joy for Hull on that attempt.
Baxter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hull defends it well.
Hull fails to land the takedown.
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 Chuck Hull will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Baxter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Baxter enables Hull to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baxter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hull gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Baxter moves in looking to clinch but Hull pushes him off.
Hull throws a big counter combination but Baxter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chuck Hull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter throws a head kick but Hull moves out of range.
Baxter tries to clinch but Hull is having none of it.
Baxter tries to clinch up.
Hull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baxter avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Baxter misses
and Hull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Baxter has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hull breaks from the clinch.
Hull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hull throws a quick counter head kick but Baxter was just out of range.
Baxter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baxter tries to clinch up but Hull circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Hull tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxter wants to clinch.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Baxter.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hull swats away the attempt to clinch by Baxter.
Baxter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hull throws a big counter combination but Baxter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Baxter darts in and clinches Hull up against the cage.
Baxter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
Hull has had enough of the clinch but Baxter keeps him there for the moment.
Baxter wants to get back to striking at distance but Hull won't allow it.
Hull lands with a light punch inside.
Baxter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Baxter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.
Baxter closes the distance but Hull moves to the side
and Hull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hull drives through with a takedown into Baxter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Hull stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hull darts in looking for a takedown but Baxter gets double underhooks and turns Hull into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baxter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baxter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Hull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slade Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Baxter looks to move away, Hull throws a big counter combo bu Baxter just gets out of the way.
Baxter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Baxter moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hull breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Hull dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hull closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hull not doing much here.

Hull is looking for a kimura here.
Chuck Hull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hull stands up from half guard.
Hull blocks the body kick.
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hull clinches up with Baxter and pushes him back against the cage.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter tries to break free but Hull pushes him back against the cage.
Baxter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baxter is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Baxter.
Baxter has Hull pressed against the cage, preventing Hull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hull is trying to force a seperation but Baxter has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hull.
Hull is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baxter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baxter lands an elbow that stopped Hull in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Chuck Hull has been cut.

Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baxter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baxter circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hull fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hull.
Baxter tries to clinch up but Hull circles away and keeps his distance.
Hull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter wants to clinch.
Baxter wants to clinch
and Hull counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hull keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
Hull keeps the fight on the outside.
Baxter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Baxter gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baxter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Hull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Baxter moves into the clinch.

Baxter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baxter moves in looking to clinch but Hull pushes him off.
Baxter is looking to clinch.
Baxter wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Hull.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hull, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Hull!