PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hinton
vs
Poe

155 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Hinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Poe!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinton throws a big counter combination but Poe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Poe misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Poe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hinton really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Hinton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poe.
Poe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hinton moves into the clinch.
Poe is trying to break the clinch but Hinton is controlling him.
Hinton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poe has had enough of the clinch but Hinton keeps him there for the moment.
Hinton keeps control of Poe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe is trying to break the clinch but Hinton has him pressed against the cage.
Poe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hinton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Poe is looking to break free of the clinch but Hinton has double underhooks.
Poe can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe is trying to break free.
Poe tries to break the clinch but Hinton is controlling the position.
Poe prevents Hinton from breaking the clinch.
Hinton has Poe pressed against the cage, preventing Poe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Poe wants to get back to striking at distance but Hinton won't allow it.

Hinton breaks from the clinch.
Poe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hinton slips a jab and a cross from Poe.
Hinton tries to clinch there but Poe circles away.
Poe throws a series of punches but Hinton moves out of range.
A punch combination from Poe misses.
Joe Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe tries to bum rush Hinton with a series of wild strikes but Hinton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hinton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Poe falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hinton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hinton.
Poe looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hinton breaks from the clinch.
Hinton moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.
Poe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poe takes a swing at Hinton's ribcage but misses.
Hinton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hinton tries to clinch but Poe moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Poe as he connects with a hook.
Poe swings widly with a right hand

and Hinton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Poe won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinton scores with a couple of short elbows.

Hinton decides to stand back up.
Hinton moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.
Hinton throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe swinging wildly here.
Poe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hinton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hinton tries to close the distance and clinch but Poe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poe moves out of range of the body kick from Hinton.
Hinton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poe takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Hinton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poe tries to break the clinch but Hinton is controlling the position.
Poe wants to get back to striking at distance but Hinton won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe can't break the clinch.
Poe working hard to break the clinch.

Hinton manages to break the clinch.
Hinton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hinton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinton circles away quickly and effectively.
Poe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hinton back to the cage. Poe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinton tries to clinch but Poe moves out of range.
Poe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hinton tries to close the distance and clinch but Poe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hinton misses with a wild combination.
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 Damian Hinton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hinton tries to clinch there but Poe circles away.
No joy there for Poe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hinton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Poe sprawls and moves away.
Poe throws a right hand that Hinton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinton also avoids with ease.
Hinton doesn't manage to clinch there - Poe circles away.
Hinton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hinton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hinton tries to close the distance and clinch but Poe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hinton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Poe's head.
Poe tries to bum rush Hinton with a series of wild strikes but Hinton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe throws a right and a left that Hinton avoids nicely.
Poe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poe fails to land with a series of punches.
Poe is breathing heavily.

Hinton has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe wants to break free but Hinton has control.
Poe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hinton has him pressed against the cage.
Hinton prevents Poe from breaking the clinch.

Hinton manages to break the clinch.
Hinton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poe.
Hinton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hinton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Poe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hinton.
Poe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poe misses with an uppercut

and Hinton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hinton.
Poe is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Hinton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hinton wants to clinch.
Poe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hinton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joe Poe seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poe. Hinton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poe misses with a combination
and Hinton counters with a body kick.
Poe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hinton slips a jab and a cross from Poe.
Hinton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poe.
Hinton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hinton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hinton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Poe. Those never looked like landing.
Hinton thows a body kick. Poe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hinton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hinton throws a head kick that misses.
Hinton wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hinton counters by clinching up.

Poe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Poe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hinton has managed to clinch.
Poe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hinton keeps control of Poe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poe is looking to break free of the clinch but Hinton has double underhooks.
Poe is trying to break the clinch but Hinton is controlling him.

Hinton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hinton throws a nice looking combination but Poe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe throws a combination. Hinton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Damian Hinton has been cut.
Poe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hinton throws a sloppy head kick and Poe moves out of range easily.

Hinton closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton wants to break free but Poe has control.

Poe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinton is looking to land body kicks.
Poe misses with a wild body shot.
Poe misses with a double jab

and Hinton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hinton.

Poe is working an open guard so Hinton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hinton is looking to clinch but Poe is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hinton fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hinton moves into the clinch successfully.
Hinton prevents Poe from breaking the clinch.
Poe can't break the clinch.
Hinton prevents Poe from breaking the clinch.

Hinton breaks from the clinch.
Poe throws a combination. Hinton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinton fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hinton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws a right and a left that Hinton avoids nicely.
Damian Hinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinton wants to clinch.
Hinton is looking to clinch but Poe is avoiding it.
Hinton is looking to clinch.
Hinton tries to clinch but Poe is having none of it.
Hinton tries to clinch up but Poe circles away and keeps his distance.
Hinton tries to clinch up but Poe circles away and keeps his distance.
Hinton misses with a body kick.
Poe throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinton misses with a series of wild punches.
Hinton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poe.
Poe misses with a hook. Hinton ducked under it nicely.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hinton throws out the jab.
Hinton doesn't manage to clinch there - Poe circles away.
Hinton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poe throws a series of punches but Hinton moves out of range.

Hinton gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hinton breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Poe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Damian Hinton!