PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Menhadenburnsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Hines Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Hines Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Trent Menhadenburnsch's chin.

Menhadenburnsch
vs
Hines Jr

190 cm
24
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trent Menhadenburnsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Hines Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menhadenburnsch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Menhadenburnsch there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Trent Menhadenburnsch has been cut.
Hines Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randy Hines Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menhadenburnsch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Menhadenburnsch is looking to score with low kicks.
Hines Jr throws a combination that misses

and Menhadenburnsch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hines Jr wants to stand back up but Menhadenburnsch manages to pass into side control.
Menhadenburnsch tries to score with some ground and pound. Hines Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Menhadenburnsch is putting a hurting on Hines Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.

Menhadenburnsch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Menhadenburnsch wants to control but Hines Jr is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hines Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Menhadenburnsch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Menhadenburnsch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Menhadenburnsch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hines Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Menhadenburnsch scores with punches from side control.
Menhadenburnsch grinds an elbow into Hines Jr's temple.
Menhadenburnsch cracks Hines Jr with a big right hand but Hines Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hines Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Menhadenburnsch is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hines Jr looks winded!
Hines Jr trying to remain calm as Menhadenburnsch controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hines Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hines Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Menhadenburnsch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Check out the look on Menhadenburnsch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hines Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Menhadenburnsch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menhadenburnsch controlling from side mount.
Menhadenburnsch lands an elbow.
Menhadenburnsch scores with punches from side control.
Menhadenburnsch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Menhadenburnsch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Menhadenburnsch working the head with strikes.
Menhadenburnsch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hines Jr to see if he's OK.
Menhadenburnsch lands a few punches from side control.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hines Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hines Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Menhadenburnsch raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Menhadenburnsch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Menhadenburnsch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Menhadenburnsch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Menhadenburnsch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Check out the look on Menhadenburnsch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Menhadenburnsch staying calm.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines Jr is trying to escape the position but Menhadenburnsch is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Menhadenburnsch is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Hines Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hines Jr is breathing heavily.
Hines Jr prevents Menhadenburnsch from moving into mount.
Menhadenburnsch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hines Jr can do to turn this around?
Menhadenburnsch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hines Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hines Jr tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Menhadenburnsch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Menhadenburnsch is landing with some decent strikes but Hines Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Menhadenburnsch landing shots from mount.
Menhadenburnsch punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menhadenburnsch lands a big shot there that rocks Hines Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hines Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menhadenburnsch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Menhadenburnsch landing strikes from the mount and Hines Jr is in trouble!
Trent Menhadenburnsch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Menhadenburnsch controlling the pace for now.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hines Jr?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menhadenburnsch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Menhadenburnsch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Menhadenburnsch.
A nice elbow there by Menhadenburnsch.
Menhadenburnsch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hines Jr?
Menhadenburnsch postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hines Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Menhadenburnsch around the waist but Menhadenburnsch pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Menhadenburnsch is the winner by TKO! Menhadenburnsch jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Menhadenburnsch!