PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Damiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hinton
vs
Damiao

222 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Hinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cosmo Damiao!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damiao scores with a takedown into Hinton's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hinton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hinton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damiao tries to free his leg and advance position but Hinton is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damiao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hinton pulls Damiao in to control the position.
Damiao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hinton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hinton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hinton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damiao's guard.

Damiao is working an open guard so Hinton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Damiao drives through with a takedown into Hinton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hinton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hinton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damiao pinned against the cage. Damiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damiao should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damiao throws a shot to the body.

Damiao shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hinton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hinton wants to control but Damiao postures up.
Hinton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hinton gets back to full guard.
Hinton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Damiao!
Damiao tries to lock up and control but Hinton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hinton with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hinton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hinton dominating with strikes here.
Hinton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Damiao can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinton landing strikes from the mount and Damiao is in trouble!
Hinton prevents Damiao from getting the reversal.
Damiao is in a horrible position here. Hinton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Damiao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Damiao is in a horrible position here. Hinton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Damiao tries to lock up and control but Hinton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiao is squirming around, avoiding Hinton's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinton lands a heavy elbow.
Damiao is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hinton lands a big shot there that rocks Damiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Damiao is looking to improve his position but Hinton isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Hinton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hinton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damiao as he jumps to the side.
Cosmo Damiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damiao tries to clinch up.
Damiao throws a lazy head kick

and Hinton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hinton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Damiao's efforts to push away.

Damiao jumps guard and drags Hinton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Eduardo Hinton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damiao looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hinton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Damiao keeping hold of Hinton's head, controlling as best he can.
Damiao trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton is landing with some decent strikes but Damiao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Damiao is rocked!
Damiao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinton landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiao wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinton prevents Damiao from getting the reversal.
Damiao is trying to escape the mount but Hinton keeps good control and instead manages to take Damiao's back.
Hinton is landing with strikes from the back.
Hinton lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Damiao.
Damiao is still in real trouble! Can Hinton finish him?
Damiao is breathing heavily.
Hinton lands a massive punch from the back that knocks Damiao out cold! Hinton jumps to his feet and celebrates wildly with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eduardo Hinton!