PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Riki Tahlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tahlin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fear and Wonder. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tahlin
vs
Hinds

182 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Excellent MT
Intelligent

Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riki Tahlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darryl Hinds!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hinds moves into the clinch.
Tahlin misses with an elbow strike.
Hinds takes an elbow to the temple.
Hinds blocks an elbow strike.
Hinds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tahlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hinds's brow.
Hinds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hinds blocks an elbow strike.
Tahlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hinds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hinds tries to throw a body punch but Tahlin avoids it by throwing Hinds back against the cage.
Hinds blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinds has had enough of the clinch but Tahlin keeps him there for the moment.
Hinds slowing the pace effectively.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Darryl Hinds has been cut.
Tahlin is looking to control Hinds's arms but Hinds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tahlin has his back to the cage.
Tahlin working Hinds over with knees to the body.
Tahlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tahlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hinds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hinds lands a nice uppercut.
Hinds is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tahlin throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Tahlin.
Hinds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tahlin trying to control the position but instead, Hinds has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tahlin into the cage.
Tahlin misses with a knee to the head.
Hinds misses with a body punch.
Tahlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tahlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hinds.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hinds has a couple of punches blocked by Tahlin.
Tahlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Hinds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hinds as Tahlin tries to tie him up.
Hinds avoids a wild elbow strike from Tahlin.
Tahlin lands a damaging elbow.
Tahlin crunches a lovely knee into Hinds's ribcage.
Tahlin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Hinds dodges an elbow strike from Tahlin.
Tahlin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hinds gets an underhook and turns Tahlin into the cage.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hinds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tahlin wants to stall.
Hinds can't find room to land a body shot as Tahlin controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hinds has Tahlin pressed against the cage.
Tahlin scores with a knee to the head.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside that Hinds shrugs off.
Hinds lands an uppercut.
Hinds lands an uppercut.
Hinds stalling against the cage.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hinds.
Tahlin misses with a knee strike.
Hinds dodges an elbow strike from Tahlin.
Hinds works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hinds as Tahlin tries to tie him up.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the head but Hinds blocks with his arms.
Tahlin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hinds is keeping busy.
Hinds avoids the elbow strike from Tahlin, against the cage.
Tahlin lands an elbow that stopped Hinds in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hinds's defenses.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the head but Hinds blocks with his arms.
Hinds misses with a punch on the inside.
Hinds stalling.
Hinds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tahlin misses with a knee to the head.
Hinds just leaning against Tahlin, taking a breather.
Hinds tries to circle away but Tahlin has him pinned against the cage.
Hinds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tahlin.
Tahlin misses with an elbow strike.
Tahlin working aggressively here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hinds blocks an elbow strike.
Tahlin being controlled against the cage.
Tahlin tries to stall but Hinds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tahlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hinds manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hinds blocks an elbow strike from Tahlin.
Tahlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Hinds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hinds tries to throw a body punch but Tahlin avoids it by throwing Hinds back against the cage.
Hinds lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hinds stalls.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hinds lands a nice uppercut.
Tahlin looking to throw knees to the head but Hinds is blocking nicely.
Hinds cracks Tahlin with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Hinds - that landed with a thud.
Tahlin lands a nice elbow.
Hinds swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hinds blocks an elbow strike from Tahlin.
Come on Hinds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tahlin.
Tahlin misses with a knee strike.
Hinds blocks an elbow strike from Tahlin.
Tahlin misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hinds.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hinds lands a nice shot to the body.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Hinds.
Tahlin looking to stall.
Tahlin landing knees to the head.
Hinds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hinds is struggling to control the position.
Hinds receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tahlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Tahlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hinds's defenses.
Tahlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Hinds won't want to take too many of those.
Tahlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tahlin stalling in the clinch but Hinds improves position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Hinds.
Hinds looking to slow down the pace here.
Tahlin trying to control the position but instead, Hinds has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tahlin into the cage.
Tahlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hinds.
Tahlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Hinds scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahlin lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Hinds as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tahlin obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hinds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hinds pushes Tahlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hinds's efforts to push away.
Hinds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tahlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tahlin lands an elbow just above Hinds 's eye.
Hinds is trying to force a seperation but Tahlin has the dominant position.
Tahlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tahlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tahlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hinds controlling the action here for a moment.
Hinds lands a right hand.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside.
Hinds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tahlin blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hinds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riki Tahlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darryl Hinds's cut.
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.

Tahlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tahlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hinds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tahlin misses with a hook.

Hinds clinches.
Hinds lands a nice shot to the body.
Tahlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hinds blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hinds as Tahlin tries to tie him up.
Hinds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinds takes an elbow to the temple.
Tahlin lands a knee to the head.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside that Hinds shrugs off.
Tahlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tahlin lands an elbow that stopped Hinds in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tahlin throws an elbow but misses.
Hinds slows down the pace here.
Tahlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tahlin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hinds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hinds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tahlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Hinds on the inside.
Hinds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hinds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tahlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hinds leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside that Hinds shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinds lands a hook that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Tahlin trying to stall but Hinds improves his position.
Tahlin looking to throw knees to the head but Hinds is blocking nicely.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the head but Hinds blocks with his arms.
Hinds cracks Tahlin with a nice body shot.
Hinds pushes Tahlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hinds controlling the action here for a moment.
Tahlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hinds's defenses.
Tahlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the head but Hinds blocks with his arms.
Hinds is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hinds misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Hinds breaks the clinch.
Hinds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Hinds closes the distance and clinches.
Hinds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tahlin lands a left hand.
Tahlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hinds's defenses.

Hinds is rocked!
Hinds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hinds is still on wobbly legs! Can Tahlin finish him?
Tahlin trying to land knees to the body.
Hinds seems to have recovered his senses.
Riki Tahlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hinds takes an elbow to the temple.
Tahlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hinds's defenses.

That has opened up Darryl Hinds's cut even more.
Hinds is trying to break the clinch but Tahlin is controlling him.
Hinds lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tahlin lands an elbow just above Hinds 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin has Hinds pressed against the cage, preventing Hinds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tahlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hinds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hinds is trying to push Tahlin away but Tahlin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hinds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Tahlin with a knee to the head.
Hinds throws a head punch that misses.
Tahlin blocks an uppercut.
Hinds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hinds wants to get back to striking at distance but Tahlin won't allow it.
Tahlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tahlin being controlled against the cage.
Tahlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Hinds leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hinds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Hinds's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hinds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tahlin looking to throw knees to the head but Hinds is blocking nicely.
Hinds stalling in the clinch.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hinds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hinds is stalling here.
Hinds tries a body shot but Tahlin blocks it.
Tahlin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hinds is keeping busy.
Hinds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hinds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hinds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Hinds is stalling here.
Tahlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tahlin.
Hinds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tahlin has him pressed against the cage.
Tahlin lands an elbow that stopped Hinds in his tracks for a moment.
Tahlin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hinds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tahlin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hinds gets an underhook and turns Tahlin into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hinds.
Hinds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tahlin.
Riki Tahlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hinds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hinds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hinds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hinds can do to turn this around?
Tahlin looking to stall.
Hinds struggles to land a body shot inside as Tahlin controls his hands.
Hinds controlling the action here for a moment.
Hinds continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Darryl Hinds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darryl Hinds.
Hinds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tahlin.
Hinds ducks right into an uppercut from Tahlin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hinds tries to throw a body punch but Tahlin avoids it by throwing Hinds back against the cage.
Hinds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hinds - that landed with a thud.
Hinds struggles to land a body shot inside as Tahlin controls his hands.
Tahlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Darryl Hinds's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hinds has Tahlin pressed against the cage.
Tahlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin with a knee to the head.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside that Hinds shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hinds can't find room to land a body shot as Tahlin controls the action.
Tahlin effectively controlling the action here.
Hinds tries to throw a body punch but Tahlin avoids it by throwing Hinds back against the cage.
Hinds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tahlins head.
Hinds struggles to land a body shot inside as Tahlin controls his hands.
Hinds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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 Riki Tahlin.
Well Tahlin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Riki Tahlin!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Riki Tahlin!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Riki Tahlin!

Riki Tahlin wins by unanimous decision!
Riki Tahlin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Another contract completed.. '.