PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Tinkl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hole might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tunnel Vision / Tokyo Police Club. The key to victory for Lou Hole has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hole
vs
Tinkl

178 cm
26
183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
179 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Hole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Tinkl!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tinkl manages to avoid it.
Donk. Hole catches Tinkl right on the button with a cross.
Hole scores with a nice strike.
Tinkl dives in and grabs Hole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hole pushes down on Tinkl's head and hops out.
Hole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tinkl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tinkl is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hole.
Hole definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tinkl fails with the takedown
and Hole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tinkl dives in and grabs Hole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hole pushes down on Tinkl's head and hops out.
Lou Hole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Tinkl.
Tinkl throws the kick towards the body but Hole avoids it.
Hole seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hole tests Tinkl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tinkl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tinkl on the side of the head.
Hole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hole.
Lou Hole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tinkl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hole to score with a decent uppercut.

Tinkl is rocked!
Tinkl shoots and misses
and Hole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tinkl is still on wobbly legs! Can Hole finish him?
Hole drops Tinkl with a huge uppercut! Tinkl drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hole is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Hole!
Lou Hole retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Lou Hole thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.