PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Throw the Heat - Crips Have Blood Too. Marcus Crosby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hunt
vs
Crosby

163 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Crosby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Crosby.
Crosby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Crosby lands a high kick to the side of Hunt's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Crosby dives into guard, looking to finish.

Hunt is rocked!

Crosby gets to his feet. Hunt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crosby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Crosby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Crosby moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Crosby's ribcage. Crosby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt avoiding damage as Crosby throws knees to the body.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crosby scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crosby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosby.
Crosby is stalling here.
Crosby looks gassed!
Crosby looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Crosby keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Crosby.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Crosby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crosby tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Crosby lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosby has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt avoiding damage as Crosby throws knees to the body.
Crosby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Crosby keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Crosby.
Crosby misses with a knee to the head.
Crosby tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Crosby has double underhooks.
Hunt pushes Crosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crosby misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Crosby keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosby won't allow it.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosbys head.
Crosby keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Crosby has him pressed against the cage.
Crosby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Crosby throws an elbow but it misses.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosby trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crosby into the cage.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Crosby tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby with a knee to the head.
Crosby trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Crosby stalling.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosby has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Crosby landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crosby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crosby tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt stalks Crosby and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crosby's face. Crosby staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Marcus Crosby has been cut.
Hunt moves out of range as Crosby throws a body kick.
Hunt drops Crosby with a left right combo! Hunt follows him down to the ground into side control.

Crosby is rocked!
Crosby struggling a bit here.
Crosby is still in real trouble! Can Hunt finish him?

Hunt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crosby's legs.
Crosby seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crosby might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hunt kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hunt stands up and beckons Crosby to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Crosby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Crosby's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crosby wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Hunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crosby counters with a head kick.

It looks like Jack Hunt has been cut.
Crosby throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Crosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Hunt.
Hunt lands a hook that stumbles Crosby back into the cage. Hunt follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Crosby to the canvas! Hunt pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Crosby has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Hunt!