PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Raffington (ranked 2173 p4p, 1108 weight class) and James Hunt (ranked 335 p4p, 176 weight class). Raffington comes to the cage accompanied by Logan Lucky. Shane Raffington had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Shane Raffington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Raffington
vs
Hunt

182 cm
37
225
28 - 21 - 1

185 cm
32
205
17 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt wants to clinch.
Raffington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raffington needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Raffington misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Raffington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Raffington throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Raffington blocks a head kick by Hunt.
A cross from Raffington lands.

Hunt has Raffington up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raffington.
A right hand to the body from Raffington.
Raffington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Raffington tries to tie him up.
Raffington wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Raffington.
Raffington blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Raffington blocks an uppercut.
Raffington blocking some punches.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Raffington avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Raffington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.

Raffington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raffington wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Raffington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Raffington slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Raffington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raffington.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt swings for the body but Raffington moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Raffington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Raffington saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Raffington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raffington connects with the punch.
Raffington swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
Raffington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raffington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raffington fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hunt just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raffington takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Raffington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Raffington throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Raffington misses with a looping left.
Hunt moves out of range as Raffington strikes.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Raffington scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Raffington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raffington misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Raffington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Raffington looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Raffington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raffington misses with a looping left.
Raffington throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Raffington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raffington.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Raffington saw that one coming.
Hunt feints and then cracks Raffington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raffington down.
An inside leg kick from Raffington misses.
Raffington misses with a straight right.
Raffington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raffington throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raffington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raffington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt swings for the body but Raffington moves out of range.
Raffington throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Raffington slips under a jab.
Hunt tests Raffington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raffington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raffington scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raffington. That did some damage!
Raffington throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raffington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Raffington moved away.
Raffington avoids a kick to the body.
Raffington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Hunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Raffington's head but Raffington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raffington throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Raffington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunt jabs at Raffington's body.
Raffington looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raffington manages to avoid it.
Raffington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raffington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Raffington throws a leg kick that misses.
Raffington throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt tries to work over Raffington's front leg with a kick but Raffington checks it.
Hunt stuns Raffington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Raffington connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Raffington.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raffington crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunt - the referee stops the clock and Raffington gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunt. Raffington manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shane Raffington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raffington slips under a jab.
Raffington throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Hunt slips a jab from Raffington.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Raffington misses its intended target.

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Raffington.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Raffington effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raffington as Hunt tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt tries to stall but Raffington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Raffington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raffington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raffington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raffington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raffington duly obliges.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
A big right from Raffington misses.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Raffington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raffington checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raffington just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Raffington.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Hunt throws the left hand but Raffington avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raffington misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Raffington misses.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raffington finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Raffington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raffington walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Raffington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Raffington moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Nice body kick from Raffington.
Raffington throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
Nice shot by Raffington.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raffington blocks a jab.
Raffington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Raffington misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Raffington.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raffington lands with a nice combination. Hunt backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Raffington.
Raffington takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raffington throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Raffington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt cracks Raffington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hunt scores with a jab.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raffington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raffington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunt misses.
Raffington slips under a jab from Hunt.
Raffington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Raffington.
Raffington lands an overhand right.

Hunt rushes Raffington and presses him up against the cage.

Raffington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hunt darts in and clinches Raffington up against the cage.
Raffington misses with an elbow over the top.
Raffington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raffington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raffington backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Raffington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Raffington tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Raffington is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raffington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Raffington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Raffington backwards.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
James Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Raffington working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raffington letting Hunt take a breather here.
A short left from Hunt.
Raffington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raffington misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Raffington fails to land.
Hunt prevents Raffington from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.

Raffington breaks the clinch.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raffington is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Raffington throws a head punch that misses.
Raffington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raffington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Raffington avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Raffington breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington misses the jab.
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Raffington is out of range.
Raffington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Raffington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raffington misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt thumps Raffington with a low kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Raffington throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raffington missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
Raffington thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raffington's knee momentarily.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Raffington is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Raffington moved away.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hunt!
In his post fight interview, James Hunt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.