PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofil Gielgud (ranked 1034 p4p, 975 weight class) and Isopaa Hunter (ranked 128 p4p, 117 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gielgud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Witajcie W Naszej Bajce. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gielgud
vs
Hunter

188 cm
21
250
8 - 0 - 0

199 cm
20
259
8 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofil Gielgud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunter forces Gielgud back against the cage and clinches.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Gielgud.
Hunter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Gielgud.
I was talking to Gielgud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gielgud blocking some punches.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Gielgud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter letting Gielgud take a breather here.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Gielgud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gielgud is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Come on Gielgud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gielgud misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Hunter - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gielgud up against the cage.
Gielgud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Gielgud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gielgud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gielgud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gielgud slips a jab from Hunter.
Hunter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gielgud. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gielgud.
Hunter misses with an uppercut
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gielgud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.

Hunter clinches.
A short uppercut from Hunter.

Gielgud breaks from the clinch.
Hunter lands a head shot.
Gielgud lands with a nice combination. Hunter backs away looking to recover.
Hunter feints and then cracks Gielgud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gielgud down.
Hunter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Gielgud slips under a jab from Hunter.
Gielgud misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gielgud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gielgud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Hunter misses.
Gielgud is looking to score with low kicks.
Gielgud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gielgud misses with a straight right.
Gielgud misses with a looping left.
Gielgud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gielgud throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Hunter lunges at Gielgud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gielgud's hand.
Gielgud looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
Hunter lands a slapping body shot.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Gielgud uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Gielgud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gielgud misses.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Gielgud.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Gielgud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter misses the jab.
Gielgud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Gielgud moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hunter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gielgud doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gielgud works the jab nicely.
Gielgud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gielgud misses with a straight left.
Gielgud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gielgud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gielgud.
Gielgud tries to move into range but Hunter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Isopaa Hunter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gielgud.
Gielgud has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gielgud there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gielgud.
Gielgud misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Gielgud misses.
Gielgud throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Gielgud moves out of range easily.
Isopaa Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gielgud moves away.
Gielgud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.

Gielgud clinches with his opponent.
Hunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Gielgud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
Gielgud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gielgud moves away.
Gielgud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gielgud misses the target.
Gielgud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Gielgud cracks Hunter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunter throws a hook but Gielgud avoids it easily.
Gielgud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gielgud tries to clinch up
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gielgud.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Gielgud moves out of range of the strikes.
Gielgud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Gielgud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Gielgud slips the punch.
Teofil Gielgud is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Gielgud moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gielgud throws a head kick that misses.
Gielgud looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
Gielgud getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gielgud tries to clinch up.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Gielgud moves away and avoids it.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Gielgud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunter blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gielgud staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Gielgud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter clobbers Gielgud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Hunter misses.
It looked like Gielgud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gielgud.
Gielgud throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Gielgud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gielgud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter wants to counter with a clinch but Gielgud pushes him away.
Gielgud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gielgud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Gielgud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gielgud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Gielgud is just out of range.
Hunter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gielgud counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gielgud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gielgud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gielgud is looking to counter punch.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Gielgud.

It looks like Isopaa Hunter has been cut.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Gielgud is just out of range.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Hunter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gielgud walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gielgud connects with a jab.
Gielgud is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Gielgud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gielgud moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Gielgud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Isopaa Hunter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Isopaa Hunter's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Gielgud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gielgud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Gielgud's head back.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Gielgud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Gielgud counters with a straight right hand.

Hunter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunter lands a right hand.
Gielgud trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter leaning against his opponent.
Gielgud blocks an uppercut.
Hunter working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gielgud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gielgud wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter tries to work over Gielgud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Gielgud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter is trying to maintain a safe position but Gielgud gets an underhook and turns Hunter into the cage.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Gielgud.
Hunter is stalling here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gielgud - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Hunter - that landed with a thud.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gielgud prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Gielgud lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gielgud has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gielgud letting Hunter take a breather here.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Hunter.
Hunter presses Gielgud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Gielgud controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Gielgud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Gielgud letting Hunter take a breather here.
Hunter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Isopaa Hunter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunter is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Hunter's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Hunter as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gielgud has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.

Gielgud is rocked!
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Gielgud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gielgud is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunter has double underhooks.
Hunter cracks Gielgud with a nice body shot.
Hunter leaning against his opponent.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Gielgud.
Gielgud seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Gielgud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
A short left from Hunter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gielgud with a big uppercut! Gielgud tries to clinch up but Hunter pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gielgud to the mat! Gielgud covers up and Hunter unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Isopaa Hunter!
A very excited looking Isopaa Hunter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.