PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crock Chestner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hitman hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hitman hunter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chestner
vs
hunter

200 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crock Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, hitman hunter!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chestner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chestner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hunter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chestner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chestner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hunter wants to try and get back to his feet.
hunter is bucking up trying to escape but Chestner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chestner controlling his opponent.
Chestner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chestner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but hunter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee asks Chestner politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chestner prefers to stall for the moment though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Crock Chestner just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Chestner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chestner takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chestner rushes hunter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from hunter.
Chestner is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by hunter.
Knees in the clinch landing for hunter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
hunter scores a nice knee to the body.
hunter lands an elbow that stopped Chestner in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from hunter.
A knee to the head by hunter.
hunter lands a knee to the head.
hunter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
hunter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chestner's face.
hunter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
hunter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hunter lands a knee to the head.
hunter lands an elbow just above Chestner 's eye.
hunter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
hunter lands an elbow inside that Chestner shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chestner takes an elbow to the temple.
Chestner takes a knee to the side of the body.
hunter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chestner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chestner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chestner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as hunter walks away with a smile on his face. Chestner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hitman hunter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for hunter.
Chestner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but hunter moves away.
hunter closes the distance but Chestner moves to the side

and Chestner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chestner is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chestner thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hunter keeping full guard, as Chestner tries to pass.
hunter keeping moving, preventing Chestner from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hunter wants to stand and escape but Chestner is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
hunter darts in trying to clinch

and Chestner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chestner.
Chestner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
hunter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chestner is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
hunter wants to stand but Chestner is controlling the position.

That's four 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.
Chestner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
hunter keeping moving, preventing Chestner from controlling successfully.
hunter wants to stand up but Chestner is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crock Chestner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

hunter throws a head kick that Chestner semi-blocks.
hunter tries to clinch up but Chestner circles away and keeps his distance.
Chestner tries to clinch but hunter is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
hitman hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
hunter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chestner.
Chestner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chestner circles away from the clinch attempt.
hunter closes the distance looking to clinch

and Chestner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
hunter being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crock Chestner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two 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.
hunter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chestner trying to control the position from guard on top but hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chestner tries to stand but hunter is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner won't allow hunter to get back to his feet.
Chestner looking to sit in guard and control but hunter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
hunter preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
hunter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chestner's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chestner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
hunter lands with a slapping head kick.
hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Chestner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chestner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chestner postures up in hunter's guard and throws a big left but hunter blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to hitman hunter.
I think hunter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... hitman hunter!