PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Archer
vs
Hunt

190 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.

Archer has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Archer's efforts to push away.
Archer lands a knee to the body.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Archer scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Archer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Archer.
Archer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Archer pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt landing knees to the head.
Archer lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt has Archer pressed against the cage.
Hunt continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
A knee to the head by Archer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
Archer throws an elbow that misses.
Archer lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Archer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Archer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Archer avoiding damage.
Hunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Archer.
Archer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Archer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Archer blocks it.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt looks gassed!
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Archer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Archer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Archer throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer throws a one two combo.

Archer instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Archer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Archer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Archer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Archer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Archer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Archer landing knees to the head.
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!
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Archer's efforts to push away.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Archer.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Hunt closes the distance but Archer moves to the side

and Archer moves into the clinch.
Archer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Archer is keeping busy.
Archer pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Archer's face.
Archer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Archer landing knees to the body.
Archer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Archer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Archer connects with a knee to the head.
Archer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Archer.
Archer trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Archer throws an elbow but misses.
Archer misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Archer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Archer slows down the pace here.
Archer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Archer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Archer trying to land knees to the body.
Archer connects with a knee to the head.
Archer misses with a knee strike.
Archer being controlled against the cage.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Archer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Archer, against the cage.
Archer takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Hunt.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Archer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Archer lands an elbow inside.
Archer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Archer avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Archer looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Archer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Archer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mike Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt clinches but Archer breaks the clinch
and Archer counters with a good, hard body kick but Hunt shrugs it off.
Archer misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunt closes the distance but Archer moves to the side
and Archer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Archer counters with a two punch combo.
Hunt tries to clinch up

and Archer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Archer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Archer blocks it.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunt avoiding damage as Archer throws knees to the body.
Archer tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Archer lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt with a knee to the head.
Archer lands a nice elbow.
Archer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunt 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.
Archer missing with knees to the body.

Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer lands with a kick to the temple. Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Archer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Archer clinches.
Archer lands a knee to the head.
Archer trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Archer into the cage.
Maybe Archer would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Archer misses with an elbow over the top.
Archer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Archer taking a breather.
Archer avoids the elbow strike from Hunt, against the cage.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Archer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Archer.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Archer pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Archer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt landing knees to the head.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Archer.
Archer lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Archer scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Archer is blocking nicely.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Archer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Archer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Archer's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Archer.
Sterling Archer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Archer looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Archer stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Hunt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
Hunt trying to stall but Archer improves his position.
Archer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
Archer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Archer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch
and Archer counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick from Archer lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Archer circles away from the clinch attempt

and Archer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Archer is blocking nicely.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Archer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Archer.
Archer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt taking a breather.
Archer holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Archer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Archer misses with a knee strike.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Archer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Archer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Archer is keeping busy.
Archer landing knees to the head.
Archer dodges an elbow strike from Hunt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Archer as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Archer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Archer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Archer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
Archer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Archer misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Archer has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Archer trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Archer blocks with his arms.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Archer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Archer.
Archer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Archer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Archer trying to land knees to the body.
Archer lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Archer lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Archer blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Archer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Archer lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Archer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt is looking to control Archer's arms but Archer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
Archer pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Archer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Archer crunches a lovely knee into Hunt's ribcage.
Archer tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Archer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Archer blocks it.
Archer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Archer blocks it with crossed arms.
Archer throws an elbow but it misses.
Archer lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Archer blocks with his arms.
Archer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Archer blocks it.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Archer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
Hunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Archer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt just leaning against Archer, taking a breather.
Archer is trying to stall.
Archer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.

That's two 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.
Archer managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Archer looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Archer.
Hunt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Archer's defenses.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Archer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Archer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Archer lands a nice elbow.
Archer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Archer is keeping busy.
Archer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Archer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Archer blocks with his arms.
Archer effectively controlling the action here.
Archer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Archer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
Archer avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Archer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sterling Archer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Archer.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Archer tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Archer lands a nice elbow.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Archer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Archer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Archer is blocking nicely.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Archer is blocking nicely.
Archer lands an elbow inside.
Hunt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Archer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Archer misses with a knee to the head.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Archer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Archer stalling in the clinch.
Archer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Archer misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Archer blocks it.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Archer trying to land knees to the body.
Archer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Archer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt lands an elbow just above Archer 's eye.
Archer pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Archer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Archer blocks with his arms.
Archer avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunt keeps control of Archer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt with a knee to the head.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Archer.
Archer dodges an elbow strike from Hunt.
Archer dodges an elbow strike from Hunt.
Archer misses with a knee to the head.
Archer lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Archer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Archer!