PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baptiste comes to the cage accompanied by Rodrigo y Gabriela - Orion Cover. Hunter has chosen Dance Monkey -Sage Francis as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Baptiste
vs
Hunter

172 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

171 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptiste fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Hunter.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baptiste dives in and grabs Hunter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes down on Baptiste's head and hops out.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptiste.
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!
Hunter tries to clinch up but Baptiste circles away and keeps his distance.
Baptiste swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Baptiste avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter works over Baptiste's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Baptiste closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Baptiste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Baptiste keeps it at a distance.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Baptiste pushes him off.
Baptiste swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baptiste paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Baptiste circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter tries to clinch but Baptiste is having none of it.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baptiste paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Baptiste. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Baptiste pushes him off.

Baptiste shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hunter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hunter looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hunter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Baptiste unloading with bombs!

Baptiste looking to secure an arm triangle but Hunter defends it well.
Baptiste mounts Hunter! Really nice guard pass there!
Hunter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Baptiste in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baptiste tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hunter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Baptiste working for a submission but Hunter is keeping him at bay.
Baptiste putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Hunter somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Baptiste takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baptiste blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Baptiste scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter taking some punishment here, with Baptiste in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Baptiste is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Baptiste is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunter defends it well.

Baptiste is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunter is just riding it out for now. Baptiste eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Hunter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baptiste avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baptiste swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
An inside leg kick from Hunter misses.
Hunter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to avoid it but Baptiste manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunter to the ground. Hunter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch but Baptiste moves out of range.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Baptiste shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baptiste is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Baptiste looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hunter is trying to stand up here but Baptiste is controlling him well.
Baptiste is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baptiste scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter taking some punishment here, with Baptiste in his half guard.
Hunter looks like he's trying to stand up.

Baptiste maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hunter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Baptiste has cracked it and Hunter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Baptiste!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Baptiste!