PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bud Hunt enters the cage!

Alexander
vs
Hunt

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bud Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Alexander tries to work over Hunt's front leg with a kick but Hunt checks it.
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Hunt checks a low kick from Alexander.

Hunt sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Alexander to the ground! Hunt dives into full mount looking to finish!
Hunt throws a strike there. Alexander manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexander keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunt.
Hunt is pressing down on Alexander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alexander is holding on for now.
Alexander looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hunt is keen to just control but Alexander is a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.

Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alexander blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands an elbow just above Alexander 's eye.
Alexander avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Alexander leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alexander's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alexander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Alexander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Alexander gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunt tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander throws a series of strikes that have Hunt backpedaling.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Alexander.
Hunt throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander lands with a kick to the temple. Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck for Hunt with that takedown attempt.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Alexander tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexander blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alexander's brow.
Alexander avoids the elbow strike from Hunt, against the cage.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alexander's efforts to push away.
Alexander avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexander's defenses.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Alexander blocks the elbow strike.
Alexander blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alexander's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bud Hunt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alexander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexander slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander lands a head kick!
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hunt tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexander has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alexander. Alexander obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Alexander throws a series of strikes that have Hunt backpedaling.
Alexander scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander throws a one two combo.
Gabriel Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alexander blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alexander.
Alexander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Alexander takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexander.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alexander falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hunt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Alexander breaks the clinch.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexander tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gabriel Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Alexander pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Alexander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Alexander lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Alexander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Alexander checks it
and Alexander counters with an outside leg kick.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Alexander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt throws a lazy head kick
and Alexander counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Alexander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexander misses with a few strikes there.
Alexander swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexander.
A head kick misses from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Alexander lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alexander feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Alexander lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gabriel Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Alexander throws a series of strikes that have Hunt backpedaling.

Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Alexander in a clinch.
Hunt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Alexander dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alexander misses with a head kick.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Alexander had a free shot at his head there.
Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander misses with a body shot.

Alexander gets caught flat footed, as Hunt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alexander is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunt is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alexander is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hunt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.

Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Hunt.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alexander counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Hunt tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander misses with a kick to the body

so Hunt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Alexander has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hunt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Alexander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alexander.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexander throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Alexander cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
Hunt throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Alexander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Alexander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
A good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Alexander.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander misses with the combination.
Alexander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Alexander lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexander bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Alexander.
Alexander fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Alexander misses with a double jab.
Gabriel Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexander throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Alexander lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Alexander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt shoots in and drives through. Alexander sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexander.
Alexander feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
A head kick misses from Alexander.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexander has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Alexander!