PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Daniels (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.

Daniels
vs
Hunt

178 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Hunt moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Daniels.
A jab lands there for Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Clayton Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daniels.

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniels tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Daniels lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Daniels misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Hunt punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Daniels darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daniels thinking.
Daniels tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Daniels misses with the body kick
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daniels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Daniels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniels rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels keeps Hunt at a distance using the push kick.
Daniels wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.

Daniels rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Daniels.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Hunt's ribcage.

Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt slips under a jab from Daniels.
Daniels throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Hunt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
Daniels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hunt slips a straight right by Daniels.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clayton Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
Daniels throws and low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Daniels throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Daniels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daniels to score with a decent uppercut.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels throws a body kick the misses
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daniels momentarily.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Daniels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels looks to throw a body kick
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daniels misses with a body shot
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Daniels's head back.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Daniels lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Hunt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunt.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daniels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daniels throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Daniels lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Daniels misses
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Hunt throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.

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.
Hunt tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into rage.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Daniels wants to clinch
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clayton Daniels.
Well Daniels 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!