PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Percival Pickervance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pickervance
vs
Hunt

184 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

150 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Percival Pickervance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickervance avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Pickervance misses the jab.
Pickervance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pickervance leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pickervance.
A cross from Pickervance lands.
Pickervance lands with a shot to the body.
Pickervance connects with a body shot.
Pickervance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pickervance dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Pickervance moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pickervance lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pickervance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickervance connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Good leg kick by Pickervance there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pickervance tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pickervance to counter with a crisp jab.
Pickervance is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pickervance ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pickervance connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Pickervance.
Percival Pickervance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickervance lands a slapping body shot.
Pickervance looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Pickervance scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pickervance lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Percival Pickervance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pickervance moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Pickervance scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pickervance fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pickervance throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Pickervance wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pickervance has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pickervance and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pickervance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Pickervance slips the punch.
Pickervance throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Pickervance fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Pickervance moved out of range.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Pickervance misses the shot to the body.
Pickervance is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Pickervance looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pickervance blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pickervance works the jab nicely.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Pickervance connects with a body shot.
Pickervance uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pickervance.
Pickervance blocks a leg kick.
Pickervance lands with a cross.
Pickervance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pickervance scores with a jab to the head.
Pickervance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickervance.
Pickervance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Pickervance dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pickervance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pickervance misses with a straight left.
Pickervance takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Percival Pickervance is winning the standup battle so far.
Pickervance thows a body shot but no joy.
Pickervance blocks a leg kick.
Pickervance misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Pickervance misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickervance scores with a nice strike.
Pickervance cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.
A slow jab from Pickervance misses its intended target.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Pickervance's shoulder, as Pickervance tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pickervance throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Pickervance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Pickervance moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Pickervance bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pickervance lands with a right hand.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Pickervance throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pickervance lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pickervance tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickervance. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pickervance with a hook.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Pickervance's leg but Pickervance calmly moves out of range.
Pickervance loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Pickervance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Pickervance.
Hunt tries to move into range but Pickervance moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pickervance looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pickervance misses.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Pickervance slips the punch.
Pickervance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pickervance scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hunt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pickervance has got the better of the exchanges.
Pickervance connects with a body shot.
Pickervance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pickervance.
Good shot there by Pickervance.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a low kick but Pickervance moves out of range easily.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pickervance.
Hunt wants to slow Pickervance down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Pickervance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Pickervance moved away.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Pickervance's head but Pickervance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pickervance throws a predictable looking body shot

and Hunt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pickervance!
Pickervance is desperately trying to improve his position but Hunt has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Pickervance dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pickervance.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Pickervance shows good takedown defense.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pickervance looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pickervance avoids it really well and circles away.
Percival Pickervance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Pickervance sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pickervance is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Pickervance circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pickervance lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pickervance misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Pickervance throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pickervance lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Pickervance. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt dives in and grabs Pickervance's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pickervance pushes down on Hunt's head and hops out.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pickervance checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Pickervance sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pickervance looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Pickervance manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pickervance dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Pickervance with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pickervance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pickervance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt tries to work over Pickervance's front leg with a kick but Pickervance checks it.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pickervance is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Pickervance circles away and we're back to standing.
Pickervance lands a head shot.
Pickervance avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Pickervance misses with a body shot.
Pickervance moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pickervance dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Pickervance digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab by Pickervance.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt motions for Pickervance to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pickervance lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pickervance scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Pickervance - just one landing.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Pickervance is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pickervance sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pickervance cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Pickervance makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percival Pickervance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pickervance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percival Pickervance!