PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jett Jaggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jett Jaggers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hunt
vs
Jaggers

170 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jett Jaggers!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaggers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaggers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaggers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Jaggers's head but Jaggers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaggers looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Jaggers shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Jaggers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hunt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Jaggers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jaggers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaggers swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Jaggers misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaggers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jett Jaggers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaggers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt moves out of range as Jaggers strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaggers sprawls well. Jaggers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Jaggers throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Jaggers throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
A left lands for Jaggers.

Jaggers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt gets back to full guard.
Jaggers is looking to stand up but Hunt won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunt has his foot on Jaggers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jaggers works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunt wants to improve his position but instead Jaggers has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaggers tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Jaggers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Jaggers.
Hunt is refusing to be controlled, as Jaggers sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaggers throws out the jab.
Jaggers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Jaggers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaggers loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaggers stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaggers throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt slips a jab from Jaggers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Jaggers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jaggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.

Jaggers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Jaggers has control of the leg.
Jaggers is controlling the pace.
Jaggers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Jaggers is controlling the pace.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Jaggers is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hunt tries to roll over but Jaggers keeps him under control.
Jaggers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hunt is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaggers breaks from Hunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hunt tries to reverse the position but Jaggers maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
Jaggers is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jaggers trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hunt has hold of Jaggers's hands but Jaggers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jaggers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jaggers wants to free his trapped foot but Hunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Jaggers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunt is looking for a triangle but Jaggers pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaggers stands and throws Hunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
Jaggers avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hunt.
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jaggers decides to stand back up. Jaggers steps back and let's Hunt get back to his feet.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Jaggers counters with a left to the body.
Jaggers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaggers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Jaggers.
Jaggers tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaggers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaggers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaggers throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Jaggers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jaggers looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Jaggers misses the jab.
Hunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaggers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt moves out of range as Jaggers strikes.
Jaggers misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Jaggers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaggers tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaggers to the ground. Jaggers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jaggers loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Jaggers catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Jaggers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jaggers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaggers doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Jaggers is looking for a sweep.
Jaggers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hunt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hunt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jaggers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jaggers sneaks out the side door and pushes Hunt away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice body punch from Jaggers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaggers dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Jaggers throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaggers loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt slips a jab from Jaggers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaggers throws out the jab.
Jaggers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaggers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Jaggers keeps it at a distance.
Jaggers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Jaggers.
Jaggers loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Jaggers.
Jett Jaggers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Jaggers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jaggers somewhat.
Mike Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jett Jaggers.

Jaggers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunt was covering up waiting for the punch and Jaggers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jaggers is stalling in the full guard.
Jaggers wanted to stand there but Hunt had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jett Jaggers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaggers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jett Jaggers!