PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Ipkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Hunt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ipkis
vs
Hunt

175 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Ipkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipkis misses with a low kick.

Hunt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ipkis wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt prevents Ipkis from improving his position.
Ipkis is looking to control Hunt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ipkis avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ipkis wants to get back to full guard but Hunt has mounted him!
Hunt landing shots from mount.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt with the ground and pound from mount.
Hunt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ipkis hang on?
Ipkis working to try and regain half guard.
Hunt with a couple of short strikes.
Hunt with the ground and pound from mount.
Ipkis wants to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Hunt connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt landing strikes from the mount and Ipkis is in trouble!
BOOM! Hunt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hunt landing strikes from the mount and Ipkis is in trouble!
Ipkis tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Hunt lands with some strikes.
Ipkis tries to hold on but Hunt postures up.
Ipkis'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.
Hunt with good strikes from the mount here!
Hunt landing shots from mount.
Ipkis wants to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Ipkis working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ipkis?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ipkis working to try and regain half guard.
Ipkis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground.
Hunt avoids the attempt from Ipkis to control.
Hunt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ipkis looks a forlorn figure.
Hunt raining down shots from the mount!
Hunt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hunt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hunt looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipkis is desperately trying to improve his position but Hunt has a good base and remains in mount.
Ipkis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ipkis tries to get out of the position.
Hunt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ipkis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ipkis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ipkis tries to reverse the position but Hunt maintains control.
Hunt working Ipkis over with strikes here.
Hunt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hunt raining down shots from the mount!
Ipkis wants to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Ipkis is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's four 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.
Ipkis is desperately trying to improve his position but Hunt has a good base and remains in mount.
Hunt lands a big shot there that rocks Ipkis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ipkis tries to reverse the position but Hunt maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Hunt.
Ipkis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ipkis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ipkis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hunt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hunt looking to ground and pound but Ipkis is blocking nicely.
Ipkis working to try and regain half guard.
Hunt throwing strikes here but Ipkis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters circle momentarily. Ipkis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ipkis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Ipkis misses.
Ipkis closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Ipkis pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ipkis counters with a series of strikes. Hunt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Ipkis rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ipkis breaks from the clinch.

Ipkis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hunt quickly recovers to half guard.
Ipkis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt working to try and regain half guard.
Ipkis is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ipkis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hunt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hunt shrugs it off.
The referee warns Hunt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ipkis wants to control the pace but Hunt is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Ipkis.
Ipkis with shots to the head and body - Hunt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ipkis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hunt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ipkis working Hunt over with strikes here.
Ipkis cracks Hunt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hunt is bucking up trying to escape but Ipkis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ipkis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipkis scoring with strikes but Hunt is staying in there.
Ipkis looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ipkis with a couple of short strikes.
Ipkis cracks Hunt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Ipkis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ipkis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ipkis is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ipkis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hunt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hunt is bucking up trying to escape but Ipkis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ipkis landing strikes from the mount and Hunt is in trouble!
Hunt flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ipkis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hunt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ipkis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunt hang on?
Ipkis trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Ipkis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Ipkis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ipkis unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipkis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ipkis landing shots from mount.
Ipkis landing punches.

Ipkis wants to finish this one by submission but Hunt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ipkis.

Hunt defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ipkis.

Ipkis moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hunt has worked his arm free - good work by Hunt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ipkis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Ipkis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

That kick from Ipkis tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Ipkis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ipkis lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Ipkis throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Stanley Ipkis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ipkis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ipkis lands a two punch combo.
Ipkis tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanley Ipkis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ipkis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ipkis pushes down on Hunt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ipkis tries to stand and escape but Hunt actually recovers to full guard.
Ipkis pushing down on Hunt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ipkis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Ipkis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ipkis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ipkis prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Ipkis.
Ipkis prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Ipkis winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ipkis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ipkis trying to mount his opponent but Hunt defends it.
Stanley Ipkis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ipkis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ipkis winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Ipkis is going to stand back up.

Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ipkis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunt's head.
Ipkis lands strikes from half guard.
Ipkis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt is trying to get back to full guard.
Ipkis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipkis lands with a punch from half guard.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ipkis is keen to just control but Hunt is a slippery customer.
Ipkis working over Hunt with some ground and pound. Hunt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ipkis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ipkis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hunt.
Hunt is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like Ipkis is going to stand back up.
Ipkis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Ipkis wants to pass to mount but Hunt is defending the position.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Ipkis is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ipkis winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ipkis is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hunt trying to control but Ipkis postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Ipkis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ipkis 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Stanley Ipkis!