PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ironman. The key to victory for Cedric Steele has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Steele
vs
Hunt

170 cm
23
157 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steele misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele misses with a jab to the body
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steele misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a big head kick but Steele shrugs it off.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hunt forces Steele back against the cage and clinches.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Hunt.

It looks like Cedric Steele has been cut.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele letting Hunt take a breather here.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt just leaning against Steele, taking a breather.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Steele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Steele avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Steele lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hunt.
The referee asks Hunt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hunt prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Steele is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunt off and has taken his back!
Hunt controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hunt tries to roll but Steele sticks to his back.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steele. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steele trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hunt doesn't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Steele is looking to control Hunt but Hunt is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Steele is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hunt defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Steele looking for the RNC.
Hunt holding both Steele 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cedric Steele's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Steele.

Steele gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Steele takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Steele is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steele sprawls well. Steele wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.

Steele gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Cedric Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Steele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steele misses with a right hand

and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Steele misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Steele only half commits.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Steele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Steele was not able to check.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steele's knee momentarily.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Steele really felt that one!
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steele as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cedric Steele's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hunt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steele.
Steele misses with an uppercut

and Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Steele really felt that one!
Steele throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steele's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele scores with a jab.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele misses with a two punch combination.
Steele misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a big head kick but Steele shrugs it off.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Steele swings widly with a right hand

and Hunt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunt.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.

Hunt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Cedric Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunt counters with a big head kick but Steele shrugs it off.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Steele 's knee.
Steele throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hunt moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!