PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Microscopic Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blessed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anarchy In The UK. Hunt has chosen Bad to The Bone as his entrance music. Brian Blessed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Blessed
vs
Hunt

175 cm
25
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Microscopic Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses

and Blessed counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Blessed.
Blessed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Blessed.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Hunt looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
A short body shot lands from Blessed as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blessed.
Good body shot from Blessed.
Blessed presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blessed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good body shot from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blessed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
Blessed stalls.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blessed lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blessed presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Blessed as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed taking a breather.
Blessed gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Blessed is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blessed just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Blessed cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Hunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blessed just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Blessed has him pressed against the cage.
Blessed lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blessed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blessed leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Blessed as the two fighters clinch.
Blessed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Blessed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blessed is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blessed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blessed cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Blessed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Blessed just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Blessed dominated that 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.

Hunt misses with a right hand
and Blessed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blessed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Blessed lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Blessed. Those never looked like landing.
Blessed tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand

and Blessed moves into the clinch.
Hunt is trying to push Blessed away but Blessed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Blessed.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Hunt is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Blessed.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
The referee calls for Blessed to work.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
Blessed slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blessed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blessed has him pressed against the cage.
Blessed is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brian Blessed has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blessed controlling the action here for a moment.
Blessed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Blessed controlling the action here for a moment.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blessed smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blessed, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Blessed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blessed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Blessed counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blessed counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Blessed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blessed doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Blessed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

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.
Blessed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Blessed counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Blessed counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Blessed counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blessed fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Blessed dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Blessed counters with a stiff right hand.
Blessed throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Blessed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blessed lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blessed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Blessed finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
Blessed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Blessed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
letting Blessed counter with a right hand.
Blessed connects with the punch.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Blessed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blessed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Blessed counter with a right hand.
Blessed scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blessed counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Blessed to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blessed counters with a left to the body.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Blessed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blessed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blessed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Blessed. Those never looked like landing.
Microscopic Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blessed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt misses with a left hand
letting Blessed counter with a right hand.
Blessed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Microscopic Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses

and Blessed counters by clinching up.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt tries to pull guard but Blessed won't allow it.
Hunt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blessed walks away with a smile on his face. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Blessed counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Blessed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Blessed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Blessed counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Blessed to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Blessed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Blessed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blessed 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Blessed!