PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Stout has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stout
vs
Hunter

177 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses with a jab to the body
and Stout counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Stout avoids nicely.
Hunter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Stout misses.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stout lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Stout. Those never looked like landing.
Stout wants to clinch.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and Stout counters with a two punch combo.
Stout throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Stout tries to clinch up.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and Stout counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stout falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stout takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stout moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter tests Stout's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stout moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stout slips under a jab.
Stout gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Stout avoids it well.
Stout throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter thows a body shot but no joy.
Stout throws a combination that misses
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Sam Stout has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stout!
Both fighters circling a little - Stout finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stout. Hunter shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Stout.
Good leg kick by Stout there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stout looks to clinch
and Hunter counters with a nice body shot.
Stout is breathing heavily.
Stout misses with a double jab
and Hunter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stout thinking.
Stout slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Stout moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stout slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with the left hand. Stout knows he should have avoided that one.
Stout walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stout moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stout circles away quickly and effectively.
Stout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunter's sensitive parts.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stout counters with a big head kick but Hunter shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Stout misses with a wild combination.
Stout wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Stout turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stout tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter looks to land a combination. Stout sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stout takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Stout lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Stout does no damage.
Stout misses with a double jab.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Stout displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stout takes one to the side of the head.
Stout swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hunter counters with a crisp one two that drops Stout! Hunter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stout to his feet! Stout is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stout.
Stout lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stout was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunter as he connects with a hook.
Stout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Stout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stout might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stout tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Stout misses with a double jab
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stout takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Stout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Stout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Stout uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Eli Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hunter scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stout scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hunter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stout.
Hunter swings for the body but Stout moves out of range.
Stout uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Sam Stout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter lands a jab to Stout's midsection.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Stout throws a head kick that misses.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stout avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Stout takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stout looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Stout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stout lands a jab-cross combination.
Stout ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Stout lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stout scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stout avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stout counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stout.
Stout looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Stout trying to control the position but instead, Hunter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stout into the cage.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Stout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Stout.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stout chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunter misses with a hook

and Stout holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stout pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stout has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Stout's head.
Stout swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Sam Stout's cut is getting worse.
Stout fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stout lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stout takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hunter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter cracks Stout with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter jabs at Stout's body.
Stout swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hunter counters with a nice right hand that sends Stout toppling to the canvas! Stout scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hunter finish him?!

Stout is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter cracks Stout with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eli Hunter!