PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Kiare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiare's entrance music is Follow you Home - Nickelback. A fine choice. Kevin Kiare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kiare
vs
Hunt

215 cm
20
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Kiare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Kiare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiare fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kiare tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunt swivels and escapes.
Kiare shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Kiare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kiare.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Kiare's knee but Kiare avoids it well.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Kiare looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiare checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiare misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt lands a high kick!

It looks like Kevin Kiare has been cut.

Kiare gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiare's efforts to push away.
Kiare avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to stall but Kiare uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Kiare is trying to push Hunt away but Hunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiare is defending well for now.

Kiare breaks from the clinch.
Kiare connects with a jab.
Kiare misses with a body shot.
Kiare blocks a jab.
Tony Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Kiare.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Kiare down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiare just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiare.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiare.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiare stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Kiare does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Kiare is breathing heavily.
Kiare works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Kiare is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Hunt misses.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Kiare counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Kevin Kiare's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiare thows a body shot but no joy.

Hunt drops Kiare with a beautiful combination! Kiare stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hunt is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Kiare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hunt throws a series of strikes that have Kiare backpedaling.
Hunt thumps Kiare with a low kick.
Kiare misses the shot to the body.
Kiare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt scores with the left hand. Kiare knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt lands with a slapping head kick.

Kevin Kiare's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kiare connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiare lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiare shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiare is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tony Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hunt pushes Kiare up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunt obliges.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Kiare's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kiare in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiare avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that Kiare shrugs off.

Jeez, Kevin Kiare's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hunt is working Kiare over against the cage.
Hunt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kiare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt working Kiare over with knees to the body.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiare lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt tries to work over Kiare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Kiare takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Kiare's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Hunt!