PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ali
vs
Hunt

190 cm
27
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hazni Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali jabs at Hunt's body.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a head kick.
Ali slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali slips a straight right by Hunt.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt with a hook.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown but Ali manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ali makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ali feints and as Hunt raises his hands in defense, Ali changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ali looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ali working some strikes from top position.
Ali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ali.
Ali prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Ali postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ali stops Hunt from standing up.
Hunt looks gassed!
Ali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunt trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Ali connects with a couple of short punches.
Ali connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt working a defensive guard but Ali passes into half guard.
Hunt is not content to let Ali control the position.
Ali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ali connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hazni Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hunt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ali to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Ali isn't so interested in that idea.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses.
Ali advances position into side control!
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
Ali throws an elbow but Hunt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ali scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Ali seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ali grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Hunt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ali working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ali creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hunt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali 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 breathing heavily.
Ali breaks from Hunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ali landing punches.
Ali postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hunt looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Ali.
Ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ali controlling the position easily from mount.
Ali with good strikes from the mount here!
Hazni Ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hunt is looking to get to half guard.
Hunt is trying to stand up.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ali lands a heavy elbow.
Ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunt for as long as he can get away with.
Ali connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ali lands a nice shot to the head.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Ali lands a big shot there that rocks Hunt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ali is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hunt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ali fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt tries to lock up and control but Ali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ali punishing his opponent with strikes.

Hunt is rocked!
Ali cracks Hunt with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hazni Ali!
Our winner, Hazni Ali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.