PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blackman
vs
Hunt

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Apocalypse Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunt darts in and clinches Blackman up against the cage.
Blackman lands a nice elbow.
Blackman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackman has him pressed against the cage.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman throws a combination. Hunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blackman darts in trying to clinch

and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunt.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt tries to score a body lock takedown but Blackman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackman has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackman.
Blackman'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.
Blackman keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Blackman.
Blackman wants to stall.
Blackman lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackman blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Blackman.
A short left from Blackman.
Knees to the body from Blackman.
Hunt looks gassed!
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackman jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Blackman around his waist. Blackman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt is trying to break free.

Blackman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blackman!
Blackman looks to clinch
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Blackman darts in and clinches Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Blackman.
Blackman looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Blackman misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackman misses with a knee strike.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blackman tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Blackman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackman throws an elbow but misses.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Blackman misses with a body punch.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!

Blackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.

Blackman darts in and clinches Hunt up against the cage.

Blackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunt swivels and escapes.
Kris Blackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackman tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackman is looking to clinch.
Blackman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Blackman circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Blackman circles away.
Blackman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blackman instigates a clinch.
Blackman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blackman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Blackman keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Blackman.
Blackman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Blackman breaks from the clinch.
Blackman darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blackman as he avoids it easily.
Kris Blackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
Blackman wants to clinch
and Hunt counters with a good, hard body kick but Blackman shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackman wants to clinch
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Blackman circles away.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Hunt shoots in and bounces Blackman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt won't allow Blackman to get back to his feet.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Blackman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hunt looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunt misses with a low kick.

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Blackman.
Blackman throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackman landing knees to the head.
Blackman misses with a knee strike.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman throws a head kick that misses

and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Hunt is working for takedown but Blackman is calmly controlling the position for now.

Blackman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt swinging wilding here.
Blackman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Blackman misses

and Hunt counters with a single leg into guard. Blackman didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blackman wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt content to stall in guard here.
Hunt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Blackman keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunt won't allow Blackman to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blackman is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackman darts in trying to clinch

and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown. Blackman fights it but they end up in guard.
Hunt stops Blackman from standing up.
Hunt controlling from the top position.
Blackman wants to stand but Hunt is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blackman controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Blackman keeps moving.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Blackman.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Blackman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blackman scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Blackman counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Blackman to acknowledge the strikes.
Blackman tries to clinch up.
Blackman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a body kick that stops Blackman in his tracks momentarily.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blackman throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Blackman checks it.
A low kick from Hunt misses
and Blackman counters with a head kick. That will keep Hunt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Blackman counters with a nice body kick.
Blackman swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Blackman darts in trying to clinch

and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blackman's guard.
Hunt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control but Blackman is working from the bottom.
Hunt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackman is keeping the position for now.
Blackman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Hunt just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blackman looks to land a combination. Hunt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Blackman's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackman tries to avoid it.

Hunt clinches up against the cage.

Blackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Blackman misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackman darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Blackman throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackman's calf.
Blackman wants to clinch but Hunt slips to the side
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Blackman clinches but Hunt breaks the clinch
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
Blackman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackman connects with a high kick.
Blackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Blackman moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blackman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blackman tries to clinch but Hunt moves away

and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blackman won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackman wants to get back to his feet.
Mike Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blackman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

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