PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conway Loveladdy Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Hunt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Loveladdy Jr
vs
Hunt

193 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conway Loveladdy Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loveladdy Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Loveladdy Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Loveladdy Jr misses
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loveladdy Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Loveladdy Jr.
Loveladdy Jr misses with the body kick
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Loveladdy Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Loveladdy Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Loveladdy Jr tries to clinch up.

Hunt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Loveladdy Jr sprawls well initially but Hunt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Loveladdy Jr!
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hunt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Hunt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Loveladdy Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Loveladdy Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground.
Hunt lands a heavy elbow.
Loveladdy Jr wants to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Hunt prevents Loveladdy Jr from getting the reversal.
Loveladdy Jr tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loveladdy Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hunt has control of Loveladdy Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Loveladdy Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hunt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hunt lands a big shot there that rocks Loveladdy Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loveladdy Jr wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Loveladdy Jr is rocked!
Hunt looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Loveladdy Jr covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hunt!
After winning the bout, Mark Hunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.