PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bredis Gretcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bredis Gretcott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hunt
vs
Gretcott

198 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bredis Gretcott!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gretcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gretcott doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Gretcott misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt lands a two punch combo.
Gretcott throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Gretcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gretcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Gretcott swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Gretcott misses.
Gretcott moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Gretcott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a three punch combo that has Gretcott backing up. Gretcott nods at Hunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Gretcott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Gretcott saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Gretcott tries to clinch up
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretcott throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Gretcott works over Hunt's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gretcott slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Gretcott avoids it well.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gretcott shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Gretcott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gretcott throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Gretcott avoids nicely.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gretcott.
Gretcott tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Gretcott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Gretcott avoids them all with ease.
Roger Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretcott throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
A combination from Gretcott does no damage.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Gretcott moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Gretcott misses.
Gretcott pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunt back to the cage. Gretcott follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gretcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gretcott slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Gretcott lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gretcott is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Gretcott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gretcott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a double jab.

Gretcott rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt throws a right hand that Gretcott ducks under and follows up with a left that Gretcott also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Gretcott shoots in.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Gretcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Gretcott dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Gretcott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gretcott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gretcott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretcott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Gretcott avoids nicely.
Gretcott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Gretcott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gretcott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunt but Hunt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roger Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bredis Gretcott.
Gretcott fails with a takedown attempt.
Gretcott dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gretcott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gretcott off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gretcott is looking to clinch.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Gretcott misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bredis Gretcott will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gretcott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roger Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Gretcott avoids nicely.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gretcott wants to clinch.
Gretcott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Gretcott is looking to clinch.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Gretcott's head but Gretcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gretcott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Gretcott tries to clinch up
and Hunt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bredis Gretcott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gretcott looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretcott tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Gretcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gretcott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gretcott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bredis Gretcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gretcott.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Gretcott moves out of range.
Gretcott tries to clinch
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Gretcott fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gretcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gretcott misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Gretcott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretcott fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gretcott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gretcott throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gretcott shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roger Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bredis Gretcott.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Gretcott avoids them all with ease.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gretcott.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gretcott circles away quickly and effectively.
Gretcott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Gretcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gretcott moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gretcott tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Gretcott throws a combination. Hunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gretcott tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Gretcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Gretcott.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Gretcott shoots for a double leg takedown but Hunt sprawls well. He's pushed Gretcott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gretcott tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Gretcott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Gretcott misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretcott slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Gretcott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Hunt.
Gretcott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Gretcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gretcott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gretcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Gretcott misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gretcott misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt looks to land a combination. Gretcott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bredis Gretcott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gretcott misses with a two punch combination.
Gretcott misses with a double jab.
Gretcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gretcott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hunt eats them both and turns towards Gretcott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gretcott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gretcott moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gretcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gretcott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gretcott looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Gretcott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gretcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretcott lands a jab-cross combination.
Gretcott dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Gretcott tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Gretcott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gretcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Gretcott throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gretcott lands a two punch combo.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Gretcott misses with a wild combination.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt tries to bum rush Gretcott with a series of wild strikes but Gretcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gretcott misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Gretcott tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Gretcott shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Gretcott avoids it well.
Gretcott shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Gretcott.
Hunt scores with a one two! Gretcott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws a right hand that Gretcott ducks under and follows up with a left that Gretcott also avoids with ease.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Gretcott works over Hunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Gretcott throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Gretcott misses with the combination.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Gretcott tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Gretcott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gretcott circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gretcott misses with a wild combination.
Gretcott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Gretcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gretcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roger Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gretcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gretcott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gretcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gretcott tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Gretcott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Gretcott avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gretcott looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gretcott.
Gretcott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bredis Gretcott.
I've got Gretcott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bredis Gretcott!