PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alexander might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Best Around By Joe Esposito. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alexander
vs
Hunt

193 cm
24
245 lbs
1 - 11 - 0

177 cm
26
260 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

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 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a head kick that misses
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexander, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Alexander tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alexander has Hunt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Alexander. Those never looked like landing.

Hunt drives through and clinches with Alexander against the cage.

Hunt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt stands up over Alexander, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alexander's head.

It looks like Sean Alexander has been cut.
Alexander is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Hunt being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander wants to sweep but no luck.

Hunt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Alexander is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hunt postures up in Alexander's guard and throws a big left but Alexander blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alexander keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt is working Alexander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Hunt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hunt trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander trying to control the position.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt passes into half guard.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
Alexander is staying active underneath Hunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alexander is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander taking some punishment here, with Hunt in his half guard.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alexander defending well though.
Alexander trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
Hunt stalling away here and it's allowed Alexander to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexander trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Alexander's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexander is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Alexander should have avoided that one.

Sean Alexander's cut is getting worse.
Hunt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexander defends it nicely.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Alexander moves out of range.
Hunt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Hunt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alexander's guard.
Alexander will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hunt looking to sit in guard and control but Alexander gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alexander wants to stand but Hunt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Alexander landing some decent shots from guard.
Hunt is trying to keep Alexander in close.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Alexander preventing the sweep.
Alexander with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexander is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alexander shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Alexander 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.

Hunt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alexander to the ground. Hunt is now in Alexander's guard.
Alexander thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Alexander wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexander is thwarting Hunt's attempts to control the position.
Alexander stops Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt landing rabbit punches to the side of Alexander's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Hunt trying to control here.

Alexander is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alexander thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control here.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Alexander is controlling him well.
Alexander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alexander is trying to control. Hunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunt is pressing down on Alexander's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hunt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hunt is breathing heavily.

Alexander stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Alexander's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Alexander looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunt is fending him off so far but Alexander persists. Nope, Hunt circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alexander stalks Hunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunt's face. Hunt staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.

Hunt gets a takedown into half guard.
Alexander is looking to get back to full guard here but Hunt has managed to pass to side control instead.
Alexander is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Hunt landing a few strikes.
Alexander regains half guard.
Hunt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Sean Alexander's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt controlling the action here.

Hunt is trying to work for a kimura but Alexander is defending well.
Hunt seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alexander is looking to improve his position.
Alexander scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hunt manages to mount him!
Hunt landing shots from mount.

Jeez, Sean Alexander's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Hunt!
Mark Hunt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.