PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Come From A Land Down Under. On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Tar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Tar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tar
vs
Hunt

213 cm
32
280 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

200 cm
30
245 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Tar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Tar's head but Tar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tar throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Tar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Tar.
Tar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Tar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt misses the jab.
Tar throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Tar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tar misses with the combination.
Jack Tar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Tar.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tar throws out the jab.
Tar walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Hunt cracks Tar with a good jab.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tar.
Tar misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Tar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tar throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Tar throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.

Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Tar won't want to take too many of those.
Tar is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tar's defenses.

It looks like Jack Tar has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Tar won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Tar blocks it.
Tar avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tar's defenses.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tar avoids it.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Tar avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Tar blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Hunt.
Tar managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Tar avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Tar controls the action.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tar avoids the elbow strike from Hunt, against the cage.
Tar takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tar blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tar avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tar blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Tar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tar tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tar takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Tar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt working Tar over with knees to the body.
Tar dodges an elbow strike from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Tar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunt throws a one two combo.
Tony Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tar scores with a punch to the head.
Tar works over Hunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Tar checks it.

Hunt gets a clinch.
Tar takes a knee right on the jaw!

Tar pulls guard successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hunt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Tar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunt wants to stand but Tar is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt won't allow Tar to sweep him here.
Hunt tries to stand but Tar is controlling from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tar uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Hunt clinches up with Tar and pushes him back against the cage.
Tar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tar's defenses.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Tar avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tar dodges an elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Tar managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Tony Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tar tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tar avoids it.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Tar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tar wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tar avoids the elbow strike from Hunt, against the cage.
Hunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Tar avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tar blocks the elbow strike.
Tar managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Tar managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Tar takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
A knee to the head by Hunt.

Tar is rocked!
Tar avoids the elbow strike from Hunt, against the cage.
Tar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Tar off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hunt forces Tar back against the cage and clinches.
Tar avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Tar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Tar avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Tar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunt rushes Tar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Tar avoids the damage to the body.
Tar avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
Tar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tar is defending well for now.
Tar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Tar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Tar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt feints and then cracks Tar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tar down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunt!
Tar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a head kick. That will keep Tar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Tar.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tar avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tar.
Tar blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.
Tar avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Tar blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Tar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lands a big knee to the head and Tar goes down! Hunt pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Hunt!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tony Hunt thanked Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).