PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Foster
vs
Hunter

180 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter with a nice cross.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Foster saw that one coming.
Foster swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Foster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Foster lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Hunter misses the jab.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnny Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Foster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster throws a low kick but Hunter moves out of range easily.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foster momentarily.
Foster misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands a jab.
Foster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foster scores with a leg kick.
Foster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Foster tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.
Foster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foster is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Foster throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Foster throws a series of strikes that have Hunter backpedaling.
Foster lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
Foster misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foster misses with a wild combination.
Hunter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Foster misses.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Foster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
A telegraphed right hand from Foster misses the target.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster scores with a spinning back kick!
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Foster moves forwards but Hunter connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Foster does no damage.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunter lands with a cross.
Hunter is looking to chop away at Foster's legs.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Foster scores with a one two! Hunter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foster moves out of range of the strikes.
Foster lands a leg kick that knocks Hunter off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Foster throws a solid leg kick but Hunter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Foster.
Foster tries to land a front kick but Hunter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Foster misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
Foster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter misses with an uppercut
and Foster counters with a good, hard body kick but Hunter shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster slips a jab from Hunter.
Foster tries to clinch up.
A combination from Foster does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Hunter throws a series of strikes that have Foster backpedaling.
Foster lands a head shot.
Foster throws a nice inside leg kick.
Foster misses with a head kick.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Hunter.
A punch combination from Foster misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter blocks a leg kick.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Foster.
Hunter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Foster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cole Foster will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A combination from Foster does no damage.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Foster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Foster. That one must have hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Hunter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foster throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Foster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foster lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Cole Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Foster.
A leg kick checked by Foster.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Foster does no damage.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Foster throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Foster throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunter.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foster.
Foster throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Foster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foster works over Hunter's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunter works over Foster's head and body with a nice combination.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Foster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foster lands with a kick to the temple. Hunter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Foster misses its intended target.
Foster throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Foster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Foster works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foster checks a low kick from Hunter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foster. That's going to slow Hunter down.
A head kick misses from Foster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Foster throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Foster avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Foster.
Foster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Foster tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foster.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter checks a low kick from Foster.
Foster throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Foster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter digs a good hook to Foster's body.
Hunter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Foster.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands a jab to the head.
Hunter throws a body punch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Foster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter lands with an uppercut that bounces Foster off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foster.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Foster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Foster dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Foster lands a slapping body shot.
Hunter throws a right hand that Foster ducks under and follows up with a left that Foster also avoids with ease.
Foster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunter.
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foster checks a low kick from Hunter.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Hunter lands a jab to Foster's midsection.
A head kick misses from Foster.
Foster scores with a one two! Hunter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Foster misses with the combination.
Foster looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter digs a good hook to Foster's body.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter is looking to chop away at Foster's legs.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Foster coming out on top.
Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foster thows a body shot but no joy.
Foster slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Foster misses with a series of wild punches.
Foster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foster misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws out a leg kick but Foster moves out of range and Hunter only half commits.
Foster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Hunter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foster is out of range and Hunter settles back down.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Hunter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Foster looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foster dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foster scores with a hook to the body. Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Foster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foster's hands.
Foster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Foster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunter back to the cage. Foster follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Foster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Foster misses with a body kick.
Foster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Foster tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Foster lands with a nice body punch.
Hunter lands the left hand.
Hunter wants to slow Foster down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster checks a low kick from Hunter.
Foster throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foster. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Foster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foster.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Foster.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Johnny Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Hunter.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Hunter.
Well Foster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Foster!