PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathen Dirty one Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane Hunter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dirty one Eye
vs
Hunter

185 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathen Dirty one Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zane Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty one Eye misses with a double jab.
Dirty one Eye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hunter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Hunter tries for a kimura but Dirty one Eye is defending well.
Hunter blocks the strikes from Dirty one Eye.
Dirty one Eye throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Dirty one Eye misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Dirty one Eye tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Dirty one Eye bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hunter has a closed guard, preventing Dirty one Eye from standing up.
Dirty one Eye postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter looking to control.
Hunter looks gassed!
Dirty one Eye wants to stand and escape but instead Hunter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dirty one Eye throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hunter postures up.
Dirty one Eye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dirty one Eye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dirty one Eye scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Dirty one Eye misses.

Hunter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dirty one Eye to the mat! Dirty one Eye manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter won't allow Dirty one Eye to get back to his feet.
Hunter trying to control but Dirty one Eye is working from the bottom.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dirty one Eye is keeping the position for now.
Dirty one Eye wants to get back to his feet but Hunter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dirty one Eye's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunter seems to be working for a kimura but Dirty one Eye defends the submission attempt.
Dirty one Eye pushes Hunter off but Hunter dives into side control.
Dirty one Eye is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hunter takes a little break here. Dirty one Eye wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Hunter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Dirty one Eye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dirty one Eye is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Hunter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dirty one Eye has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hunter scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Hunter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dirty one Eye misses with the combination.
Dirty one Eye misses with a double jab.
Dirty one Eye fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunter on the side of the head.

Hunter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hunter trying to control from half guard but Dirty one Eye is working away.
Dirty one Eye is in trouble now - Hunter has advanced to mount!
Dirty one Eye is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunter wants to control the pace but Dirty one Eye is squirming around nicely.

Hunter get's back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dirty one Eye tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirty one Eye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dirty one Eye throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dirty one Eye stuffs the takedown.
Dirty one Eye misses with a wild combination.
Dirty one Eye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hunter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dirty one Eye looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Hunter tries for a kimura but Dirty one Eye is defending well.
Dirty one Eye tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter prevents Dirty one Eye from escaping the position.
Hunter controlling the position from side mount.
Dirty one Eye manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hunter's best efforts.
Dirty one Eye wants to get back to his feet.
Hunter works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty one Eye manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hunter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dirty one Eye.
Hunter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dirty one Eye is working away from the top position though.
Dirty one Eye throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Hunter is looking for a sweep. Dirty one Eye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hunter.

Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dirty one Eye doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dirty one Eye manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dirty one Eye wants to get up but he can't break Hunter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dirty one Eye with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dirty one Eye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dirty one Eye accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dirty one Eye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.

Dirty one Eye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dirty one Eye with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dirty one Eye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dirty one Eye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hunter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hunter is working for a submission of some sort.
Hunter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dirty one Eye is trying to stand.
Dirty one Eye tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hunter manages to move to mount!
Hunter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dirty one Eye is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dirty one Eye is on top in guard.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter trying to strike off his back.
Hunter trying to control the position here.

Hunter is looking for a triangle but Dirty one Eye pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty one Eye has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hunter is proving hard to escape from.
Nathen Dirty one Eye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hunter has his feet on Dirty one Eye's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dirty one Eye drops his shoulder and cracks Hunter with a huge uppercut! Hunter goes down! Can Dirty one Eye finish him?

Hunter is rocked!

It looks like Zane Hunter has been cut.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dirty one Eye is one step ahead there.
Hunter is still in real trouble! Can Dirty one Eye finish him?
Hunter trying to control the position.
Dirty one Eye preventing the sweep.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirty one Eye has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dirty one Eye would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dirty one Eye working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dirty one Eye wants to stand but Hunter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dirty one Eye tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dirty one Eye misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Dirty one Eye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dirty one Eye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Dirty one Eye is working Hunter over against the cage.
Dirty one Eye tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dirty one Eye wants to break free but Hunter has control.
Dirty one Eye is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunter gets an underhook and turns Dirty one Eye into the cage.
Maybe Dirty one Eye would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Hunter stops a takedown attempt from Dirty one Eye.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathen Dirty one Eye. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hunter jumps guard.

Hunter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Dirty one Eye rolls with it to try and escape but Hunter cranks on the arm and Dirty one Eye is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zane Hunter!