PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Stokenhizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stokenhizer's entrance music is The Lucky Bullets "Cross the Line". A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Stokenhizer
vs
Hunt

184 cm
36
162 lbs
15 - 21 - 0

180 cm
33
155 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanz Stokenhizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt jabs at Stokenhizer's body.
Stokenhizer misses with a head kick.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Stokenhizer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hunt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Stokenhizer off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stokenhizer tries a head kick but it misses.
Stokenhizer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Stokenhizer gets a clinch.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Stokenhizer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Stokenhizer looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stokenhizer as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stokenhizer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stokenhizer jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Stokenhizer around his waist. Stokenhizer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunt trying to stall but Stokenhizer improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stokenhizer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stokenhizer is defending well for now.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stokenhizer misses with a knee to the head.
Stokenhizer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stokenhizer blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Stokenhizer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stokenhizer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stokenhizer has him pressed against the cage.
Stokenhizer looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Stokenhizer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Stokenhizer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunt scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Stokenhizer.
Stokenhizer tries a head kick but it misses.
Stokenhizer blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt works over Stokenhizer's head and body with a nice combination.
Hunt takes a swing at Stokenhizer's ribcage but misses.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Stokenhizer moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stokenhizer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hunt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunt looks to land a left hand but Stokenhizer moved out of range nicely.
Hunt throws a series of strikes that have Stokenhizer backpedaling.
Stokenhizer is looking to land body kicks.
Stokenhizer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Stokenhizer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stokenhizer throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt wants to slow Stokenhizer down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanz Stokenhizer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunt wants it to stay on the feet.
Hunt throws a lazy head kick

and Stokenhizer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Stokenhizer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Stokenhizer has the dominant position.
Stokenhizer slows down the pace here.
Stokenhizer managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stokenhizer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt tries to work over Stokenhizer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt tries to circle away but Stokenhizer has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to stall but Stokenhizer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Stokenhizer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stokenhizer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hunt to keep the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stokenhizer.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.
Stokenhizer tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mike Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Stokenhizer won't allow it.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Stokenhizer tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Stokenhizer looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Stokenhizer tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Stokenhizer swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding damage as Stokenhizer throws knees to the body.
Stokenhizer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Stokenhizer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stokenhizer avoids it.
Stokenhizer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stokenhizer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Stokenhizer.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Stokenhizer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stokenhizer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stokenhizer manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stokenhizer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stokenhizer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt lands a jab to Stokenhizer's midsection.
Stokenhizer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stokenhizer throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Stokenhizer slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stokenhizer rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stokenhizer blocks a head kick by Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stokenhizer closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Stokenhizer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stokenhizer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stokenhizer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stokenhizer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stokenhizer managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Stokenhizer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stokenhizer manages to end up in side control.
Hunt is trying to get back to his feet.
Stokenhizer happy to just control the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunt can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hanz Stokenhizer wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Stokenhizer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hunt pushes Stokenhizer off looking to stand but Stokenhizer dives back in and keeps control.

Stokenhizer is working for a submission of some sort.
Hunt is trying to stand back up but Stokenhizer is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hunt is trying to stand back up but Stokenhizer is controlling him
Stokenhizer content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanz Stokenhizer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
An out of breath Mike Hunt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.