PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Mag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Cro Mag looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hunter
vs
Mag

175 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgil Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cro Mag!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mag wants to clinch

and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mag throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mag connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunter's face.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunter avoiding damage as Mag throws knees to the body.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mag trying to land knees to the body.
Mag lands an elbow just above Hunter 's eye.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Mag.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Mag has Hunter pressed against the cage, preventing Hunter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mag gets underhooks to prevent Hunter's takedown attempt.
Mag connects with a knee to the head.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mag landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mag managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Mag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mag with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hunter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mag has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hunter is proving hard to escape from.
Mag looks winded!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunter holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Hunter is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mag is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Virgil Hunter!
During a confident post fight interview, Virgil Hunter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.