PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortably Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Numb
vs
Hunter

175 cm
31
175 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

182 cm
31
184 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uncomfortably Numb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Numb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from Numb. Numb gets slowly back to his feet.
Numb misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Numb.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter with a nice cross.
Numb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunter pinned against the cage. Hunter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortably Numb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Numb takes one to the side of the head.
Numb fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunter avoids it really well and circles away.
Numb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunter.
Hunter tries to land a leg kick but Numb saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numb shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunter sprawls well. Hunter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Numb gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Numb.
Numb shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Numb's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunter.
Numb fails with a takedown attempt.
Numb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Numb.

Numb shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunter's guard.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Numb defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numb trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Numb is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Numb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Numb working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter has his hands on Numb's head, controlling the position.
Numb is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Numb with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numb is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Numb scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hunter has his foot on Numb's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Numb works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Numb postures up.
Numb pushes down on Hunter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Numb is just content to waste time from the top position. Hunter takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Numb tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numb sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincent Hunter will probably get the nod.
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.

Numb shoots and misses
and Hunter counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Numb manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Numb counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunter cracks the inside of Numb's front leg.
Hunter is looking to slow Numb down with leg kicks.
Hunter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Numb throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Numb shoots in for a takedown but Hunter shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortably Numb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Numb shoots for a takedown but Hunter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hunter enables Numb to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hunter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Numb makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Numb is aware though and is defending well.
Numb throwing strikes but missing.
Numb has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Numb 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.
Numb trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.

Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Numb defends easily.
Numb trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Numb postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter controlling the position.
Numb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Numb stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Numb postures up.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Numb from controlling successfully.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Hunter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Numb looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter tries to work over Numb's front leg with a kick but Numb checks it.
Numb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunter scores with a leg kick.
Numb slips a straight right by Hunter.
Hunter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Numb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Numb tries to land a leg kick but Hunter saw it coming and moves away.
Numb has his takedown stuffed
and Hunter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Numb is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Numb misses with a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a good, hard body kick but Numb shrugs it off.

Numb scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Numb is working for a kimura but Hunter is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Numb looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to hold on to Numb's head to control him but Numb postures up.
Hunter gets full guard.

Hunter is looking for a triangle but Numb pushes his legs off easily.
Numb passes Hunter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Numb is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Numb wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vincent Hunter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter defending well as Numb loads up on a big left hand.
Hunter throws a head kick that Numb semi-blocks.
Numb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunter wants it to stay on the feet.
Numb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hunter slaps away a takedown attempt from Numb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Hunter.
Hunter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Numb.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortably Numb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Numb manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Hunter blocks the low kick.
Numb is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hunter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter tries to land a front kick but Numb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Numb. That did some damage!
Hunter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter lands a slapping body shot.
Numb throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunter takes a swing at Numb's ribcage but misses.
Numb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Numb shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Numb's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Hunter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Numb to the ground. Hunter is now in Numb's guard.
Hunter stands and throws Numb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter is staying tight to Numb's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hunter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numb avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hunter.
Hunter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Numb is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Numb defending against the ground and pound.
Hunter working away.
Numb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Numb wants to control but Hunter postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Numb is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numb tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
Hunter is trying to control. Numb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunter stalling.
Numb is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Numb is working hard here to advance position.
Numb is trying to maintain the position but Hunter is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunter lands strikes from half guard.
Hunter prevents Numb from improving his position.
Hunter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter controlling the action here.

Hunter is looking for a kimura here.
Hunter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Numb!
Hunter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Numb's face.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numb is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Hunter really dominated that round.
That's time! Numb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Numb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunter can pounce on him.
Hunter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Numb drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Numb doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Numb manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Numb advances position into side control!

Numb is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hunter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hunter sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Numb scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Uncomfortably Numb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Numb maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hunter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Numb has cracked it and Hunter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Numb!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uncomfortably Numb!
Uncomfortably Numb is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Uncomfortably Numb made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.