PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chillum kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is High Hopes - Pink Floyd. Hunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Comfortably Numb. Merik Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chillum
vs
Hunt

179 cm
31
179 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

175 cm
30
170 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)
Merciless Gladiators

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 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chillum circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Chillum tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Chillum shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Chillum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses

and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown. Chillum fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chillum keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Chillum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chillum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Chillum has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Chillum is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chillum keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Chillum has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Chillum has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Chillum is trying to keep Hunt in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chillum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt cracks Chillum with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Chillum blocks nicely.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chillum trying to control the position.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chillum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt trying to control but Chillum is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hunt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chillum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hunt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hunt tries to hold on but Chillum postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chillum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Chillum is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chillum trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merik Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hunt throws a leg kick
and Chillum counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Chillum to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt defending well as Chillum loads up on a big left hand.
Chillum scores with a jab to the body.
Chillum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chillum - that will leave a mark!
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Chillum tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chillum lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Chillum blocks an uppercut.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Chillum misses with the head strike.
Chillum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Chillum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Doc Chillum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses.
Chillum throws a lazy head kick

and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chillum's guard.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Chillum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Chillum!
Chillum preventing the sweep.
Chillum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chillum trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Chillum is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Merik Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt keeping full guard, as Chillum tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunt controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Doc Chillum wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chillum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Chillum is just out of range.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Chillum swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chillum lands a nice shot to the body.
Chillum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chillum's calf.
Chillum tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chillum's calf.
A left and a right from Chillum both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt cracks Chillum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Chillum's legs.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Chillum's leg. Chillum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chillum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Chillum. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Chillum moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.

Chillum breaks the clinch.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Chillum counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chillum just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chillum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chillum's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Doc Chillum will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Chillum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chillum lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Chillum avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt tries a body shot but Chillum blocks it.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Chillum.
Chillum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Chillum tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chillum tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Chillum back against the cage.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Chillum.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Chillum can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chillum throws a head punch that misses.
Chillum tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
A shot in the inside from Chillum.
A short right from Hunt.
Chillum tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Chillum back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt gets through Chillum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chillum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt cracks Chillum with a nice body shot.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chillum prevents a body shot from Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Chillum avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Chillum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Chillum lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt pushes Chillum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Chillum.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Chillum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Chillum misses with the head strike.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chillum pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Chillum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Chillum is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chillum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chillum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chillum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chillum scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.

Hunt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Chillum dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chillum is looking to escape.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chillum is refusing to be controlled, as Hunt sits in half guard.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunt controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Merik Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
Merik Hunt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.