PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Teen Spirit. Seia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limp Bizkit - Thieves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hunt
vs
Seia

185 cm
30
215 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

191 cm
31
218 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Merciless Gladiators

The Big Kabosh
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with the combination.
Seia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tolo Seia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Seia.
Seia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and Seia counters with a head kick.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seia with a nice cross.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seia slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Seia's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hunt stands and throws Seia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Seia tries to improve position but can't.
Seia tries to escape but Hunt is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hunt is putting a hurting on Seia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Seia prevents Hunt from moving into mount.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Seia is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hunt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Seia is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Seia holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hunt throws an elbow but Seia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Seia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Seia is trying to get back to his feet.
Hunt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Seia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Seia is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunt working the head with strikes.
Seia is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Hunt is working Seia over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia tries to buck Hunt off but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt working away.
Seia defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia wants to get back to his feet but Hunt drags him back down.
The ground and pound from Hunt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hunt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Seia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Hunt crashes against the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seia struggling a bit here.
Hunt working the ground and pound but Seia is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seia moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt motions for Seia to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seia on the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seia.

Hunt feints and as Seia raises his hands in defense, Hunt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seia wants to get back to his feet but Hunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Seia manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Seia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tolo Seia.
Seia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Seia misses.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seia is able to avoid easily.
Seia misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seia misses with a looping left.
Seia lands a jab to the nose.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Seia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt lands a head kick!
Seia connects with an inside leg kick.
Seia throws a nice head kick!
Hunt tries to bum rush Seia with a series of wild strikes but Seia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seia. That did some damage!
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Seia gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Seia's guard now.
Hunt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hunt 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.
Hunt is pressing down on Seia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seia is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt stops Seia from getting back to his feet.
Hunt trying to mount his opponent but Seia defends it.
Hunt works his foot free and advances to mount.
Seia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seia?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Seia is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hunt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Seia!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Seia because Hunt loaded up on that one.
Seia is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt looking to finish Seia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seia!
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 Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Seia misses.
Seia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seia.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Seia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Seia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Tolo Seia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Seia.
Seia scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Seia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seia throws a body kick that misses.
Seia misses with a right hand

and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Seia won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia controls the position for a moment.
Hunt working the ground and pound but Seia is defending the strikes.
Hunt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A control attempt from Seia but he's now mounted!
Seia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hunt misses with a head shot.
Hunt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing strikes here but Seia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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 working the ground and pound effectively.
Hunt misses with a head shot.
Hunt prevents Seia from getting the reversal.
Hunt lands a big elbow.
Seia tries to hold on but Hunt postures up.
Hunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Seia is rocked!
Hunt loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Seia scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hunt land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hunt stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hunt!
Mike Hunt retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Mike Hunt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.