PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes into the arena with MMA Entrance Theme - Mark Hunt blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Huber's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman. The key to victory for Mark Hunt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hunt
vs
Huber

178 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
240 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hunt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt jabs Huber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Huber takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Mario Huber has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Hunt tries to sprawl but Huber drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Huber slips a nice elbow through Hunt 's hands, connecting with Hunt 's forehead.
Hunt is trying to stand back up but Huber is controlling him
Ground and pound from Huber.
Huber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Huber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huber wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Huber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Huber is controlling him well.
Hunt punching from the bottom.
Huber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Huber there.
Huber slips a nice elbow through Hunt 's hands, connecting with Hunt 's forehead.
Huber working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huber connects with a nice short shot to Hunt 's temple.
Hunt tries to kick Huber off but Huber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Huber is controlling him well.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Huber blocks the strikes from Hunt .
Hunt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Huber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Huber working Hunt over with strikes.
Huber working over Hunt with some ground and pound. Hunt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Huber lands with a punch from half guard.
Huber is nestled in close to Hunt , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huber winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Huber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hunt is trying to stand.

Huber is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Huber to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber working Hunt over with strikes.
Huber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Huber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huber lands strikes from half guard.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Huber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huber works his way into side control.
Huber working the head and body with strikes.
Huber is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Huber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hunt to see if he's OK.
Huber is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hunt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Huber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunt , who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Huber connects with a decent elbow.
Hunt is not content to let Huber control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to bench press Huber off him but Huber keeps the position.
Hunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Huber lands some shots froms side control.
Huber scoring with punches from side control.
Huber wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Huber working the ground and pound.
Huber lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.
Huber advances to mount.
Huber pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of 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 is looking to get to half guard.
Huber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Huber tries to control but Hunt wriggling away.
Huber raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Huber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Huber cracks Hunt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Huber lands a big shot there that rocks Hunt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Hunt is rocked!
Huber postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hunt badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Huber around the waist but Huber pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Huber is the winner by TKO! Huber jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Huber!
After the fight, Mario Huber was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.