PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urac Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urac Hunt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Belt
vs
Hunt

187 cm
33
201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

170 cm
32
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Urac Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Belt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Belt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belt checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Belt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belt takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Belt moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Belt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Belt shoots and misses
and Hunt counters with a good, hard body kick but Belt shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Belt is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belt avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Belt jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Belt around his waist. Belt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Belt wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Belt tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Belt drops back down to his feet.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.
Belt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunt is defending well.
Belt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Belt tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belt blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
Belt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Belt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Belt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Belt 's knee.
Belt avoids the head kick by Hunt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urac Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hunt throws a lazy head kick

and Belt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hunt'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 wants to stand up but Belt is controlling him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hunt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Belt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belt stops Hunt from standing up.
Belt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belt working some strikes from top position.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Belt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Belt is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Belt is stalling in the full guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Belt from controlling successfully.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belt is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Belt wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Belt 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.
Belt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belt throwing strikes but missing.
Belt prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt throwing strikes but missing.
Belt throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Belt throws an elbow that misses. Hunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belt's guard. Nice move by Hunt!
Belt throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hunt tries to stand but Belt is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Hunt stands up from Belt's guard - Hunt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Belt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt throws a head kick but Belt moves out of range.
Belt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Urac Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Belt dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Hunt throws a sloppy head kick

and Belt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Belt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunt's head.
Belt thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
Hunt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Belt.
Belt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
Belt won't allow Hunt to get back to his feet.
Belt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Belt isn't so interested in that idea.
Belt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belt wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Belt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hunt has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Belt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hunt wants to break free but Belt has control.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
Hunt is pressed up against the cage. Belt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hunt down to the mat. Hunt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Belt has his takedown stuffed
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Belt has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a head kick but Belt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a low kick but Belt moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Belt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Belt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Black Belt made sure he mentioned Merciless Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.