PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olen Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olen Gibbs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gibbs
vs
Hunt

215 cm
24
279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olen Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gibbs checks a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Mark Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gibbs checks the leg kick.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Gibbs blocks the leg kick.
Gibbs avoids a kick to the body.
Gibbs checks a leg kick.

A big head kick from Hunt and Gibbs is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Gibbs is rocked!

It looks like Olen Gibbs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hunt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hunt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gibbs trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibbs is retaining full guard.

Gibbs has his foot on Hunt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunt works his way back into a safe position though.
Gibbs looking to control.
Gibbs keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.

Hunt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hunt trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hunt has eaten all the pies!

Mark Hunt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gibbs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Gibbs moved away.
Hunt stuffs the takedown.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Gibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibbs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunt swivels and escapes.
Gibbs shoots for a double leg takedown but Hunt sprawls well. He's pushed Gibbs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olen Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Gibbs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hunt lands a high kick to the side of Gibbs's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Hunt dives into guard, looking to finish.
Oh Gibbs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Gibbs seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Gibbs blocks nicely.
Gibbs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.

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

Hunt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gibbs keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gibbs looking for a sweep. Not yet Gibbs, not yet.
Gibbs trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.

Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gibbs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Gibbs's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hunt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hunt feints and then cracks Gibbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gibbs down.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Gibbs stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws a head kick but Gibbs moves out of range.
Hunt lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt stuns Gibbs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olen Gibbs's cut.
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.

Hunt has Gibbs up against the cage in a clinch.

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Hunt.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Gibbs checks it

and Gibbs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gibbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibbs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt wants to stand but Gibbs is controlling the position.

Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gibbs lands a couple of elbows.
Olen Gibbs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gibbs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gibbs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Gibbs stands up from Hunt's guard - Gibbs perhaps looking for a knockout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Gibbs keeps him there for the moment.
Gibbs misses with a knee to the head.
Gibbs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Mark Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gibbs moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gibbs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hunt to keep the fight standing.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibbs moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbs if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Gibbs checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Hunt misses
and Gibbs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunt moves into the clinch.

Hunt jumps guard.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Gibbs slips an elbow through the middle.
Gibbs working some strikes from top position.
Gibbs throws a big elbow that misses.

Hunt working for a triangle but Gibbs defends it easily.
Gibbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hunt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gibbs defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs throwing strikes but missing.
Gibbs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibbs postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Gibbs throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gibbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gibbs landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Gibbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gibbs is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.

Hunt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Olen Gibbs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Olen Gibbs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt fakes the leg kick and cracks Gibbs in the body.

Gibbs has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Hunt rushes Gibbs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gibbs tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Hunt decides to pull guard.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hunt scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a lazy head kick
and Gibbs counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Gibbs counters with an outside leg kick.
Gibbs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunt tries to avoid it but Gibbs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunt to the ground. Hunt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olen Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Gibbs digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gibbs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt leaves Gibbs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gibbs fails to land the takedown.
Crunch! Hunt slams his shin into Gibbs's torso.
Hunt lands a head kick. Gibbs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hunt 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.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Hunt misses
and Gibbs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbs lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gibbs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gibbs.
Gibbs prevents Hunt from escaping the position.
Gibbs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hunt is trying to buck Gibbs off.
Hunt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gibbs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hunt tries to roll over but Gibbs keeps him under control.
Gibbs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gibbs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Gibbs is controlling him well.

Hunt actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Gibbs is very close to passing his half guard.
Gibbs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gibbs winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibbs lands strikes from half guard.
Gibbs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hunt pushes Gibbs off and gets back to his feet.
Gibbs looks for a takedown but Hunt sprawls well.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Gibbs's leg. Gibbs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mark Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Gibbs's leg but Gibbs calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hunt!