PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gusttavo Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by FIGJAM. Lima is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gusttavo Lima - Balada. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hunt
vs
Lima

200 cm
22
271 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
262 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gusttavo Lima!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Lima counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
We've been told by Hunt's head coaches at Sanitarium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Lima.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lima closes the distance but Hunt moves to the side
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Lima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Lima tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
A low kick from Hunt misses

and Lima counters by moving into the clinch.
Lima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lima misses with the head strike.
Lima tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lima has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Lima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.

Lima breaks from the clinch.
Lima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Hunt rushes Lima and presses him up against the cage.

Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt misses with a looping left.

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Lima.
Lima throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Lima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
Hunt lunges at Lima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lima's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
Lima taking a breather.
Hunt trying to stall but Lima improves his position.
Hunt seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Lima is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Lima misses with a body punch.
Lima prevents a body shot from Hunt.

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
Lima blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Lima - that landed with a thud.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
Lima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lima.

Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Lima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Lima saw it coming and moves away.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Lima's knee but Lima avoids it well.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt misses with a body shot.

Hunt drops Lima with a beautiful combination! Lima stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hunt is looking for the KO!

Lima is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.

Lima gets a clinch.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lima's brow.
Lima stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lima lands with a left to the head.
Hunt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
Lima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lima as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Lima.
Lima lands an uppercut.
Lima avoids the elbow strike from Hunt, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunt counters with a three punch combo that has Lima backing up. Lima nods at Hunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Lima tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lima in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lima.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lima is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Lima blocks a jab.
Lima tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Lima checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt digs a good hook to Lima's body.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima wants to clinch.
Lima thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Hunt rushes Lima and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lima misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Lima.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Lima avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Lima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lima's elbow.
Lima lands a nice uppercut.
Lima has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Lima avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Lima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima misses with a punch to the body.

Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Hunt throws a hook but Lima blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Lima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Lima.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Gusttavo Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Lima.
Mike Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Lima darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to work over Lima's front leg with a kick but Lima checks it.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hunt closes the distance and pushes Lima back into the cage.
Lima blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.

Mike Hunt's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Lima scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Lima misses with a body punch.
Lima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lima tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Lima's body.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Lima's legs.
Lima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Lima's ribs.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lima.
A jab from Hunt misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunt has managed to clinch.
Lima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt pushes Lima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lima.
Lima prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Gusttavo Lima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt works on Lima's body with a couple of short punches.
Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lima dodges an elbow strike from Hunt.
Lima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Lima has double underhooks.
Lima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lima fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lima prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
Lima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lima tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Lima stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Lima avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Lima won't allow it.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Lima controls his hands.
Lima lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lima.

Mike Hunt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Lima throws a head punch that misses.
Lima lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lima.
A short left from Lima.
Lima dips a shoulder and cracks Hunt with a mighty uppercut! Hunt falls back against the cage and Lima unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hunt is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lima screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gusttavo Lima!
Gusttavo Lima got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'