PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batterij Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batterij Hunter looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Long
vs
Hunter

224 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Batterij Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunter but Hunter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Batterij Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Long rushes Hunter and presses him up against the cage.

Hunter turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hunter manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Long is looking for a sweep.
Hunter tries to stand but Long is controlling his head.

Hunter decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Hunter tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long fails to pull guard.
Long tries to pull guard but Hunter holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.

Long jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long wriggles free and stands up.

Hunter dives in and scores a takedown into Long's guard.
Long is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Long not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Long really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Long wants to stand but Hunter is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Long kicks Hunter off and gets to his feet.

Long throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunter was covering up waiting for the punch and Long finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hunter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Long postures up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Long postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Long is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter tries to strike from the bottom.
Long loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is looking to stand up but Hunter won't let him.
Long postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Long avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Long is one step ahead there.
Long has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Long wants to stand but Hunter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Long gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Long dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hunter tries to move into range but Long moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hunter prevents it.

Long drags the fight down to the ground.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Long wants to get back to his feet but Hunter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long wants to stand and escape but Hunter is having none of it.
Long wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Long's guard.
Hunter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Long does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter wants to stand up but Long is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long is looking to escape.
Long trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hunter is keen to just control but Long is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hunter controlling the action here.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though.
Long tries to roll over but Hunter keeps him under control.
Hunter wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Batterij Hunter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Long throws a body kick that misses.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Long.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.

Hunter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Long trying to control from the bottom.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Long has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunter is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but Long defending well.
Long is trying to stand back up but Hunter is controlling him
Long blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Hunter throwing shots but Long is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long tries to roll over but Hunter keeps him under control.
Hunter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Batterij Hunter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hunter tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Long misses with a body kick.
Long tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.

Hunter gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Long tries to pull guard but Hunter holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Long is keeping busy.
Long fails to pull guard.

Long ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Long no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Long keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Long is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Batterij Hunter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Long misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Long feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Long missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter trying to keep a closed guard but Long is proving a slippery customer.

Hunter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Long can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Long stops Hunter from standing up.
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Mason Long overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Long preventing the sweep.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but Long slips an elbow through the middle.
Long wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter is trying to keep Long in close.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
Long throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Long distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Long defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Long showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Long has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Long!