PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Moretti has chosen CHANGES as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunt
vs
Moretti

175 cm
33
170 lbs
36 - 16 - 0

178 cm
29
177 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Conquer
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Moretti slips under a jab.
Moretti throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Moretti throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moretti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moretti checks the leg kick nicely there.

Moretti tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Moretti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Moretti blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Moretti scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Moretti.
Moretti misses with the head strike.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moretti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Moretti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moretti moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Moretti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Moretti cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Moretti counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moretti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moretti slips a jab from Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti throws a right hand that misses

and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moretti won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moretti can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti wants to control but Hunt postures up.
Hunt 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.
Hunt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Moretti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Moretti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Moretti works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Moretti has wrist control.
Moretti trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.
Hunt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moretti trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti has his hands on Hunt's head, controlling the position.
Hunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moretti is keeping the position for now.
Moretti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moretti controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunt is squirming around, avoiding Moretti's attempts to control the action.
Moretti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Moretti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Enzo Moretti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunt punishes Moretti's body with a nice straight punch.
Merik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti slips a straight right by Hunt.
Moretti needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moretti is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Moretti circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Moretti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moretti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moretti.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Moretti.
Moretti slips a straight right by Hunt.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moretti scores with a body shot.
Moretti scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt jabs Moretti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moretti.
Moretti throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Moretti swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.

Hunt feints and as Moretti raises his hands in defense, Hunt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moretti is controlling Hunt's posture.
Moretti looking to control.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Moretti has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hunt has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moretti is trying to control. Hunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunt holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Moretti wants to free his trapped foot but Hunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moretti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Enzo Moretti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good work by Moretti as he checks the leg kick.
Moretti throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Moretti blocks a leg kick.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
Moretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt tries to break free but Moretti pushes him back against the cage.
Moretti works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Moretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Moretti throws a head punch that misses.
Moretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moretti misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Moretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moretti's elbow.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moretti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.
Moretti has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Enzo Moretti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moretti throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Moretti is just out of range.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moretti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Moretti.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Moretti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from Moretti misses.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moretti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt throws a head kick but Moretti moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moretti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Moretti counters with a solid body kick.
Moretti lands with a nice body kick.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Hunt tries a low kick but Moretti avoids it.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt takes a swing at Moretti's ribcage but misses.
Moretti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moretti throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Moretti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moretti sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moretti.
Enzo Moretti seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moretti throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moretti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moretti misses with a kick to the body

and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moretti controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Moretti gets back to full guard.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Moretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Moretti is trying to hold Hunt in close to prevent damage but Hunt has managed to pass into half guard.
Hunt 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.
Hunt is thwarting Moretti's attempts to control the position.
Hunt throwing shots but Moretti is blocking nicely.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Moretti dodges it nicely.
Hunt is keen to just control but Moretti is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents Moretti from improving his position.
Moretti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moretti.
Moretti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hunt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moretti is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moretti looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Moretti.
Moretti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Enzo Moretti just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Moretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Moretti misses with an uppercut.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moretti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Moretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moretti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moretti swinging wildly here.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Moretti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moretti.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Moretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moretti as he jumps to the side.
Moretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moretti throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt cracks Moretti with a good jab.
Moretti throws a nice head kick!
Hunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moretti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Moretti throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a right hand that Moretti ducks under and follows up with a left that Moretti also avoids with ease.
Hunt goes for a double leg but Moretti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moretti continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merik Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moretti missing with knees to the body.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moretti misses with a body punch.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Moretti throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Moretti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick by Hunt misses
and Moretti counters with a left to the body.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moretti. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moretti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moretti's calf.
Enzo Moretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moretti lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moretti throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moretti swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moretti throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Moretti avoids them all with ease.
Moretti lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moretti throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Moretti loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti thows a body shot but no joy.
Moretti throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Moretti sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Moretti dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moretti throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Moretti.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moretti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moretti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Moretti connects with a body shot.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Good exchange - Moretti coming out on top.
Moretti keeps Hunt at a distance using the push kick.
Moretti throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti scoring well with a low kick there.
Moretti misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Moretti.
Moretti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Moretti tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Moretti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moretti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Moretti blocks a body shot from Hunt.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
A nice left hand lands by Moretti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Moretti throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Moretti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moretti is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Moretti circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt throws a jab when Moretti was well out of range.
Moretti 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 shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moretti as he jumps to the side.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Moretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Good work by Moretti as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moretti sprawls well. Moretti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merik Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moretti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Moretti throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Merik Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Moretti.
Hunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hunt cracks Moretti with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt throws a body punch but Moretti moves out of range.
Moretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Hunt misses
and Moretti counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Moretti throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Moretti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Moretti's head.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enzo Moretti.
I've got Moretti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Enzo Moretti!
Enzo Moretti is the new welterweight champion!
As Enzo Moretti got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Brazil sucks. I'm calling out Sativa Sensei. I'll set my sliders to kick your ass the next time we fight!'.