PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Magnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hunt
vs
Magnus

165 cm
21
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
156 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Atlantis

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ethan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirko Magnus!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Magnus.
Magnus scores with a kick to the midsection.
A lazy left from Magnus finds it's target.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnus.
Mirko Magnus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt throws a jab when Magnus was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Magnus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magnus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magnus scores with a push kick.
Magnus misses with a low kick.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magnus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Magnus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magnus slips under a jab.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Magnus ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Magnus throws a front kick that sends Hunt stumbling back into the cage.
Magnus jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnus scores with a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Magnus misses with a looping left.
Magnus misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Magnus.
Magnus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Magnus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Magnus swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Magnus throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnus lands a jab.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magnus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magnus lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Magnus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magnus throws a head kick that misses.
Magnus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magnus misses with a body shot.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magnus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Magnus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Magnus throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magnus has time to react.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Magnus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magnus.
Magnus throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters circling a little - Magnus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Magnus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magnus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Magnus to score with a decent uppercut.
Magnus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Magnus.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magnus lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magnus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Magnus throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.

Hunt rushes Magnus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Magnus is trying to push Hunt away but Hunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt prevents Magnus from breaking the clinch.
Magnus is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Magnus's ribcage. Magnus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Hunt pushes Magnus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnus lands a right hand.
Magnus is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnus takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Magnus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Hunt pushes Magnus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Magnus tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magnus tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Magnus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Magnus is trying to break free.
Magnus working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magnus can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Hunt.

Magnus is rocked!
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnuss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mirko Magnus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magnus. Magnus obviously looking to wear him down.
Magnus is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magnus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magnus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Magnus slips the punch.
Magnus seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magnus.
A good leg kick by Magnus.
Magnus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt takes a swing at Magnus's ribcage but misses.
Magnus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnus throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magnus fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magnus throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magnus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Magnus counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt misses with the combination.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Magnus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Magnus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Magnus misses with a hook.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnus.
Magnus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Magnus staying out of range there.
Magnus lands a right hook to the body.
Magnus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magnus throws a head kick that misses.
Magnus avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Magnus wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magnus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnus moves out of range of the strikes.
Magnus just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Magnus misses.
Magnus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magnus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnus moves away.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnus drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Hunt misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magnus. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Magnus.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt tries to bum rush Magnus with a series of wild strikes but Magnus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magnus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a body punch but Magnus moves out of range.
Magnus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Magnus wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Mirko Magnus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magnus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt has Magnus pressed against the cage, preventing Magnus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magnus is trying to break free.
Magnus is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnus backwards.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magnus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt works on Magnus's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Magnus is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magnus is breathing heavily.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magnus backwards.
Magnus wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt works on Magnus's body with a couple of short punches.
Ethan Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magnus avoids it.
Magnus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Hunt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magnus is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Magnus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hunt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Magnus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnus.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magnus.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Magnus.
Magnus moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Magnus is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Magnus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magnus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magnus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnus manages to avoid it.
Magnus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magnus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Magnus.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Magnus throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Magnus 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.
Magnus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Magnus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magnus staying out of range there.
Hunt punishes Magnus's body with a nice straight punch.
Magnus takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Magnus connects with a single shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Hunt circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Magnus to the canvas! Magnus doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hunt keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Hunt!
Ethan Hunt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.