PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mami Suka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Suka
vs
Hunt

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mami Suka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suka avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Suka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Suka misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Suka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Suka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suka misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suka. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suka misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Suka misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Suka.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Suka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suka. That did some damage!
Suka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt scores with a head kick. Suka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Suka moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Suka.
Suka working aggressively here.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Suka won't allow it.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Suka gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
A short right from Suka on the inside.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Suka.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Suka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Suka's front leg but catches the back leg as Suka tries to avoid it.
Suka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Suka wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.

Suka rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Suka swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suka throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
A jab from Suka misses.
Suka fails to land with a series of punches.
Suka throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt slips under a jab from Suka.
Hunt connects with a high kick.
Suka scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt thumps Suka with a low kick.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suka is breathing heavily.
Suka throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Suka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Suka off balance momentarily.
Suka throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt lands a head kick!
Suka misses the shot to the body.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suka throws out the jab.
Suka tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Suka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Suka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Suka down.
Suka moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Suka 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.
Hunt lands a high kick!
Suka misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Suka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suka.
Suka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Suka misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suka's calf.
Hunt feints and then cracks Suka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suka down.
Suka fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Suka off balance momentarily.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt is looking to slow Suka down with leg kicks.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Suka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Mami Suka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suka tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt thumps Suka with a low kick.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Suka throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hunt keeps Suka at a distance using the push kick.
Suka throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suka's calf.
Suka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suka 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.
Hunt throws a nice head kick!

Suka has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Suka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suka has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Suka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suka misses with a body punch.
Suka tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Suka improves position.
Suka lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Suka.
Suka prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Hunt trying to stall but Suka improves his position.
Suka lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Suka fails to land.
Suka throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
A short right from Suka on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suka. That did some damage!
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suka throws out the jab.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suka.
Suka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suka misses with a few strikes there.
Suka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suka.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suka.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suka's sensitive parts.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suka closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.
Hunt wants to break free but Suka has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Suka digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Suka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Suka.
Suka scores with a hook to the body.
Suka lands with a light punch inside.
Suka prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Suka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suka.
Suka is stalling here.
Suka gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt is trying to push Suka away but Suka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Suka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suka has him pressed against the cage.
Suka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suka lands a left hand.
Suka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suka working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suka pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt tries to break free but Suka pushes him back against the cage.
Suka misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suka is defending well for now.
Suka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt letting Suka take a breather here.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Suka.
Suka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suka just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suka working aggressively here.
Suka lands a nice shot to the body.
Mami Suka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mami Suka showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Hunt!
During a confident post fight interview, The Hunt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.