PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Touch This. Hunt has chosen Comfortably Numb as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Burrell
vs
Hunt

180 cm
34
179 lbs
22 - 8 - 2

175 cm
34
170 lbs
36 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

ONI
The Big Kabosh

Hellbent
Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burrell misses with a wild combination.

Burrell moves into the clinch.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burrell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Burrell .
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt takes a swing at Burrell 's ribcage but misses.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burrell has time to react.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burrell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Burrell 's head but Burrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt thumps Burrell with a low kick.
Hunt takes a swing at Burrell 's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Burrell 's leg but Burrell calmly moves out of range.
Burrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burrell counters with a body kick.
Burrell misses with a low kick.
Hunt connects with a jab.
Burrell moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Burrell misses with a low kick.
Burrell misses with a straight right.
Merik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burrell .
Hunt lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burrell is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Burrell moves out of range easily.
Burrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burrell misses with a straight left.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Burrell seems unphased.
Burrell tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Stanley Burrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Burrell jumps back.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Burrell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Burrell moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Burrell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Burrell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burrell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burrell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Burrell takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt cracks Burrell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burrell 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses the jab.
Burrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burrell . That did some damage!
Burrell misses the shot to the body.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burrell walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burrell tries to work over Hunt's front leg with a kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Burrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanley Burrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merik Hunt.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merik Hunt 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.

A cross from Burrell lands.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Burrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but Burrell avoids it.
Burrell scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Burrell misses with a looping left.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Burrell off the cage and back into range.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Burrell .
Burrell missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Burrell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt with a poor takedown
and Burrell counters with a nice body kick.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burrell thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice straight punches there by Hunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Burrell moved out of range nicely.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burrell avoids the body shot from Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burrell swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Burrell scores with a nice strike.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Burrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burrell 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Hunt misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Hunt down.
Burrell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burrell throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burrell .
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips a jab from Burrell .
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Burrell 's head back.
Hunt cracks Burrell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burrell misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burrell scores with a hook.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Burrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Burrell 's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Burrell scores with a leg kick.
Burrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Burrell , which made it look bad.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burrell tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burrell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Burrell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Burrell finds it's target.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Burrell ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Burrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Burrell 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Burrell delivers a nice body kick.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burrell .
Hunt misses with a hook
and Burrell counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burrell lands a nice looking body kick.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Burrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burrell scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burrell . That one must have hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burrell tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Burrell with a hook.
Burrell dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley Burrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Burrell counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt swings for the body but Burrell moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burrell is out of range.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burrell throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Burrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Burrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burrell cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Burrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt cracks Burrell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burrell wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Burrell swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Burrell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt misses with a right hand
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Burrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burrell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Burrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burrell connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burrell scores with a leg kick.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Burrell seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell looks to land a combination. Hunt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Hunt is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell cracks Hunt on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hunt falls backwards against the cage. Burrell follows up with more strikes that drop Hunt to his knees. Burrell keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hunt! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Burrell !
Stanley Burrell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.