PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunt
vs
Desperately

181 cm
24
198 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Desperately uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desperately checks a leg kick nicely.
Desperately with a nice cross.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Desperately moves away and avoids it.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
Desperately tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Desperately pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desperately throws an elbow but it misses.
Desperately comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Desperately lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Desperately misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Desperately throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Desperately throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Desperately uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Desperately uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Desperately ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Desperately misses.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Desperately. That did some damage!
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot

and Desperately moves into the clinch.
Desperately throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hunt.
Desperately blocks an uppercut.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt works on Desperately's body with a couple of short punches.
Desperately throws an elbow that misses.
Desperately tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Desperately back against the cage.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Desperately with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt is trying to stall.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Desperately avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a hook but Desperately avoids it easily.
Desperately shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Struggling Desperately has been cut.

Oooooh!!! Hunt has knocked Desperately down with a huge combo! Hunt steps away and waves a wobbly Desperately back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Desperately is rocked!
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Desperately is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Desperately.
Desperately drops his hands momentarily. Hunt doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Desperately staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Desperately doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt thanked the fans post fight for their support.