PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blood Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Autumn Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Blood. Hunter has chosen Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bane
vs
Hunter

200 cm
34
270 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

200 cm
33
276 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blood Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Autumn Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bane throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Bane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunter defending well as Bane loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Bane as he connects with a hook.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
Hunter misses with a straight left.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bane moves away.
Bane avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Blood Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bane misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bane.
Bane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
We've been told by Bane's head coaches at Friendly Arm Inn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.

Bane forces Hunter back against the cage and clinches.
Bane misses with a punch to the body.
Bane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Bane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Bane.
Hunter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hunter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bane.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Bane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bane misses with a hook.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Hunter connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Blood Bane has been cut.
Bane scores with a leg kick.
Bane misses with a leg kick.
Bane misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bane thumps Hunter with a low kick.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Bane slips the punch.
Hunter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bane.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Bane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bane. Bane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Bane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bane.
Bane tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bane.
Hunter throws a body punch but Bane moves out of range.
A big left from Bane misses.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Bane.
Bane misses with a hook.
Hunter scoring well with a low kick there.
Bane lands a head shot.

It looks like Autumn Hunter has been cut.
Bane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Bane moved out of range nicely.

Bane has managed to clinch.
Bane works on Hunter's body with a couple of short punches.
Bane misses with the head strike.
Bane lands an uppercut.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Bane takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bane blocking some punches.

Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunter.
Donk. Bane catches Hunter right on the button with a cross.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Bane moved out of range nicely.
Bane is looking to chop away at Hunter's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Bane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter walks into a jab.
Hunter connects with a right hand. Bane shakes it off.

Blood Bane's cut is getting worse.
Bane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bane - that will leave a mark!
Bane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blood Bane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bane looks to land a body kick but Hunter moved away.
Hunter wants to counter the offense by Bane and move into the clinch position.
Blood Bane is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Bane.
Bane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Bane scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunter should have avoided that one.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Hunter throws a body punch but Bane moves out of range.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bane.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Bane didn't see that one coming.
Bane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Bane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Bane counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bane misses with a hook.
Hunter is looking to slow Bane down with leg kicks.
Jab by Bane.
Bane scores with a nice strike.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bane.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Bane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter blocks a leg kick.
Hunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bane tries to land a leg kick but Hunter saw it coming and moves away.
Hunter throws a head kick but Bane moves out of range.
Bane scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Bane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bane slips under a jab from Hunter.
Bane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Bane cracks Hunter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bane has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hunter to stand back up!

Hunter is rocked!

Bane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Bane finish him?
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Bane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bane misses with the head strike.
Bane has Hunter pressed against the cage, preventing Hunter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bane's brow.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunter lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Hunter.

Blood Bane's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Hunter.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Bane gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood Bane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunter has Bane pressed against the cage, preventing Bane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.

Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Bane misses the target.
Bane lands a leg kick that knocks Hunter off balance momentarily.
Hunter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bane throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws the left hand but Bane avoids the punch easily.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Bane.
Bane lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Bane.
Hunter walks into a jab.
Hunter lands a head kick!
Hunter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Bane ducks down to avoid it.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bane tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blood Bane dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bane throws a body kick that misses
and Hunter counters with a good, hard body kick but Bane shrugs it off.
No joy there for Bane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bane lands a leg kick that knocks Hunter off balance momentarily.
Bane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunter digs a good body shot into Bane's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Bane misses the target.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bane.
Hunter blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Bane does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from Hunter lands but Bane takes it in his stride.
Bane throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Bane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Bane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunter's calf.
Bane misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Bane keeps Hunter at a distance using the push kick.
Bane throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Bane loads up on a big right hand but Hunter slips the punch.
Hunter tries to counter with a clinch but Bane shakes him off and moves away.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bane misses the jab.
Bane sets himself, and Hunter steps forward looking for the clinch! Bane avoids it this time.
Good shot there by Bane.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Bane moved out of range nicely.
You can see that Hunter has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hunter throws the left hand but Bane avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bane.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bane.
Hunter takes one to the chin there.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Bane tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Bane.
Bane is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bane tries a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Bane wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Bane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Bane thuds his right hand into Hunter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Autumn Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jeez, Blood Bane's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bane. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hunter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bane is looking to clinch.
Hunter wants to counter the offense by Bane and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bane throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bane throws a leg kick but Hunter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bane misses the target.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Bane.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bane manages to avoid it.
Bane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter throws a head kick but Bane moves out of range.
Bane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Blood Bane.
Well Bane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blood Bane!
Blood Bane decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.