PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hunter's choice of entrance music: Cyprus Hill - Hits From the Bong. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bueno
vs
Hunter

182 cm
33
190 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

180 cm
35
182 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

GREEN!160

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bueno throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Bueno avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Bueno.
Bueno slips a straight right by Hunter.
Hunter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bueno counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at Bueno to acknowledge the strikes.
Bueno moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bueno drops his hands momentarily and Hunter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bueno misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Bueno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Bueno throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Bueno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bueno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bueno. That's going to slow Hunter down.
Hunter takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Bueno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunter lands a nice hook to Bueno's body. Bueno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bueno throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bueno throws out a leg kick but Hunter moves out of range and Bueno only half commits.
Bueno throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Hunter walks into a jab.
Bueno connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunter.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Bueno slips the punch.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Bueno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bueno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Bueno cracks Hunter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bueno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Bueno.
Hunter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hunter tries to land a leg kick but Bueno saw it coming and moves away.
Bueno slips under a jab from Hunter.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Bueno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bueno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunter is looking to chop away at Bueno's legs.
Bueno feints and then cracks Hunter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunter down.
Hunter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bueno counters with a takedown into side control.
Bueno working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bueno throwing strikes but Hunter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bueno tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bueno!
Hunter prevents Bueno from getting the reversal.
Hunter raining down shots from the mount!
Hunter landing strikes from the mount and Bueno is in trouble!
Hunter lands a nice shot to the head.
Bueno is looking to get to half guard.
Hunter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bueno tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Hunter raining down shots from the mount!
Hunter wants to control the pace but Bueno is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter controlling from mount.
Hunter raining down shots from the mount!
Bueno wants to control but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter with shots to the head and body - Bueno looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Hunter lands a couple of good shots and Bueno has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hunter trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bueno doesn't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hunter.
Bueno just trying to survive but Hunter is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Hunter dominated that round.
That's time! Bueno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sloppy strikes from Bueno. Those never looked like landing.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bueno tries to move into range but Hunter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bueno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Bueno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueno half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hunter misses with a body shot
and Bueno counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter lands with a hook. Bueno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunter keeps Bueno at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Hunter finds it's way through Bueno's defenses.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. Bueno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bueno with a poor takedown
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno loads up on a big right hand but Hunter slips the punch.
Bueno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunter connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunter as he connects with a hook.

Bueno is rocked!
Bueno misses with an uppercut.
Bueno lands with a cross.
Hunter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunter wants it to stay on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunter.
Hunter connects with an inside leg kick.
Bueno misses with a hook
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Hunter throws a jab when Bueno was well out of range.
Bueno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bueno slips under a jab from Hunter.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bueno throws a big shot that misses.
Bueno misses with a double jab.
Hunter throws a body punch but Bueno moves out of range.
Bueno swings widly with a right hand
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bueno blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Bueno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Bueno avoids it well.
Hunter works Bueno's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands a jab.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Bueno.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno slips under a jab.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Bueno avoids it well.
Bueno throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Bueno goes for a double leg but Hunter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hunter continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taco Bueno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Bueno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Bueno throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Jab from Bueno.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunter misses.
Jay Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bueno misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a double jab
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Bueno.
Bueno throws an off balance right hand
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bueno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunter's head.
Bueno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter scores with a head kick.
Oh Bueno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bueno.
Bueno seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Bueno misses with a left hand
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
Hunter lands a nice shot that snaps Bueno's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Hunter.
Hunter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Bueno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter swings for the body but Bueno moves out of range.
Bueno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bueno misses with a left hand
and Hunter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Hunter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Hunter as Bueno shoots in.
Bueno moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Bueno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Bueno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueno tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
Hunter thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Bueno needs to keep his hands up - Hunter had a free shot at his head there.
Hunter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bueno lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Hunter finds it's way through Bueno's defenses.
Hunter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunter with a jab.
Bueno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bueno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Bueno moved away.
Hunter misses with a hook. Bueno ducked under it nicely.
Bueno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bueno misses the jab.
Bueno connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Bueno.
Hunter slips a straight right by Bueno.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bueno drives through with a takedown into Hunter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bueno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hunter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hunter is just content to waste time from the top position. Bueno takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Bueno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunter defends it easily.
Hunter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taco Bueno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bueno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bueno working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hunter has passed into half guard!
Hunter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunter controlling the pace.
Hunter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hunter trying to mount his opponent but Bueno defends it.
Nice strikes from Hunter there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hunter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunter winds up and cracks Bueno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jay Hunter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bueno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hunter pulls his head out easily.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Bueno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bueno trying to control from the bottom.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bueno defending well though.
Hunter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Bueno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter tries a quick counter leg kick but Bueno is wise to it.
Bueno tries to land a body kick
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bueno seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunter, right into the meat.

Hunter moves into the clinch.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Hunter.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Hunter!
A victorious Jay Hunter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.