PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt's entrance music is Comfortably Numb. A fine choice. Mr Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hunt
vs
Anderson

175 cm
37
170 lbs
40 - 24 - 0

180 cm
28
172 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Hunt pushes him away.
Mr Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunt thumps Anderson with a low kick.

Hunt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson taking some punishment here, with Hunt in his half guard.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hunt scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunt.
Anderson is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Anderson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to finish Anderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anderson!
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Hunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Hunt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Hunt with the ground and pound from mount.
Hunt unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Anderson is rocked!
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hunt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hunt landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Anderson is still in real trouble! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt loads up with a big shot that hurts Anderson! He's pulled Hunt in close but Hunt has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Anderson survive? More strikes from Hunt and Anderson is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Merik Hunt!
A very excited looking Merik Hunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.