PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Merik Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kantaro Hoshino's chin.

Hunt
vs
Hoshino

175 cm
37
170 lbs
41 - 24 - 0

165 cm
27
174 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
SP Ultimate Nutrition

Mohito Fightwear
Sun-Tzu

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 41 - 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 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino misses with a double jab.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Hunt lands with a straight right. Hoshino didn't see that one coming.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoshino is looking for the big counter here.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoshino checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoshino counters with a straight right hand.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Hoshino's body. Hoshino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoshino blocks a jab.
Hoshino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoshino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt feints and then cracks Hoshino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoshino down.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt tries to counter with a takedown but Hoshino is quick to defend against it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoshino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hunt slips a jab from Hoshino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Hoshino avoids it well.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoshino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt lands a head shot.
Hunt slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Hunt slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Merik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoshino counters with a left to the body.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Hoshino's body.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merik Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Hunt gets tackled into the cage by Hoshino. Hoshino maintains the clinch.
Hoshino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoshino is struggling to control the position.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Hoshino.
Hoshino tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hoshino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hoshino.
Hoshino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoshino struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hoshino gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
Hoshino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoshino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.

Hunt is rocked!
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoshino lands a big right hand that drops Hunt! The killer instinct kicks in and Hoshino finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hoshino!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kantaro Hoshino!
Kantaro Hoshino very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.