PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hunt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chan
vs
Hunt

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simo Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chan tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Chan to work.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chan's efforts to push away.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Simo Chan has been cut.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunt just leaning against Chan, taking a breather.

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hunt drives through and clinches with Chan against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
A short uppercut from Hunt.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Chan is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chan has his back to the cage.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.

Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Chan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hunt after a bit of a struggle.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Chan blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Chan tries to clinch
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Chan. No joy for Hunt on that attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan avoiding damage.
Chan looking for a takedown.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chan's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Chan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chan's efforts to push away.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chan's face.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Chan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Chan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chan tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Hunt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Chan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Chan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.

Hunt has Chan up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Chan.
Chan prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Mike Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Chan prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Chan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan walks into a jab.

Chan clinches with his opponent.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hunt working Chan over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chan is defended easily by Hunt.
Chan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simo Chan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hunt with a poor takedown

and Chan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Chan blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Chan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hunt drives through and clinches with Chan against the cage.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt stalls.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chan as he jumps to the side.
Simo Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt stalling.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.

Chan manages to pull guard.
Hunt controlling from the top position.

Chan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunt landing some decent shots from guard.
Chan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Hunt controlling from the top position.
Chan controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chan is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Hunt lands the left hand.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Chan takes it in his stride.

Hunt darts in and clinches Chan up against the cage.
Chan can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chan has his back to the cage.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
Mike Hunt spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.