PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nunes
vs
Hunt

185 cm
26
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Highland Clothing

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Nunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Nunes.
Hunt defending well as Nunes loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nunes.
Hunt 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.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Nunes circles away easily
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt moves out of range as Nunes strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt tries to counter with a clinch but Nunes shakes him off and moves away.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Nunes sprawls well.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nunes lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt throws a head kick that Nunes semi-blocks.
Hunt wants to clinch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt wants to clinch
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Nunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Nunes.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nunes lands a two punch combo.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Vicente Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nunes with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body kick there by Hunt.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Nunes misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Nunes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Nunes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nunes throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Nunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vicente Nunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes connects with a body shot.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Nunes throws a leg kick

and Hunt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Nunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Nunes.
Nunes lands a body shot.
Nunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Nunes lands with a left to the head.
Nunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Nunes tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Nunes back against the cage.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt is looking to control Nunes's arms but Nunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt jumps guard but Nunes stands there with Hunt around his waist. Hunt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hunt is rocked!
Nunes tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Nunes finish him?
Nunes working aggressively here.
Come on Nunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Nunes misses with a body punch.
Nunes is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nunes lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nunes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nunes lands with a light punch inside.
Nunes lands a nice uppercut.
Vicente Nunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nunes pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Nunes lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Nunes - that landed with a thud.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Nunes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hunt after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Nunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Nunes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nunes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hunt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nunes pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Nunes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunt manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hunt has his foot on Nunes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nunes works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Nunes is proving a slippery customer.
Nunes is stalling in the full guard.

Nunes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nunes has managed to get both his arms back between Hunt's legs - danger averted.

Hunt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nunes is aware though and is defending well.
Nunes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hunt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nunes defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Hunt looking for a guillotine here but Nunes defends easily.

Hunt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Nunes jabs at Hunt's body.
Hunt slips under a jab from Nunes.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt throws a low kick but Nunes avoids it.
Nunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nunes scores with a decent looking hook.
Nunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Nunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vicente Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Nunes misses the target.
Nunes connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Nunes.
Nunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunes lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Vicente Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Nunes!