PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. Silik Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jan Pope's chin.

Pope
vs
Hunt

181 cm
25
153 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

175 cm
39
154 lbs
33 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Pope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.

Pope takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Pope.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Pope working aggressively here.
Pope blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands a body punch.
A short right from Pope.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Pope.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pope working aggressively here.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Hunt.
Pope blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Pope.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Hunt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Pope blocks it.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt has Pope pushed against the cage.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Pope has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Silik Hunt.
Hunt tests Pope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Pope counters with a nice uppercut.
Silik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.

Pope is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.

Pope gets a clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands with a right to the head.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
Hunt presses Pope against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt taking a breather.
A short right from Pope.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Pope trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pope stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
Hunt avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silik Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pope throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt wants to slow Pope down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pope.
Pope moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hunt rushes Pope and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Pope blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Hunt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt stalling.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
A hook to the body from Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silik Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Pope trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Pope misses with some punches.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jan Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silik Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pope.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pope tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Hunt clinches.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt tries to work over Pope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
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!
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.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope misses with some punches.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Hunt avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.

Pope breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pope went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pope gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Pope's leg. Pope is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silik Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope tries to work over Hunt's front leg with a kick but Hunt checks it.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Pope.

Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Pope holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pope is out of range.
Pope slips a straight right by Hunt.
As Hunt tries to get set, Pope tries to push him back and clinch up but Hunt manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hunt lands a left and a right that send Pope crashing to the mat, dazed. Hunt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pope rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.

Hunt drops Pope onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pope is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pope! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hunt is unloading with more strikes now! Pope drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silik Hunt!
A relieved looking Silik Hunt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.