PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Microscopic Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad to The Bone . Tutov has chosen 7B - Young Winds as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrey Tutov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hunt
vs
Tutov

168 cm
39
144 lbs
37 - 24 - 5

169 cm
32
144 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 5, fighting out of London, Microscopic Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Tutov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Tutov scores with a leg kick.
Andrey Tutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Tutov checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Tutov moves away and avoids it.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Tutov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tutov can pounce on him.
Tutov moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Tutov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Tutov misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tutov's calf.
The crowd cheers as Tutov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Tutov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt is looking to counter the offense by Tutov and move into the clinch.
Hunt lands with a nice combination. Tutov backs away looking to recover.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Tutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Tutov's head but Tutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tutov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tutov swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tutov.
Tutov thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
Tutov misses the jab.
Hunt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tutov.
Tutov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tutov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
letting Tutov counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov blocks the body kick.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Tutov.
Tutov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tutov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Tutov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tutov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tutov.
Hunt tries to counter by clinching up but Tutov breaks away and moves out of range.
Tutov throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tutov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tutov. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tutov.
Tutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Tutov.
A nice side step and Tutov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Tutov's head but Tutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tutov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tutov.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Nice defenses there by Tutov.
Tutov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
Tutov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tutov cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Tutov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Tutov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Tutov saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tutov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Tutov moved out of range nicely.
Hunt misses the jab.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Tutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt is looking to counter the offense by Tutov and move into the clinch.
Tutov clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt tests Tutov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Tutov counters with a good, hard body kick but Hunt shrugs it off.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tutov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
Tutov throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Decent striking displayed by Tutov there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Tutov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Tutov counters with a straight right hand.
Tutov throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Tutov checks it.
Tutov throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt throws a low kick but Tutov moves out of range easily.
Tutov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hunt blocks it well.
Hunt throws a low kick but Tutov moves out of range easily.
Andrey Tutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tutov, right into the meat.
Tutov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Tutov moved out of range nicely.
Tutov throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutov throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hunt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tutov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tutov scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Tutov counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Tutov to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Tutov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tutov.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov lands with a good body shot.
Tutov looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Tutov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Tutov.
Tutov blocks a leg kick.
Tutov throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses.
Tutov thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hunt is rocked!
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Tutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Tutov's front leg but catches the back leg as Tutov tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tutov.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tutov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Tutov.
Hunt throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Tutov is out of range.
Tutov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tutov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Tutov moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Tutov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Tutov.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hunt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tutov - the referee stops the clock and Hunt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tutov. Hunt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tutov misses with a left hand

and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tutov backwards.
Tutov is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Tutov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Tutov.
Tutov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Tutov blocks a body shot from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tutov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tutov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tutov works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Tutov - that landed with a thud.
Hunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt looking to stall.
Tutov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tutov.
Tutov lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Tutov gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Tutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Tutov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Tutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tutov.
Hunt is looking to counter the offense by Tutov and move into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.

Tutov cracks Hunt with an uppercut from hell and Hunt crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Tutov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hunt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tutov passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hunt! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tutov jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Tutov!
An out of breath Andrey Tutov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.