PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunt
vs
Waters

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Waters!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Waters's head.

Waters forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Waters lands a shot to the body.
Waters swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Waters misses with the head strike.
Waters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Waters stalling.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Waters misses with the head strike.
Hunt is trying to push Waters away but Waters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt tries to pull guard but Waters forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Waters fails to land.
Waters works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Waters lands a body shot.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Waters as the two fighters clinch.
Waters lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
A head punch on the inside from Waters fails to land.
Waters lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waters has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waters or not.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Waters has double underhooks.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
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!

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

Hunt closes the distance and pushes Waters back into the cage.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Waters scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waters.
Hunt letting Waters take a breather here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Waters - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Waters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waters stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Waters has him pressed against the cage.
Waters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Waters tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.

Waters breaks from the clinch.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Waters avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Waters misses.
Hunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Waters pushes him off.
Nice shot by Waters.

Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Waters tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Waters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Waters connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Waters.
Waters cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
Waters lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Waters keeps it at a distance.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Waters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waters has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duncan Waters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Waters lands a body shot.
Waters lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waters tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Waters fails to land.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.

Waters manages to break the clinch.
Ivan Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Waters there.

It looks like Ivan Hunt has been cut.
Waters throws out a powerful jab.

Hunt is rocked!
Waters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
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.
Waters thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Waters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Waters avoids it really well and circles away.
Waters steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hunt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Waters with a hook.
Hunt walks straight into a right hand from Waters - that's dropped him! Waters jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hunt from any more punishment! Hunt complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Duncan Waters!