PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malig Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Stiffington Jr
vs
Hunt

162 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Stiffington Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malig Hunt!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffington Jr takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Stiffington Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stiffington Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Stiffington Jr is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stiffington Jr stops Hunt from standing up.
Stiffington Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stiffington Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffington Jr won't allow Hunt to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiffington Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hunt's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Stiffington Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hunt has hold of Stiffington Jr's hands but Stiffington Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stiffington Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Stiffington Jr there.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stiffington Jr is working away from the top position though.
Stiffington Jr working Hunt over with strikes.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Hunt tries to kick Stiffington Jr off but Stiffington Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stiffington Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stiffington Jr winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunt trying to control but Stiffington Jr postures up.
Stiffington Jr working Hunt over with strikes.
Stiffington Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stiffington Jr content to control rather than advance.
Stiffington Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stiffington Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stiffington Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Stiffington Jr is controlling well.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard but Stiffington Jr has passed into side control.
Stiffington Jr lands a few punches from side control.
Stiffington Jr working the head with strikes.
Stiffington Jr controls the position.
Stiffington Jr is putting a hurting on Hunt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stiffington Jr working away.
Stiffington Jr lands a few punches from side control.
Stiffington Jr passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunt!
Stiffington Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiffington Jr landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt tries to hold on but Stiffington Jr postures up.
Stiffington Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hunt is in a horrible position here. Stiffington Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stiffington Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hunt wants to control but Stiffington Jr is having none of it.
Hunt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunt taking shots to the head.
Stiffington Jr controlling from mount.
Stiffington Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stiffington Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Stiffington Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stiffington Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Stiffington Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Stiffington Jr throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Stiffington Jr's legs.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Stiffington Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stiffington Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Stiffington Jr jumps back.
Hunt stuns Stiffington Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Stiffington Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hunt has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stiffington Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Stiffington Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stiffington Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Stiffington Jr looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Stiffington Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Stiffington Jr misses the shot to the body.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Stiffington Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stiffington Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt slips a jab from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Stiffington Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stiffington Jr misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Stiffington Jr blocks the leg kick.
Stiffington Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Stiffington Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there

and Stiffington Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stiffington Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stiffington Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hunt is looking to control Stiffington Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Stiffington Jr seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Stiffington Jr.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Stiffington Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Stiffington Jr there.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Stiffington Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stiffington Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stiffington Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stiffington Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stiffington Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunt taking some punishment here, with Stiffington Jr in his half guard.
Stiffington Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stiffington Jr slips a nice elbow through Hunt's hands, connecting with Hunt's forehead.
Stiffington Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod Stiffington Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt takes a swing at Stiffington Jr's ribcage but misses.
Stiffington Jr throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Stiffington Jr wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt takes a swing at Stiffington Jr's ribcage but misses.
Stiffington Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stiffington Jr off to one side.
Stiffington Jr blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Stiffington Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Stiffington Jr misses.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Stiffington Jr's knee but Stiffington Jr avoids it well.
Hunt throws a leg kick

and Stiffington Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hunt is looking to get back to is feet but Stiffington Jr passes into side control.
Hunt is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stiffington Jr is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Stiffington Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.

It looks like Malig Hunt has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stiffington Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt working to try and regain half guard.
Stiffington Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr with good strikes from the mount here!

That has opened up Malig Hunt's cut even more.
Stiffington Jr landing strikes from the mount.

Hunt is rocked!
Stiffington Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Stiffington Jr finish him?
Stiffington Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stiffington Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunt?
A big strike lands for Stiffington Jr! That's really hurt Hunt and he's turned his back - Stiffington Jr keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Stiffington Jr jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Stiffington Jr!
Rod Stiffington Jr retains his bantamweight title!
Rod Stiffington Jr 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.