PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 810 p4p, 111 weight class) and Jermey Arnold (ranked 1279 p4p, 177 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hunt
vs
Arnold

181 cm
38
180 lbs
40 - 17 - 0

190 cm
39
203 lbs
35 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermey Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt cracks Arnold with a good jab.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Arnold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnold! But no joy.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hunt instigates a clinch.
Arnold taking a breather.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnold avoids the damage to the body.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Arnold managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arnold.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arnold up against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arnold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Arnold stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arnold as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Arnold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arnold effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Arnold displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt wants to stall.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Arnold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arnold or not.
Arnold is stalling here.
Arnold tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Hunt is leaning against Arnold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arnold looks winded!
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Arnold blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Arnold's head.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.

Arnold is rocked!
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold seems to have recovered his senses.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
Hunt presses Arnold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hunt feints and then cracks Arnold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arnold down.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arnold counters with a two punch combo.
Arnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Jermey Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnold falls off balance throwing a combination

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt taking a breather.
Arnold looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt trying to stall but Arnold improves his position.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Arnold takes a shot to the head.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arnold misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Arnold landing knees to the body.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Arnold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Arnold working Hunt over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Arnold pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arnold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Arnold is breathing heavily.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt throws a big uppercut that drops Arnold! More strikes from Hunt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Arnold lies dazed against the cage as Hunt celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.