PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 2077 p4p, 246 weight class) and Maxwell House (ranked 757 p4p, 104 weight class). House comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coffee? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pave Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maxwell House's chin.

Hunt
vs
House

188 cm
29
180 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

178 cm
29
180 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell House!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
House tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that House has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from House.
House stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House blocking some punches.
House wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt lands a left hand.
House misses with some punches.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.

House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt lands a high kick!
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
House misses the jab.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
House blocking some punches.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.

House manages to break the clinch.

Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
A nice left hand lands by House.
House looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
House prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with some punches.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.

House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
House misses with a straight left.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
House slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Good shot there by House.
House keeps Hunt at a distance using the push kick.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces House off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Hunt clobbers House with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt closes the distance but House moves to the side
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and House takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
House swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
House needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Pave Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pave Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

House throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. House catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
House looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt House.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt moves out of range as House throws a body kick.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
House pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from House.
Hunt misses with a looping left.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
House misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
House misses with some punches.
House blocks an uppercut.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
House blocks an uppercut.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
House blocking some punches.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

House breaks from the clinch.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
House misses with a low kick.
House throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
House misses with a head kick.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hunt throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
House is looking for the big counter here.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
House with a jab.
House dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
House slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
House looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from House.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from House finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by House.
House darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt misses with a combination
and House counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maxwell House will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hunt tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
Hunt throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
Hunt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from House. That one must have hurt.
House lands a jab.
House lands with an overhand left.
House scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
House bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
House lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House motions for Hunt to come forward. House throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
House lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by House.
House circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt moves away from the strike by House.
Hunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
House cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
House tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hunt is rocked!
House throws a quick head kick that knocks Hunt silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! House is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maxwell House!
Our winner, Maxwell House, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.