PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 375 p4p, 54 weight class) and Daniel Bornholm (ranked 1668 p4p, 206 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Eat You Alive. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hunt
vs
Bornholm

188 cm
32
180 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

183 cm
29
189 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bornholm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt takes a swing at Bornholm's ribcage but misses.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bornholm has time to react.

It looks like Daniel Bornholm has been cut.
Bornholm throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bornholm counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt throws a jab when Bornholm was well out of range.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bornholm.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Bornholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunt checks a low kick from Bornholm.
Hunt lands a head shot.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bornholm slips under a jab from Hunt.
Bornholm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Bornholm counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Bornholm connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Bornholm moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
We've been told by Hunt's head coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bornholm 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.
Nice defenses there by Bornholm.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Bornholm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bornholm throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Bornholm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bornholm.
Bornholm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bornholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bornholm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bornholm at a distance.
Bornholm throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Bornholm only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Bornholm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bornholm.
Bornholm throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bornholm just manages to avoid it.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bornholm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt cracks Bornholm with a good jab.
Bornholm digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Bornholm scoring well with a low kick there.
Bornholm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bornholm throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Bornholm swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Bornholm tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Bornholm throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pave Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bornholm's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bornholm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bornholm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Bornholm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Bornholm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bornholm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pave Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Bornholm looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Bornholm lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the ropes and back into range.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Bornholm throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bornholm lands a front kick.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Bornholm stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bornholm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bornholm avoids it.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bornholm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bornholm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bornholm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt jabs Bornholm right on the nose. Bornholm blinks but takes it well.
Hunt circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bornholm drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hunt follows Bornholm to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pave Hunt!
Pave Hunt retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Pave Hunt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.