PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hunter (ranked 3545 p4p, 381 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 5312 p4p, 487 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hunter
vs
Unbelivable

178 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Sportivité

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbelivable tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunter stuffs the takedown.
Unbelivable takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Unbelivable with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Unbelivable takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Unbelivable is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunter's half guard.
Hunter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Unbelivable content to stall in guard here.

Hunter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unbelivable can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hunter seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Unbelivable must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unbelivable stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hunter is on top in guard.

Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunter scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Unbelivable keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Hunter landing some decent shots from guard.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Unbelivable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unbelivable utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control but Unbelivable is working from the bottom.
Hunter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Unbelivable's head.
Unbelivable is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunter pushing down on Unbelivable's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Unbelivable tries to roll over but Hunter keeps him under control.
Unbelivable is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunter's back!
Hunter trying to control the hands but Unbelivable won't let him.
Hunter tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Unbelivable.
Unbelivable doesn't have the hooks in and Hunter manages to turn into his guard.
Hunter working some strikes from top position.
Hunter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hunter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Unbelivable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unbelivable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Unbelivable looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter with a nice head shot there.
Hunter is in close to Unbelivable's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunter advances position into side control!

Hunter is trying to get an arm triangle but Unbelivable is defending well.
Hunter wants to control but Unbelivable is keeping him busy.
Hunter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Unbelivable's legs.
We've been informed that Unbelivable has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Unbelivable manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hunter's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Hunter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Unbelivable.
Unbelivable with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hunter moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Unbelivable looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
A short left from Hunter.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unbelivable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunter smiles and moves away.
Damian Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usko Unbelivable.
Unbelivable with a poor takedown
and Hunter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unbelivable can do to turn this around?
Hunter lands a glancing blow to the side of Unbelivable's head.

Unbelivable is rocked!
Hunter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unbelivable gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Unbelivable is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Unbelivable is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Unbelivable. That did some damage!
Unbelivable seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter lands with an overhand left.
Unbelivable fails with the takedown
and Hunter counters with a nice leg kick.
Unbelivable has his takedown stuffed
and Hunter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Unbelivable's knee momentarily.

Hunter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
Unbelivable takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunter.
Hunter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Unbelivable! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hunter is unloading with more strikes now! Unbelivable drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Hunter!
During a confident post fight interview, Damian Hunter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.