PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Hunt (ranked 3438 p4p, 3478 weight class) and Logan Nail (ranked 477 p4p, 481 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hunt
vs
Nail

188 cm
23
202
4 - 6 - 0

194 cm
26
200
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pate Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Nail!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Nail misses
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Nail fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan Nail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nail.
Nail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Nail tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nail gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt is trying to drag Nail to the mat but Nail just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Nail pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nail throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Nail swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Nail does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail scores with a shot to the body.
Nail moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Nail tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nail tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries to counter with a takedown but Nail is quick to defend against it.

Nail forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Nail misses with some punches.
Nail gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pate Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nail throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Nail gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Hunt has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Nail pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Nail has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nail gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nail after a bit of a struggle.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Nail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nail avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Nail working aggressively here.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Nail lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nail prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nail pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Nail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nail scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nail throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Nail tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Nail doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nail looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Nail saw that one coming.
Nail throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Nail scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Nail tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nail wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nail closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.

Hunt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nail is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nail keeps working.
Nail wants to get back to full guard.

Hunt is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Nail still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Nail has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Nail is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nail tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Nail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Nail misses with a body shot.
Nail wants to clinch
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Nail clinches.
Nail stops a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Nail is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nail lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nail swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nail has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nail misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pate Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt is pressed up against the cage. Nail has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hunt down to the mat. Hunt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nail closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nail tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Nail! Hunt is backing up but he can't get away as Nail lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hunt and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Logan Nail!
A pretty intense looking Logan Nail took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.