PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Dred looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dred
vs
Hunter

189 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Dred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Hunter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.
Dred looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hunter throws a right and a left that Dred avoids nicely.
Hunter swinging wilding here.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter throws a right hand that Dred ducks under and follows up with a left that Dred also avoids with ease.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Hunter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
Mark Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dred closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Dred is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dred prevents Hunter from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Dred is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dred wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Hunter lands a two punch combo.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dred circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter tries to bum rush Dred with a series of wild strikes but Dred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks to land a combination. Dred sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hunter!
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mark Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hunter duly obliges.
Hunter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter lands with a nice combination. Dred backs away looking to recover.
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Hunter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dred backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Dred bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter scores with a one two! Dred had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dred.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hunter lands a two punch combo.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Dred moves out of range.
Dred has a takedown stuffed.
Hunter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hunter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Hunter.
Hunter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunter tries to bum rush Dred with a series of wild strikes but Dred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Dred moves out of range.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Dred has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunter swinging wilding here.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunter scores with a four punch combination!
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter looks to land a combination. Dred sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Dred avoids it well.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dred circles away quickly and effectively.
Dred has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.
Dred dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dred circles away quickly and effectively.
Dred shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunter throws a right hand that Dred ducks under and follows up with a left that Dred also avoids with ease.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice combination there by Hunter.
Hunter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dred backs up against the cage.
Hunter scores with a three punch combo!
Hunter swinging wilding here.
Hunter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunter.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter tries to bum rush Dred with a series of wild strikes but Dred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Hunter blocks the low kick.

Dred drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hunter wants to stand but Dred is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dred. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Dred from controlling successfully.

Dred is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dred prevents Hunter from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dred pushing down on Hunter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Hunter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hunter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hunter duly obliges.
Dred looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunter is fending him off so far but Dred persists. Nope, Hunter circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunter throws a series of strikes that have Dred backpedaling.
Hunter stalks Dred and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dred's face. Dred staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Dred takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dred tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter stalks Dred and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dred's face. Dred staggers backwards, shaken.
Dred looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dred is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Dred avoids it well.
Hunter throws a right hand that Dred ducks under and follows up with a left that Dred also avoids with ease.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dred dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Dred avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dred has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dred backs up against the cage.
Ricky Dred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter throws a series of strikes that have Dred backpedaling.
Hunter lands a two punch combo.
Hunter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunter throws a one two combo.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Dred moves out of range.
Dred fails to land the takedown.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Dred moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunter scores with a four punch combination!
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dred looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunter!

Dred is working for a guillotine from mount but Hunter frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dred lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Hunter.
I've got Hunter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hunter!