PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hole Reemer (ranked 636 p4p, 1651 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 93 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Reemer
vs
Hunt

189 cm
22
210
8 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
223
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
New Standard

Arcticus University: London
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hole Reemer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reemer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reemer misses the body punch
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch but Reemer moves out of range.
Reemer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reemer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reemer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Reemer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reemer tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reemer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reemer lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Reemer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reemer.
Reemer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reemer throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt with a nice calf kick.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Reemer misses.
Hunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reemer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reemer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Reemer throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reemer.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reemer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Paul Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt defending well as Reemer loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Reemer moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reemer. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a leg kick

and Reemer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reemer.
Hunt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Reemer is proving a slippery customer.
Reemer trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Reemer distracts Hunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunt trying to control the position.

Hunt wriggles free and stands up.
Hunt has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reemer digs a good hook to Hunt's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer moves away from the strike by Hunt.
A jab from Reemer misses.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reemer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Reemer.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reemer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reemer scores with a punch to the head.
Reemer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reemer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reemer scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Reemer checks it.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Reemer in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reemer digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt wants to break free but Reemer has control.
Reemer blocking some punches.
Reemer wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Reemer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reemer lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Reemer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reemer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hunt throws a push kick but Reemer slaps the foot to one side.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Reemer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Reemer. Beautiful body shot.
Paul Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt misses with a straight left.

Reemer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hunt is trying to defend but Reemer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hunt tries to kick Reemer off in order to stand up. Reemer Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Reemer working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reemer lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.
Hunt tries to improve position but can't.
Hunt is trying to control Reemer's posture but Reemer avoids it.
Hunt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reemer working away.
The strikes coming from Reemer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hunt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reemer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Reemer cracks Hunt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reemer cracks Hunt with a big right hand but Hunt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reemer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to kick Reemer off but Reemer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hunt keeping control of the position.
Hunt trying to control from the bottom.
Reemer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reemer tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.
Reemer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reemer connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Reemer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunt moves into full guard.
Reemer is looking to advance position but Hunt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reemer is squirming around, avoiding Hunt's attempts to control the action.
Reemer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunt wants to control the pace but Reemer is squirming around nicely.
Hunt controlling his opponent.
Reemer is trying to escape the mount.
Reemer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Hunt trying to control but Reemer is having none of it.
Hunt controlling from the full mount.
Reemer is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hole Reemer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reemer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reemer closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Reemer pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reemer checks it well.
Reemer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reemer blocks a jab.
Reemer throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reemer checks it well.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Reemer pushes him off.
Reemer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Reemer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer takes one to the chin there.
Hunt staying out of range there.
A jab from Reemer finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Hunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reemer doesn't seem phased though.
Reemer missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reemer cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Reemer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Hunt. No joy for Reemer on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Reemer.
Reemer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reemer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Reemer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Reemer.
Reemer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Reemer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Reemer throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Hunt misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt defending well as Reemer loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reemer.
Reemer misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt misses the jab.
Reemer swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reemer.
Paul Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Reemer saw it coming and moves away.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Reemer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reemer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Reemer lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt takes a swing at Reemer's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Reemer misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Reemer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hole Reemer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reemer.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Reemer moved out of range nicely.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reemer misses with a hook.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Reemer checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Reemer's head back.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Reemer ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt cracks Reemer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Reemer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Reemer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Reemer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt digs a good hook to Reemer's body.
Reemer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Reemer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Reemer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hunt is trying to defend but Reemer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reemer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reemer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
Hunt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Hunt.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Hunt!