PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pate Hunt (ranked 1840 p4p, 1343 weight class) and Lefty Johnson (ranked 105 p4p, 80 weight class). Johnson has chosen Masturbate by Outlaw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Hunt
vs
Johnson

159 cm
24
143
8 - 6 - 0

153 cm
21
148
6 - 3 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pate Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lefty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt motions for Johnson to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hunt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Hunt misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Hunt.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson is stalling here.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Johnson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lefty Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt is working Johnson over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunt gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Hunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Lefty Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
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 Pate Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hunt scores with a nice right hand.

Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Johnson lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pate Hunt!
The defeated Lefty Johnson had this to say: 'My left arm is always strong, remember that!'.