PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 1457 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 153 p4p, 210 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hunt
vs
Harris

196 cm
20
275
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
21
227
9 - 0 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Harris moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Harris misses with an uppercut
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Hunt slips a jab from Harris.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut

and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Hunt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harris back to the cage. Hunt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range as Harris strikes.

Harris feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hunt sprawling to the canvas! Hunt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harris finish him?!

Hunt is rocked!

It looks like Phol Hunt has been cut.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocking some punches.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt cracks Harris with a good jab.
Hunt tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Harris might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harris.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris tries to clinch but Hunt moves away
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt connects with a jab.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt sets himself, and Harris steps forward looking for the clinch! Hunt avoids it this time.
Hunt throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Harris's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Harris.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Harris misses.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt cracks Harris with a good jab.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris misses with a hook.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunt stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt is stalling here.
Harris prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Harris.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Harris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris misses with a right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Hunt closes the distance and clinches.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a jab to Harris's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch position.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raven Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Harris scores with a hook.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.

Hunt closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris 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.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phol 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Phol Hunt!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Phol Hunt!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Phol Hunt!

Phol Hunt wins by unanimous decision!