PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 134 p4p, 478 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 19 p4p, 73 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gora
vs
Hunt

194 cm
29
213
15 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
223
12 - 4 - 1

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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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Gora slips the punch.
Gora avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Gora throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Gora counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Gora off balance momentarily.
Hunt tries to move into range but Gora moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Paul Hunt has been cut.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Gora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt lands a high kick!
Gora keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Gora wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Gora.
Gora throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Gora uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Hunt backs away, Gora returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gora on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gora looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Gora fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gora counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paul Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gora thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gora stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gora lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora misses with a hook
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Gora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Hunt looks to move away, Gora throws a big counter combo but Hunt just gets out of the way.
Gora throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hunt rushes Gora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gora backwards.
Gora is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.

Gora manages to break the clinch.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gora takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gora swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Gora's shoulder, as Gora tries to avoid the shot.
Gora was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gora throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gora.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Gora fails to land.
Gora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Gora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Gora takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gora has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt throws the left hand but Gora avoids the punch easily.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Gora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Gora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Gora moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Gora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Gora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Gora.
Hunt throws a leg kick
letting Gora counter with a right hand.
Gora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left and a right from Gora both land. Nice combination.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Gora.

Gora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gora throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gora misses with a low kick.
Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora connects with the punch.

That has opened up Paul Hunt's cut even more.

Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gora fails to land.
Gora lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gora.
A short left from Hunt.
Gora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Gora.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gora blocks an uppercut.
Gora lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Gora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gora seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hunt can turn it around.
Gora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Gora scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.

Gora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gora throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gora on the side of the head.
Hunt moves out of range as Gora throws a body kick.
Gora takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Borowa Gora is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

The cut above Paul Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gora connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gora throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Gora down.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gora.
Gora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Gora's knee but Gora avoids it well.
Hunt misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Gora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gora fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Gora.
Gora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
As Hunt looks to move away, Gora throws a big counter combo but Hunt just gets out of the way.
Gora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gora scrambles back to his feet.
Gora has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Gora's head.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gora counters with a nice uppercut.

Paul Hunt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A low kick from Gora is predictable there
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Gora.
Hunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Borowa Gora!
Borowa Gora bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.