PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 338 p4p, 583 weight class) and Malig Hunt (ranked 52 p4p, 83 weight class). O Brien's entrance music is Sweet Leaf. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Brien
vs
Hunt

177 cm
23
166
10 - 3 - 0

172 cm
23
156
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
O Brien throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Brien with a body shot.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
O Brien scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hunt blocks a jab.
O Brien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
O Brien scores with a spinning back kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and O Brien tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.

It looks like Malig Hunt has been cut.
Hunt jabs at O Brien's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by O Brien.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
O Brien jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a thumping low kick.
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 lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands a slapping body shot.

Hunt rushes O Brien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Brien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Brien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Brien tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing O Brien back against the cage.

O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of O Brien's head.
O Brien misses the jab.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - O Brien had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
O Brien swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hunt lands a body shot.

O Brien gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Brien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.

O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
It looked like O Brien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Hunt.
O Brien is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Brien had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Hunt digs a good hook to O Brien's body.
Hunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Malig Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malig Hunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Brien is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
Hunt lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Brien.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Malig Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt lands a jab to O Brien's midsection.
O Brien throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
O Brien throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt tries to counter with a clinch but O Brien shakes him off and moves away.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malig Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt with a hook.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
Hunt throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt throws a one two combo.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and O Brien tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from O Brien.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like O Brien was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Hunt jabs at O Brien's body.
A low kick from O Brien misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
Hunt cracks O Brien with a good jab.
Hunt throws a one two combo.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Brien backs up against the cage.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from O Brien.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brien cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.
O Brien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hunt both land. Nice combination.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Brien misses the jab.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by O Brien.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hunt swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Hunt tries to counter with a clinch but O Brien shakes him off and moves away.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien sets himself, and Hunt steps forward looking for the clinch! O Brien avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands a body shot.
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 tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.

Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt digs a right hand into O Brien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Brien's gas tank.

O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Brien lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
O Brien shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hunt eats them both and turns towards O Brien to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brien seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malig Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malig Hunt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

O Brien misses the body punch
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Hunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunt thuds a left hand into O Brien's body.
Hunt throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Brien throws a leg kick
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
O Brien misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt lands the left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt lands with a hook. O Brien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
O Brien scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a hook. O Brien ducked under it nicely.
O Brien throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.

Hunt is rocked!
O Brien throws an overhand right that drops Hunt like a sack of potatoes! O Brien dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles O Brien!
Miles O Brien retains his lightweight title!
Miles O Brien decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.