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SSG 326 Hunt vs Ottke PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 8 losses; Mike Hunt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 77 wins and 54 losses; Rolf Ottke! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Ottke looks for a takedown but Hunt sprawls well. Ottke tries to sprawl but Hunt drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hunt (2) vs (0) Ottke Ottke wants to get back to full guard but Hunt has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (5) vs (0) Ottke Ottke wants to hold on but Hunt pushes him away. Hunt controlling the position easily from mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ottke is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ottke manages to regain half guard. Good work. Ottke controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Hunt is keen to just control but Ottke is a slippery customer. Hunt stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ottke has a hand on Hunt's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hunt takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (8) vs (0) Ottke Ottke tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away. 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. Ottke is squirming around, avoiding Hunt's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunt looking to control and managing it successfully. Hunt avoids the attempt from Ottke to control. Hunt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Ottke tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ottke is squirming around, avoiding Hunt's attempts to control the action. Ottke tries to lock up and control but Hunt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Hunt controlling the pace for now. Ottke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hunt content just to control the position here. Hunt wants to control but Ottke has made it back to half guard. Nice work. Ottke is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Hunt trying to control the action but Ottke is working from the bottom. Ottke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Hunt controlling the action here. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Hunt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Ottke works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Ottke working a defensive guard here.
Ottke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there. Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Ottke being controlled here, momentarily. Hunt looking to pass the guard. Hunt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (11) vs (0) Ottke
That's ten minutes gone in the round. The referee asks Hunt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hunt prefers to stall for the moment though. Ottke struggling a bit here. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Ottke looking for a sweep but Hunt has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Hunt (13) vs (0) Ottke Hunt controlling the pace for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Hunt avoids the attempt from Ottke to control. Ottke is squirming around, avoiding Hunt's attempts to control the action. Ottke is looking to get to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Hunt controlling the pace for now. Hunt wants to control the pace but Ottke is squirming around nicely. Ottke tries to reverse the position but Hunt maintains control. Hunt content just to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Hunt trying to control but he's not successful this time. Hunt controlling the position easily from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Ottke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hunt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Ottke is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight! Hunt takes the fight on points by 13 to 0. Post fight, an emotional Mike Hunt said 'Which way to the fat chicks? Wooooooooooo!'. |
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