PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Bross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bross has chosen Jamelia - Superstar as his entrance music. Matt Hunter had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Lars Bross has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hunter
vs
Bross

194 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Bross!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bross avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Hunter looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Bross.
Hunter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunter somewhat.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Bross.
Bross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Bross lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Bross drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bross lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bross creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bross slows the pace down.
Bross throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hunter prevents Bross from improving position.
Hunter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bross working the head and body with strikes.
Bross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Bross cracks Hunter with a big right hand but Hunter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hunter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bross landing strikes.
Bross working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter taking a bit of punishment here - Bross scoring with strikes.
Bross controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bross scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hunter to see if he's OK.
Hunter pushes Bross away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bross gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bross is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter stops Bross from passing to mount.
Bross remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hunter wants to control but Bross postures up.
Bross is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bross passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunter!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bross lands a heavy elbow.
Bross raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Bross.
Bross in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bross postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hunter looks a forlorn figure.
Bross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hunter is looking to escape.
Bross landing strikes from the mount and Hunter is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bross is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bross trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bross takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bross scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bross is landing with some decent strikes but Hunter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hunter taking shots to the head.
Bross controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Bross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Bross. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Hunter shoots and misses

and Bross counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bross looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bross is looking to advance position but Hunter won't allow it.
Bross is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hunter!
Bross takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Bross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bross lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bross takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bross is landing with some decent strikes but Hunter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bross lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bross sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bross lands a big shot there that rocks Hunter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter is in a horrible position here. Bross smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bross tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bross tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Hunter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bross working Hunter over with strikes here.
Bross cracks Hunter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Bross connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bross lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bross.
Bross with a couple of short strikes.
Bross scoring with strikes but Hunter is staying in there.
Bross working Hunter over with strikes here.
Bross controlling from the full mount.
Bross looking to finish Hunter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunter!
Bross sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bross cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bross lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunter hang on?
Bross is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hunter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
The referee warns Hunter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bross punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hunter is desperately trying to improve his position but Bross has a good base and remains in mount.
Bross with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Bross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bross cracks Hunter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bross connects with a nice looking jab.

Bross has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bross works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bross landing with the ground and pound.
Bross stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bross slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Bross tries to pass.
Bross pushing down on Hunter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bross trying to pass the guard but Hunter defending well.
Nice strikes from Bross there.
Bross is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bross controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bross wants to take a breather but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter trying to control here.
Bross is trying to control. Hunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bross passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bross scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunter?
Bross controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bross landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bross looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bross has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hunter's face.
Bross tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Lars Bross just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bross looks to land a combination. Hunter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Bross takes the fight into the clinch.

Bross turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunter defending well though.
Bross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bross thows a huge punch but Hunter dodges it nicely.
Bross prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Bross throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Bross tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matt Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bross lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunter off the cage and back into rage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Bross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bross has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Bross!