PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mrs ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory. ko has chosen get back as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hunter
vs
ko

186 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mrs ko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter is looking to clinch but ko is avoiding it.
ko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunter in his tracks.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from ko.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on ko's shoulder, as ko tries to avoid the shot.
ko throws a combination. Hunter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and ko counters with a nice body shot.
ko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
ko throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but ko is keeping the position.

ko pushes Hunter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ko counters with a nice uppercut.
ko throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
ko lands with a nice body punch.
ko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
ko lands with a cross.
ko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ko lands a nice shot to the body.
ko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from ko.
ko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunter's head backwards.
mrs ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hunter has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ko tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
Hunter prevents ko from breaking the clinch.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of ko's head.
A hook to the body from Hunter.
ko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.

ko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but ko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ko stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
mrs ko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter tries for a takedown but ko circles away easily
and ko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ko lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Hunter moves into range and clinches up with ko.

Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a head kick that ko semi-blocks.

It looks like mrs ko has been cut.
Hunter misses with a combination
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.
ko is working the combinations to good effect here.
ko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
ko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ko connects with a jab.
ko scores with a punch to the head.
ko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunter.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but ko pushes him off.
ko misses with a combination

and Hunter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunter's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.
ko takes one to the chin there.
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!
ko misses with a two punch combination.
ko scores with a nice strike.
Hunter throws a hook but ko avoids it easily.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from ko.

Hunter gets the takedown into side control.

Hunter tries for a kimura but ko is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hunter is trying to get an arm triangle but ko is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

ko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
ko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
mrs ko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter looks to clinch
and ko counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.
Hunter dives in and grabs ko's left leg, looking for a takedown. ko pushes down on Hunter's head and hops out.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but ko swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hunter clinches.

Hunter tightens his grip and picks ko up, before dumping him to the ground. ko manages to land in guard.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ko is keeping the position for now.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control but ko is working from the bottom.

Hunter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and ko dives on top into guard.
Hunter seems keen to control ko's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
ko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hunter is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but ko is one step ahead there.
Hunter controlling ko's posture.

That's four 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.
Hunter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for ko!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hunter throws out a loose jab but ko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter darts in trying to clinch
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.
mrs ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ko checks the leg kick.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from ko.
ko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as ko backs up against the cage.
ko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
ko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and ko duly obliges.
ko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ko scores with a hook to the body. Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but ko moved out of range.
ko misses with a two punch combination.
ko throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter wants to clinch up but ko keeps it at a distance.
Hunter wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunter fails with the takedown
and ko counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from ko does no damage.
Hunter throws a head kick but ko moves out of range.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter throws a head kick but ko moves out of range.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but ko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter throws a sloppy body shot
and ko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunter throws a head kick but ko moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ko throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
ko connects with a right hand. Hunter shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ko tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ko throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Left hook, right uppercut from ko.
ko tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but ko sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and ko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
ko throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunter counters with a series of strikes. ko will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
ko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
ko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.
ko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from ko misses.
ko fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ko digs a good body shot into Hunter's ribs.
ko misses with a combination
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Gray Hunter did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

ko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunter misses with a punch on the inside.
ko is trying to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on ko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunter keeps control of ko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

ko breaks the clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
ko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but ko moved out of range nicely.
ko cracks Hunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by ko.
ko stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
ko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
ko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ko.
Hunter darts in trying to clinch
and ko counters with a left to the body.
ko leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ko pinned against the cage. ko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter clinches but ko breaks the clinch
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ko manages to avoid it.
ko falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
ko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ko's efforts to push away.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on ko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Hunter.
ko tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ko is trying to break free.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
ko keeps the fight on the outside.
ko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunter with a lazy takedown attempt
and ko counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter tries to clinch but ko is having none of it.

Hunter has managed to clinch.
ko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
ko misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from ko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ko moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
ko tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ko counters with a series of strikes. Hunter will be more careful next time no doubt.
ko swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mrs ko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hunter moves in looking to clinch but ko pushes him off.
Hunter tries to clinch but ko moves out of range.
ko misses with a double jab

and Hunter counters with a single leg into guard. ko didn't expect that.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ko keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but ko is retaining full guard.
Hunter trying to control but ko is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Hunter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and ko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from ko does no damage.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Hunter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ko counters with a nice body shot.

Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
ko is trying to break free.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
ko is trying to force a seperation but Hunter has the dominant position.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from ko.
Hunter shoots in and drives through. ko sprawls well.
Hunter tries to clinch but ko moves away
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
ko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.
ko misses with a double jab

and Hunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gray Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hunter lands with a right to the head.

Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ko circles away from the clinch attempt
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ko momentarily.
ko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
ko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
mrs ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter avoids the body shot from ko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Hunter!
Gray Hunter retains his light heavyweight title!