PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hairik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Down With The Sickness. Gonzo has chosen White Rabbit as his entrance music. Doctor Gonzo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hairik Hunt's chin.

Hunt
vs
Gonzo

193 cm
19
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hairik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Gonzo slips a straight right by Hunt.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Gonzo is out of range.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzo on the side of the head.
Gonzo tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Gonzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzo dives in and grabs Hunt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes down on Gonzo's head and hops out.
Gonzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzo is just out of range.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Gonzo saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzo.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzo manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzo on the side of the head.
Gonzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzo moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Gonzo misses with a takedown
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hairik Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Gonzo.
Gonzo tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzo closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Gonzo pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt throws a body punch but Gonzo moves out of range.
Hairik Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gonzo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hunt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzo misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Gonzo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gonzo is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gonzo looks up at the clock and then as Hunt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonzo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Hunt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gonzo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gonzo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hunt to see if he's OK.
Hunt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gonzo.
Hunt parries the strikes from Gonzo easily there. Gonzo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hunt to escape.
Hunt is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gonzo scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gonzo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Gonzo.
Gonzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt is not content to let Gonzo control the position.
Hunt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunt tries to get out of the position.
The strikes coming from Gonzo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gonzo landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Gonzo drags him back down.
Gonzo cracks Hunt with a big right hand but Hunt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gonzo lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Doctor Gonzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzo shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gonzo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gonzo working the ground and pound but Hunt is defending the strikes.
Hunt is not content to let Gonzo control the position.
Gonzo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gonzo misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzo working the ground and pound but Hunt is defending the strikes.
Hunt dodges the ground and pound from Gonzo.
Hunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gonzo trying to control the position but Hunt is working away.
Gonzo scores with punches from side control.
Gonzo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hunt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gonzo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gonzo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Gonzo working the ground and pound.
Gonzo working the ground and pound but Hunt is defending the strikes.
Gonzo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hunt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gonzo connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gonzo shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Hairik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gonzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hunt bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gonzo and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doctor Gonzo!