PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gaius Marius 's chin.

Hunt
vs
Marius

180 cm
28
155 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

170 cm
30
155 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Marius .
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius staying out of range there.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Marius sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Marius swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a big head kick but Marius shrugs it off.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Marius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Marius is looking to clinch.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Marius throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Marius throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt cracks Marius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Marius sees coming a mile off.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Marius misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a big head kick but Marius shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
Hunt defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Marius was not able to check.
Marius thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marius lands a nice looking body shot.
Marius scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marius , as that shot connected.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Marius avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marius is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marius cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Marius misses.
Marius moves out of range of the body kick.
Marius punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt cracks Marius with a good jab.
Marius loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Marius punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Marius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Marius .
Marius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marius misses with an uppercut.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius scores with a shot to the body.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marius misses with a straight left.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Marius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marius scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Marius shrugs it off though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marius misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Marius swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Marius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hunt scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marius .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marius thows a body shot but no joy.
Marius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marius thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Marius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a series of strikes. Marius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marius thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Marius - just one landing.
Marius misses with an uppercut.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Marius avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Marius misses with a straight right.
Hunt 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 throws a head kick that misses.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marius scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Marius .
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marius .
Marius lands with a cross.

Hunt is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hunt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marius circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hunt to the canvas! Hunt doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Marius keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Marius !