PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Message by Grand Master Flash. Mitchell Thomas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hunt
vs
Thomas

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitchell Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Hunt gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Hunt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thomas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thomas tries to buck Hunt off but Hunt is having none of it.
Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas tries to bench press Hunt off him but Hunt keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Thomas's shoulder. That is not cool.

Hunt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.

Hunt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hunt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunt controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hunt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.

Hunt is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Thomas is trying to escape and Hunt transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Thomas is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hunt! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Hunt!
After the fight, Mike Hunt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.