PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Rhubarb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhubarb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: m.o.v.e - Over Drive. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hunt
vs
Rhubarb

225 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Rhubarb!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rhubarb's guard.
Rhubarb is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Rhubarb is keeping the position.
Hunt wants to stand but Rhubarb has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hunt advances position into side control!

Hunt stands up.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rhubarb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Rhubarb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Rhubarb cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rhubarb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rhubarb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rhubarb swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhubarb throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Rhubarb sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhubarb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhubarb throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhubarb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
A big left from Rhubarb misses.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Rhubarb shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhubarb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rhubarb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Rhubarb lands with a right hand.

Hunt is rocked!
Rhubarb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rhubarb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jacob Rhubarb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhubarb lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rhubarb but Rhubarb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Rhubarb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhubarb throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Rhubarb scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Mike Hunt's cut is getting worse.
Rhubarb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheers as Rhubarb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Mike Hunt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hunt catches Rhubarb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Rhubarb throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt shoots for a double leg takedown but Rhubarb sprawls well. He's pushed Hunt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rhubarb lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Hunt fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Rhubarb misses.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Rhubarb shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Rhubarb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rhubarb misses with a body shot.
Rhubarb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Rhubarb misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Rhubarb does no damage.
Rhubarb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rhubarb is having none of it.
Rhubarb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Rhubarb which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheers as Rhubarb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Hunt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rhubarb circles away.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhubarb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhubarb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt shoots for a double leg takedown but Rhubarb sprawls well. He's pushed Hunt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rhubarb takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Rhubarb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rhubarb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rhubarb missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Rhubarb finds it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Rhubarb throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rhubarb throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rhubarb misses.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Jeez, Mike Hunt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jacob Rhubarb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Rhubarb.
Rhubarb misses the jab.
Nice combo by Rhubarb! Oh, that's hurt him - Hunt falls to the canvas and Rhubarb follows him into side control.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jacob Rhubarb!
Jacob Rhubarb is the new super heavyweight champion!