PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharp Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Hunter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hunter
vs
Head

170 cm
32
146 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

173 cm
22
144 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sharp Head!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head misses with a body shot.
Head looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.

Hunter rushes Head and presses him up against the cage.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Head jumps guard and drags Hunter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hunter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Head is trying to keep Hunter in close.
Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunter lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Head looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Head keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Head preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter cracks Head with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
Hunter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hunter passes Head's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hunter drops an elbow to the side of Head's head.
Hunter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hunter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter working Head over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head gets full guard.
Hunter chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter is stalling in the full guard.
Hunter is fighting to break Head's control of his arms but Head is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Head is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunter is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hunter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Head is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working the head with strikes.
Hunter wants to control but Head is keeping him busy.
Hunter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hunter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Head down.
Hunter controls the position from side control.
Head takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is working Head over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hunter landing strikes.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Head is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Hunter landing strikes.
Hunter landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter cracks Head with a big right hand but Head just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Head takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hunter working the ground and pound.
Hunter in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Hunter 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.

Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Head fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Head's head backwards.
Hunter connects with a body shot.

Hunter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Head's guard.
Hunter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Head is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunter is pushing down on Head's leg trying to pass to half guard. Head is fighting to maintain full guard but Hunter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hunter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Head has hold of Hunter's hands but Hunter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Head really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hunter with a couple of short strikes.
Head is in a horrible position here. Hunter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter breaks from Head's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Travis Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hunter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Head hang on?
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Head can do to turn this around?
Hunter landing punches.
Hunter with good strikes from the mount here!
Hunter looking to finish Head with some ground and pound. This is bad for Head!
Hunter landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head taking shots to the head.
Hunter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hunter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scoring with strikes but Head is staying in there.
Hunter wants to control the pace but Head is squirming around nicely.
Hunter working Head over with strikes here.
Hunter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Head is bucking up trying to escape but Hunter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hunter lands a big shot there that rocks Head but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Head is rocked!
Head tries to hold on but Hunter pushes him away.
Hunter raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter lands a big shot there that rocks Head but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Head is still in real trouble! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Head tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Head seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter cracks Head with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Head takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Head is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Head is breathing heavily.
Head taking shots to the head.
Hunter breaks from Head's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hunter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hunter working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter breaks from Head's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hunter drops a big elbow. That's hurt Head! More shots from Hunter and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Hunter!
During a confident post fight interview, Travis Hunter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.