PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Hunt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Down
vs
Hunt

195 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
30
261 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neil Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Down on the side of the head.
Down misses with a body shot
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Down throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Down swings widly with a right hand
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Down throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Down slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Down misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Neil Down has been cut.
Hunt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Down eats them both and turns towards Hunt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Down steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hunt rushes Down and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Down breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Down pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Down misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Down pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Down counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neil Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Down rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Down misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Down connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Down throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Down throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Down misses with a looping left.
Down fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Down does no damage.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Down.
Neil Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Some wild striking there from Down.
Down misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Down throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down misses with a body shot.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Down misses with a straight left.
Down takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil Down's cut.
That's time! Down's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Down darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Down ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Down keeps the fight on the outside.
Down throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Down misses the target.
Jab, jab by Down - just one landing.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Down.
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!
Down swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Down throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Down misses with a body punch
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Down throws a right and a left that both miss.
Down throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A leg kick checked by Down.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Down throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Down misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Down is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Down is out of range.
Down misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Down throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Down was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down misses with a double jab.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neil Down is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Down misses with a double jab
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Down throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Down throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Down stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Down throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Down misses with a straight right.
Hunt blocks a jab.
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!
The crowd cheers as Down lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Down misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Neil Down's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Down looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Down with a hook.
Down uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Down looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Down swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Down sprawls well.
Down rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Down lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Down loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Down misses the jab.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Down takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Down walks into a jab.
A big left from Down misses.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Down throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Down throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt cracks Down with a right hand to the side of the head.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Down tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Down jabs at Hunt's body.
Mark Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Down misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Down misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Down throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Down 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 sizes up Down with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Down keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
A combination from Down does no damage.
Down throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Down rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Down.
Down throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Down needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Hunt misses.
A shot to the body from Down misses
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Down throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Hunt.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hunt!