PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miron Karoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Galneryus - Everlasting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunter
vs
Karoa

180 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

184 cm
26
176 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miron Karoa!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karoa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karoa darts in looking for a takedown but Hunter gets double underhooks and turns Karoa into the cage.
Karoa fails to pull guard.
Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunter is pressed up against the cage. Karoa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hunter down to the mat. Hunter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tim Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miron Karoa.
Karoa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karoa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunter swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Hunter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karoa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunter tries to clinch but Karoa is having none of it.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Karoa.
Tim Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Karoa tries to keep at a distance but Hunter has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hunter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter tries a body shot but Karoa blocks it.
Hunter tries a body shot but Karoa blocks it.
Hunter presses Karoa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Karoa manages to pull guard.
Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Karoa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Our spies down at at Elite Training Facility inform us that Karoa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hunter stays in close to Karoa's body and controls the position.
Karoa has a closed guard, preventing Hunter from standing up.

Karoa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunter is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Karoa working a defensive guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Tim Hunter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Hunter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunter lands a nice shot to the body.
Karoa looks winded!
Hunter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karoa up against the cage.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Karoa's head.
Hunter tries a body shot but Karoa blocks it.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter gets through Karoa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunter stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hunter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karoa jumps guard but Hunter stands there with Karoa around his waist. Karoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter leaning against his opponent.
Karoa tries to pull guard but Hunter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunter stalling in the clinch.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Karoa's head.
Hunter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karoa tries to pull guard but Hunter won't allow it.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.
Hunter effectively controlling the action here.
Karoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunter walks away with a smile on his face. Karoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.

Karoa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hunter wanted to stand there but Karoa had control of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Karoa working for a triangle but Hunter defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hunter cracks Karoa with a solid left hand.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Hunter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Karoa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hunter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Karoa gets tackled into the cage by Hunter. Hunter maintains the clinch.
Karoa tries to pull guard but Hunter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Karoa tries to pull guard but Hunter won't allow it.
Karoa blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Karoa jumps guard but Hunter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tim Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miron Karoa.
Hunter has Karoa pressed against the cage.
Hunter pushes Karoa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karoa jumps guard but Hunter stands there with Karoa around his waist. Karoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karoa fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Hunter.
Karoa tries to pull guard but Hunter won't allow it.
Karoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karoa is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karoa jumps guard but Hunter stands there with Karoa around his waist. Karoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunter lands a body punch.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter lands with a short shot to the head.

Karoa is rocked!
Hunter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karoa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter lands a big right hand that drops Karoa! The killer instinct kicks in and Hunter finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hunter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Hunter!
Tim Hunter retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Tim Hunter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.