|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boothe comes to the cage accompanied by ЦельРазгроl. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
|
|
|
190 cm
40
215 lbs
40 - 12 - 0 |
|
181 cm
29
201 lbs
24 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
40 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Boothe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boothe doesn't seem bothered though. Boothe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Boothe blocks a leg kick. Boothe ducks under a wild hook from Hunt. Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt tries to work over Boothe's front leg with a kick but Boothe checks it. Boothe throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it. A good leg kick by Boothe. Hunt throws a low kick but Boothe avoids it. Boothe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boothe. Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Boothe's head back.
Boothe throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily. Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Boothe feinted there with a counter leg kick. Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Hunt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hunt works over Boothe's head and body with a nice combination. Boothe needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there. Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Boothe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boothe moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hunt thumps Boothe with a low kick. Boothe throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off. Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Boothe circles away.
Boothe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice kick to the body. Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick. Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt throws a body punch but Boothe moves out of range. Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. 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! Nice shot lands for Boothe. Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boothe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Good shot there by Hunt. Hunt tries to bum rush Boothe with a series of wild strikes but Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Boothe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hunt missing with a left hand there. Boothe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Boothe throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily. Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Boothe saw it coming and moves away.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Boothe. Boothe with a nice cross. Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Boothe blocks a jab. Boothe moves out of range of the strikes. Boothe looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely. Boothe misses with a body shot.
Boothe throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from Hunt. Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing. Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boothe is out of range. Boothe throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boothe. Nice uppercut there from Boothe. Hunt misses with a looping left. Boothe misses with a low kick.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Boothe. A quick step to the side and Boothe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Boothe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boothe ducks under a wild hook from Hunt. Boothe cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs. Boothe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boothe misses with a left hand and Hunt counters with a body kick. Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Boothe counters with a left to the body. Hunt throws a combination. Boothe tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Hunt defending well as Boothe loads up on a big left hand. Boothe misses with an uppercut. Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boothe moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Boothe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Hunt lands with a nice body punch. Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Boothe's head back.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boothe throws a nice inside leg kick. Hunt looks to land a body kick but Boothe moved away. Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A swing and a miss from Boothe. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boothe checks a low kick from Hunt. Hunt misses with a hook. Boothe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Boothe cracks Hunt with a good jab. Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boothe.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hunt throws out a powerful jab. Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Boothe's belly button to the back. Hunt lands with a shot to the body. Boothe cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boothe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A punch combination from Boothe misses. Boothe throws a leg kick that is checked and Hunt counters with a straight right hand. Boothe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt. Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunt scores with a push kick. Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boothe in his tracks. Hunt moves out of range of the strikes. Hunt cracks the inside of Boothe's front leg. Hunt swings for the body but Boothe moves out of range.
Boothe throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it. Hunt throws out a loose jab but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it. Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boothe manages to avoid it. Hunt throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Hunt. Boothe throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Boothe backing away here, and Hunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Boothe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Boothe tries to work over Hunt's front leg with a kick but Hunt checks it. Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boothe manages to avoid it. A quick step to the side and Boothe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A big right from Boothe misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! A lazy body kick from Hunt and Boothe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Boothe staying out of range there. Boothe throws a nice inside leg kick. Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boothe to score with a decent uppercut. A big left from Boothe misses. Boothe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt throws a nice head kick!
Boothe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Boothe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunt misses. Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Boothe does a little dance to reset his feet. Boothe looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away. Boothe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Boothe scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one. Hunt looks to land a right hand but Boothe moved out of range. Boothe is looking to counter punch. Hunt takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boothe misses with a body shot.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Boothe throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away. Boothe backing away here, and Hunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Boothe tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch. Boothe misses with a short punch on the inside. Hunt misses with a body punch.
Boothe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Boothe with a nice cross. Hunt misses with an uppercut. Boothe saw that one coming. Boothe misses with a kick to the body and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Boothe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt. Hunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Boothe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hunt throws a hook but Boothe blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boothe misses the jab. Boothe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt. Boothe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boothe. This has been an exciting period of action! Boothe throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well. Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phol Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boothe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Boothe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Boothe's shoulder, as Boothe tries to avoid the shot. Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boothe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt. A low kick from Boothe is predictable there enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab. Boothe with a jab. Boothe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt. Boothe thows a body kick. Hunt tries to catch it but that hurt him. Boothe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively. Hunt sizes up Boothe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boothe throws out the jab. Boothe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch. Boothe lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Boothe throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boothe takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses. Hunt catches Boothe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A combination from Boothe does no damage. Hunt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boothe blocks it well. Boothe scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boothe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunt tries to land a front kick but Boothe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Boothe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boothe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. That kick from Boothe tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on. Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boothe. Boothe misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming. Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boothe. Boothe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Boothe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Good shot there by Hunt. A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot. Boothe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Boothe ducks under a wild hook from Hunt. Hunt tries to land a front kick but Boothe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boothe's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boothe misses with a wild body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hunt misses with a low kick. Boothe tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A nice side step and Hunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Hunt is looking to clinch. Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Boothe's shoulder, as Boothe tries to avoid the shot. Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boothe's calf. Boothe avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Hunt takes a swing at Boothe's ribcage but misses. Hunt slips under a jab. Boothe misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Boothe is predictable there enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab. Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Boothe off the cage and back into range. Boothe looks to throw a body kick and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt. Boothe throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hunt misses with an uppercut. Boothe misses with a head kick.
Boothe misses with a body shot
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boothe. Hunt misses with a hook. Boothe ducked under it nicely. Boothe is looking to counter punch. Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boothe. That's going to slow Hunt down. Hunt looks to throw the jab but Boothe is out of range. Hunt feints and then cracks Boothe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boothe down. Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boothe to counter with a crisp jab. Thomas Boothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Boothe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hunt wants to stall.
Boothe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Hunt blocks a body shot from Boothe. 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! Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut. Boothe letting Hunt take a breather here. Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside. Boothe pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Boothe. Hunt misses with a knee to the head. Boothe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head. Boothe struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Boothe scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Phol Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt! A less than humble Phol Hunt misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|