PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Luigi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pave Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luigi
vs
Hunt

200 cm
29
200 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Luigi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pave Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luigi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luigi wants to clinch.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luigi wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Luigi tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Luigi.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Luigi.
Luigi tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luigi moves away.
Luigi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luigi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt takes a swing at Luigi's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a jab when Luigi was well out of range.
Luigi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Hunt gets a clinch.
Luigi prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Luigi controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Luigi.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Luigi moves away and avoids it.

Luigi moves into the clinch.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Luigi with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luigi.
Mario Luigi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luigi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luigi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luigi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Luigi moved out of range.
Luigi is looking to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch.
Luigi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luigi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luigi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Luigi wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Luigi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luigi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Luigi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luigi.
Luigi moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Luigi wants to clinch but Hunt slips to the side
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luigi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luigi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luigi blocks a jab.
Luigi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Luigi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Luigi tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Luigi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luigi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luigi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Luigi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luigi throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Luigi connects with an inside leg kick.
Luigi tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Luigi ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Luigi avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Luigi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Luigi misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luigi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luigi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Luigi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt checks a low kick from Luigi.
Luigi connects with a solid leg kick.

Hunt instigates a clinch.
Luigi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Luigi tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Luigi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luigi tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Luigi tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pave Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Luigi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luigi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luigi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luigi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunt tries to bum rush Luigi with a series of wild strikes but Luigi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luigi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luigi.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Luigi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luigi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luigi misses with a low kick.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt misses with a body shot.

Luigi rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luigi connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Pave Hunt has been cut.
Luigi letting Hunt take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hunt.
Luigi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Luigi.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luigi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt is working Luigi over against the cage.
Luigi looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Luigi tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.

Luigi breaks the clinch.
Luigi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luigi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luigi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Luigi's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luigi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 checks the leg kick.

Luigi closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Luigi's head.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Luigi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Luigi backs off Hunt throws a huge counter combo but Luigi manages to avoid it all.
Good leg kick by Luigi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luigi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luigi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luigi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Luigi is rocked!
Pave Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luigi moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Oh Luigi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luigi thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Luigi was not able to check.
Hunt grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Luigi takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Hunt cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pave Hunt!