PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hunt (ranked 653 p4p, 78 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 1447 p4p, 167 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hunt
vs
Escobar

178 cm
27
166 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Aspire Nutrition

Conviction
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Diego Escobar has been cut.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Escobar throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Escobar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot

and Escobar counters with a crisp one two that drops Hunt! Escobar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hunt to his feet! Hunt is in big trouble!

Hunt is rocked!
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Escobar slips a jab from Hunt.
Escobar throws a fast counter high kick but Hunt manages to duck under it in time.
Hunt throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tim Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar throws a big counter head kick but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Escobar blocks a jab.
Hunt moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEscobar.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Escobar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Escobar counters with a head kick that drops Hunt to the mat! Hunt scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Escobar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escobar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses the body punch
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar throws a fast counter high kick but Hunt manages to duck under it in time.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Escobar has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Escobar throws a fast counter high kick but Hunt manages to duck under it in time.
Hunt is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar throws a fast counter high kick but Hunt manages to duck under it in time.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar throws a fast counter high kick but Hunt manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Hunt steps in with a hook that catches Escobar right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hunt follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Escobar looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Hunt!
Tim Hunt retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Tim Hunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.