PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperial Washington (ranked 4629 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 23756 p4p, 514 weight class). Hunt has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Washington
vs
Hunt

200 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
27
265 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Washington.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Washington misses with a looping left.
Hunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Washington is wise to it.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt looks winded!
Washington misses with a two punch combination.
Washington lands the left hand.
Washington lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Washington as he connects with a hook.
Washington connects with a jab.
Washington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Washington is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Washington cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Washington avoids it with no problem.
Washington lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Washington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

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!
Washington throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington scores with a jab to the head.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Washington.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Imperial Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Washington.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Washington.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Washington scores with a nice right hand.
Washington swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Washington lands the left hand.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Washington.
Washington lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt feints a counter leg kick.
Washington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunt slips a straight right by Washington.
Washington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Jab from Washington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Washington lands the left hand.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington connects with the punch.
Washington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Washington with a hook.
Donk. Washington catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt moves forwards but Washington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Imperial Washington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Washington.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Washington.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington lands a jab to the head.
Imperial Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Washington.
Decent striking displayed by Washington there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington lands a head shot.
Washington missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Washington is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Washington misses the jab.
Hunt is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hunt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Washington has got the better of the exchanges.
Washington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Washington swinging wildly here.
Hunt throws a counter combo.
Washington connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Washington scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Washington misses with a hook.
Hunt throws a counter combo.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Washington throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses the jab.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
A jab from Washington misses.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Washington works over Hunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Washington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Washington duly obliges.
Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Washington lands a jab to the nose.
Washington lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Washington thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Washington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Washington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Washington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Washington with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Washington.
Washington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Washington with a jab.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Washington catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Washington lands with a right hand.
Washington scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Imperial Washington dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt motions for Washington to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Washington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Washington swinging wildly here.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Washington misses with a jab to the body
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Washington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Washington looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Washington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Washington throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Washington.
Nice jab there from Washington.
A jab lands there for Washington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Washington misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Washington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Washington misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington lands a head shot.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Washington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Washington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Washington.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Washington cracks Hunt with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Washington misses
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Washington with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Washington sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Washington catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Mark Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washington scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Imperial Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imperial Washington!
Imperial Washington was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.