PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ratino Hunter (ranked 4306 p4p, 4307 weight class) and Termo Nite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hunter
vs
Nite

165 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ratino Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Termo Nite!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter is looking to counter punch.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Nite didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Nite there.
Ratino Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
Nite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Nite is just out of range.
Nite takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nite lands with a nice body punch.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Nite saw that one coming.
A big right from Hunter misses.
A little jabbing left from Nite on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
letting Nite counter with a right hand.
Nite connects with a right hand. Hunter shakes it off.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Nite was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nite just misses with a punch to the body.
Nite lands a head shot.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Nite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nite misses the shot to the body.
Hunter scores with a jab. Nite acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nite swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nite to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nite stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nite has time to react.
Nite fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Nite counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nite.
Nite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Nite is just out of range.
Nite thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Nite is just out of range.
Nite appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nite takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Nite.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nite ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nite throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nite moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nite has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nite there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Nite misses with a straight left.
Hunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nite takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Nite swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nite counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Termo Nite will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nite connects with a body shot.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Nite moved out of range.
Nite throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Termo Nite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter misses with a body shot
and Nite counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Nite there.
Nite lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nite lands a slapping body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hunter might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Nite tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter lands a slapping body shot.
Hunter is looking to wear down Nite with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nite lands with a good body shot.
Nite avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a shot to the body
and Nite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter misses with a hook
and Nite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a jab when Nite was well out of range.
Nite throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Nite throws out a counter right but Hunter avoids it with no problem.
Hunter misses with a hook
and Nite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nite scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nite let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Hunter throws a body punch but Nite moves out of range.
Nite defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter cracks Nite with an open hand slap.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Nite is just out of range.
Nite cracks Hunter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Hunter misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Nite misses.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter misses with a shot to the body
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nite slips under a jab from Hunter.
Nite is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunter with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Nite.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Nite's ribs.
Nite lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nite manages to avoid it.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Nite. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nite was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Termo Nite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nite.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Nite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nite lands a nice shot to the body.
Nite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Nite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Nite.
Hunter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nite throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Nite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nite uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Nite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Nite tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunter connects with a crisp jab.
Hunter moves forwards but Nite connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nite lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nite.
Hunter misses with a hook
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hunter is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunter, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Hunter.
Nite throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Nite misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nite thinking.
Nite misses the jab.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Hunter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nite counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Nite is just out of range.
Nite swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Nite.
Hunter takes a swing at Nite's ribcage but misses.
Nite is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Nite uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Nite let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nite.
A nice side step and Nite releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter takes a swing at Nite's ribcage but misses.
Nite looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Nite throws out a counter right but Hunter avoids it with no problem.
Nite on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunter takes a swing at Nite's ribcage but misses.
Hunter lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter throws a body punch but Nite moves out of range.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Nite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nite lands a right hook to the body.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Nite ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ratino Hunter.
Well Nite 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Termo Nite!