PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payao Kamsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamsing has chosen Dead Can Dance - Toward the Within as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hunt
vs
Kamsing

170 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

171 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Payao Kamsing!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Payao Kamsing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamsing throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Kamsing throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Kamsing rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Kamsing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamsing won't allow it.
Kamsing trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Hunt avoiding damage as Kamsing throws knees to the body.
Kamsing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kamsing gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding damage as Kamsing throws knees to the body.
Kamsing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kamsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kamsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt wants a takedown.
Kamsing misses with a knee strike.
Kamsing is stalling here.
Hunt avoiding damage as Kamsing throws knees to the body.
Kamsing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt letting Kamsing take a breather here.
Hunt can't break the clinch.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamsing fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
Kamsing tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Kamsing moves away from the strike by Hunt.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt throws a right hand that Kamsing ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamsing also avoids with ease.
Hunt moves out of range as Kamsing throws a body kick.
Payao Kamsing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamsing.

Kamsing clinches up against the ropes.
Kamsing tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kamsing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kamsing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Kamsing.
Kamsing motions for Hunt to come forward. Kamsing throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamsing wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a looping left.

Kamsing moves into the clinch.
Kamsing tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Kamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Kamsing missing with knees to the body.
Kamsing with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Kamsing is pressed up against the ropes. Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamsing down to the mat. Kamsing avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kamsing which made him look bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamsing.
Hunt throws a body kick the misses
and Kamsing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
Kamsing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payao Kamsing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kamsing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kamsing makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Hunt throws a body punch but Kamsing moves out of range.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kamsing.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamsing counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunt works over Kamsing's head and body with a nice combination.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kamsing. Hunt shrugs it off though.
Kamsing scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamsing.
Kamsing slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Kamsing delivers a nice body kick.
Kamsing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamsing throws a front kick that sends Hunt stumbling back into the ropes.
Kamsing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kamsing.
Hunt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kamsing connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamsing is looking to land body kicks.
Kamsing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamsing.
Hunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamsing.
Kamsing looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Kamsing wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Kamsing lands a high kick!
Kamsing tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamsing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamsing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kamsing throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Kamsing moves out of range.
Kamsing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Payao Kamsing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamsing fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Kamsing tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Kamsing throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Kamsing only half commits.
Kamsing walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Kamsing has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch.
Kamsing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Kamsing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamsing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kamsing landing knees to the head.

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Kamsing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Kamsing counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamsing. That's going to slow Hunt down.

Kamsing moves into the clinch successfully.
Kamsing throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Kamsing sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kamsing throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Kamsing misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamsing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kamsing tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Kamsing tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payao Kamsing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kamsing connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamsing tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Kamsing will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kamsing misses with a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body
and Kamsing counters with a leg kick.
Kamsing moves out of range of the body kick.
Kamsing wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamsing.
Kamsing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kamsing gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamsing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Kamsing.
Kamsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Kamsing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamsing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kamsing misses with a knee to the head.
Kamsing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kamsing tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Kamsing missing with knees to the body.
Kamsing lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kamsing, right into the meat.
Hunt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Kamsing.
Kamsing walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Kamsing misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamsing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kamsing, right into the meat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left and a right from Hunt both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Kamsing misses with a body kick.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamsing is just out of range.
Kamsing tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt throws a push kick but Kamsing slaps the foot to one side.
Kamsing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kamsing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt with a poor takedown
and Kamsing counters with a thumping low kick.
Kamsing tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamsing tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamsing throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamsing ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Kamsing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kamsing counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kamsing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamsing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamsing is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamsing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamsing.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kamsing counters with an inside leg kick.
Kamsing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamsing throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt is looking to wear down Kamsing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hunt avoiding damage as Kamsing throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kamsing obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hunt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kamsing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt avoiding damage as Kamsing throws knees to the body.
Kamsing scores with a knee to the head.
Kamsing stalls.
Kamsing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamsing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamsing looking to stall.
Kamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kamsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Kamsing misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kamsing has Hunt pressed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Payao Kamsing.
Kamsing misses with a body kick.
Kamsing throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Kamsing.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kamsing counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
and Kamsing counters with a solid body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamsing.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamsing.
Hunt throws a leg kick

and Kamsing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kamsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kamsing - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kamsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamsing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kamsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Kamsing missing with knees to the body.
Kamsing lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kamsing holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kamsing trying to land knees to the body.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamsing feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick
and Kamsing counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payao Kamsing dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamsing is just out of range.
Kamsing tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kamsing checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamsing.
Hunt misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Kamsing has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamsing is struggling to control the position.
Kamsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kamsing lands a knee to the body.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Kamsing.
Kamsing lands a knee to the body.
Kamsing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kamsing lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Kamsing lands a knee to the body.
Kamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamsing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Payao Kamsing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kamsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
Kamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Kamsing stalling the fight.
Kamsing lands a knee to the body.
Kamsing slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Kamsing's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kamsing wants to stall.
Kamsing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Kamsing trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamsing into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Payao Kamsing.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Kamsing tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kamsing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamsing is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Kamsing takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamsing throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamsing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Kamsing moves out of range.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kamsing counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Kamsing's head but Kamsing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Kamsing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Payao Kamsing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamsing tries to clinch up.
Kamsing is looking to score with low kicks.
Kamsing is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Payao Kamsing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kamsing 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 44:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 44:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payao Kamsing! Payao Kamsing retains his featherweight title!