PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Wannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raymond Wannis's chin.

Hunt
vs
Wannis

193 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Wannis!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wannis instigates a clinch.
Wannis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wannis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunt is trying to drag Wannis to the mat but Wannis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wannis lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.

It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
Wannis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wannis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wannis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wannis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wannis tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Wannis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Wannis shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wannis fails with the takedown.
Wannis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wannis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wannis shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wannis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.

Hunt gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Hunt working the body and head with strikes.
Wannis is looking for a sweep.
Wannis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wannis looks gassed!
Wannis is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunt lands a nice short elbow.
Hunt is thwarting Wannis's attempts to control the position.
Hunt is nestled in close to Wannis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hunt wants to free his trapped foot but Wannis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wannis is pressing down on Hunt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wannis pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wannis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hunt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Hunt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hunt thows a big elbow that misses.
Wannis controlling Hunt's posture.
Wannis keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Wannis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wannis trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Wannis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannis prevents Hunt from standing back up.
Wannis is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
Wannis is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wannis wants to take a breather but Hunt is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wannis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wannis closes the distance and clinches.
Wannis missing with knees to the body.
Wannis tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.

That's four 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.
Hunt wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Wannis.
Wannis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wannis lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short left from Wannis.
Wannis is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wannis missing with knees to the body.
Hunt fails to pull guard.
Wannis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Wannis.
Wannis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Wannis lands a body shot.
Wannis lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wannis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wannis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Wannis lands a nice knee to the body.
Wannis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Wannis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hunt's cut.
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.

Wannis clinches with his opponent.
Wannis misses with some punches.
Wannis lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wannis.
Wannis gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
Wannis lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Wannis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wannis pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wannis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt jumps guard but Wannis stands there with Hunt around his waist. Hunt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wannis works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Wannis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wannis lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Wannis.
A right hand to the body from Wannis.
Wannis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wannis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wannis lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wannis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wannis.
Wannis lands a body shot.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Wannis manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wannis pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wannis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Wannis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wannis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wannis lands a nice elbow.
Wannis crunches a lovely knee into Hunt's ribcage.
Wannis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wannis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wannis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wannis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wannis working aggressively here.
Wannis digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wannis 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.
Still in the clinch, Wannis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wannis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Wannis misses with an elbow strike.
Wannis lands a body shot.
Raymond Wannis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Wannis 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Wannis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wannis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wannis lands with a right to the head.
Wannis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt can't get the takedown.
Wannis lands an elbow inside.

Mark Hunt's cut is getting worse.
Wannis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wannis.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wannis landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt avoiding damage as Wannis throws knees to the body.
Wannis lands a damaging elbow.
Wannis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wannis scores a nice knee to the body.
Wannis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Wannis.
Wannis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Wannis.
Hunt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wannis landing knees to the body.
Wannis lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wannis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Wannis digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Wannis lands a right hand.
Wannis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wannis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wannis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wannis lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Wannis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wannis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wannis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Wannis throws an elbow that misses.
Wannis works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Wannis lands an uppercut.
Wannis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wannis throws an elbow that misses.
Wannis lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wannis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Mark Hunt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wannis crunches a lovely knee into Hunt's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wannis.
Wannis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Wannis.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wannis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wannis scores with a shoulder strike.
Wannis throws an elbow that misses.
Wannis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Wannis.
Wannis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Wannis as the two fighters clinch.
Wannis lands a nice elbow.
Wannis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wannis lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Wannis.
Wannis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Wannis.
Wannis lands a knee to the body.
Wannis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Wannis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Hunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hunt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt stops Wannis from getting back to his feet.
Wannis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunt's back!
Hunt manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wannis's guard. Nice work there by Hunt.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wannis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hunt!
Wannis pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

Wannis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hunt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Wannis drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannis trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Wannis takes a little break here. Hunt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hunt is looking to reverse the position.

Wannis decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Wannis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wannis.
Hunt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wannis fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Wannis clinches with his opponent.
Wannis lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Wannis.
Wannis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Wannis.
Wannis lands a nice shot to the body.
Wannis presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Wannis.
Hunt tries to score a body lock takedown but Wannis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wannis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannis.
Hunt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wannis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wannis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannis tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Wannis clinches but Hunt breaks the clinch

and Hunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mark Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wannis is keeping the position for now.
Wannis controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Wannis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wannis wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.

Wannis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hunt stands up over Wannis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Wannis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.
Wannis misses with a takedown

and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wannis won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hunt tries for a kimura but Wannis is defending well.
Wannis is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wannis gets back to half guard.
Hunt throwing shots but Wannis is blocking nicely.
Hunt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wannis on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannis moves into full guard.
Hunt postures up in Wannis's guard and throws a big left but Wannis blocks it.
Raymond Wannis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Wannis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wannis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Wannis!