PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humberto Giant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hunt
vs
Giant

190 cm
26
219 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

184 cm
22
203 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Humberto Giant!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Hunt is looking for a kimura here.
Giant wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Giant works his way to full guard. Good work.
Giant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Giant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Humberto Giant has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hunt moves to clinch but Giant breaks away
and Giant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt wants to clinch but Giant slips to the side
and Giant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Giant counters with a left hand that sends Hunt to the canvas!

Hunt is rocked!

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Giant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hunt, up you get!
Giant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Giant counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Humberto Giant!