PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between shinooke hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan LaJoie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

hunter
vs
LaJoie

170 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, shinooke hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan LaJoie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaJoie keeps the fight on the outside.
hunter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
LaJoie tries to bum rush hunter with a series of wild strikes but hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
shinooke hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hunter throws a right and a left that LaJoie avoids nicely.
LaJoie misses with a two punch combination.
LaJoie lands a nice looking body shot.
hunter throws a series of punches but LaJoie avoids them all with ease.
hunter tries to clinch up but LaJoie circles away and keeps his distance.
LaJoie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from hunter finds it's way round the side to connect with LaJoie's head.
hunter tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for hunter.
hunter scores with a decent looking hook.
hunter throws a series of punches but LaJoie moves out of range.
hunter tries to clinch there but LaJoie circles away.
hunter misses with a few strikes there.
hunter throws a series of punches but LaJoie moves out of range.
hunter misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from hunter.
LaJoie avoids the head kick by hunter.
hunter is breathing heavily.
hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LaJoie.
hunter tries to clinch there but LaJoie circles away.
LaJoie misses with a jab, cross combination.

LaJoie clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaJoie stalling against the cage.
hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LaJoie has him pressed against the cage.
hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but LaJoie won't allow it.
LaJoie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from LaJoie.

LaJoie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
hunter scores with a kick to the body.
LaJoie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from LaJoie misses.
hunter connects with a looping right hand.
hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
hunter wants to clinch
and LaJoie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like shinooke hunter has been cut.
LaJoie connects with a solid leg kick.
hunter moves in looking to clinch but LaJoie pushes him off.
hunter throws a nice looking combination but LaJoie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
LaJoie slips a jab and a cross from hunter.
LaJoie fails to land with a series of punches.
LaJoie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from hunter.
LaJoie misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hunter looks to clinch

and LaJoie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
hunter is trying to break free.
hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but LaJoie has double underhooks.

hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from hunter.
hunter swinging wilding here.
LaJoie staying out of range there.
LaJoie circles away from the clinch attempt
and LaJoie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaJoie blocks a head kick by hunter.
hunter slips a jab from LaJoie.
LaJoie misses with a two punch combination.

LaJoie moves into the clinch.

LaJoie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

LaJoie takes the fight into the clinch.
hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LaJoie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LaJoie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LaJoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
LaJoie connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for LaJoie to work.
hunter is trying to break free.
hunter tries to break the clinch but LaJoie is controlling the position.
hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
hunter is trying to break free.
hunter has had enough of the clinch but LaJoie keeps him there for the moment.
hunter is trying to break the clinch but LaJoie has him pressed against the cage.
hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LaJoie lands an elbow just above hunter 's eye.
hunter takes a knee right on the jaw!
hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but LaJoie won't allow it.
hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but LaJoie has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

LaJoie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. hunter can't fight it off and eventually LaJoie manages to take the fight to the floor. hunter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
LaJoie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hunter is keeping the position for now.

LaJoie stands and steps away. hunter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
LaJoie throws a jab but it's blocked by hunter.
hunter throws a lazy head kick
and LaJoie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
LaJoie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
LaJoie swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaJoie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaJoie misses with a body kick.
hunter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and hunter duly obliges.

hunter has LaJoie up against the cage in a clinch.
hunter working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan LaJoie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on shinooke hunter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Donk. hunter catches LaJoie right on the button with a cross.
hunter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
hunter slips a jab and a cross from LaJoie.
hunter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
shinooke hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
LaJoie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but hunter manages to avoid it.
A head kick by hunter misses
and LaJoie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
hunter throws a head kick but LaJoie moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
hunter throws a nice looking combination but LaJoie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but LaJoie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaJoie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and LaJoie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by LaJoie.
hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but LaJoie won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from LaJoie.
LaJoie blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LaJoie.
hunter is trying to break the clinch but LaJoie has him pressed against the cage.
LaJoie lands a nice knee to the body.
hunter can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaJoie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LaJoie pushes hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
LaJoie landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from hunter fails to land.

LaJoie manages to break the clinch.
hunter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by hunter.
LaJoie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
LaJoie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LaJoie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
hunter slips a straight right by LaJoie.

LaJoie clinches.
hunter wants to break free but LaJoie has control.
LaJoie scores with a hook to the body.
LaJoie lands a nice knee to the body.
LaJoie lands a left hand that snaps the head of hunter backwards.

LaJoie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaJoie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LaJoie moves into the clinch successfully.
LaJoie tries for a takedown but hunter manages to get underhooks.
hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LaJoie lands a nice elbow.
LaJoie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning hunter up against the cage.
LaJoie keeps control of hunter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

LaJoie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics hunter uses from the top position.
hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now LaJoie is on top in guard.
hunter wants to sweep here but LaJoie controlling him for the moment.
hunter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst LaJoie is controlling him.
LaJoie trying to control but hunter is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hunter wants to get back to his feet but LaJoie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
hunter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for LaJoie on the ground.
LaJoie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
LaJoie slips a jab and a cross from hunter.
hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but LaJoie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaJoie throws a series of punches but hunter moves out of range.
LaJoie blocks the body kick.
shinooke hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
hunter dodges the punch combination from LaJoie.
hunter wants to clinch but LaJoie slips to the side

and LaJoie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
hunter can't break the clinch.
LaJoie blocks an uppercut.
LaJoie connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
LaJoie just leaning against hunter, taking a breather.
LaJoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. hunter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but LaJoie has double underhooks.
hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LaJoie has him pressed against the cage.
hunter is trying to break the clinch but LaJoie has him pressed against the cage.
hunter is trying to break free.
hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LaJoie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from hunter fails to land.
hunter has had enough of the clinch but LaJoie keeps him there for the moment.
hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LaJoie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
LaJoie tries for a takedown. No joy.
shinooke hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan LaJoie.
LaJoie lands with a light punch inside.
hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
hunter is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan LaJoie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on shinooke hunter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

LaJoie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

LaJoie has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
LaJoie connects with a nasty looking knee right to hunter's face.
hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LaJoie keeps control of hunter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

LaJoie breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by hunter.
hunter throws a right and a left that LaJoie avoids nicely.
hunter misses with a double jab.
LaJoie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hunter counters with a three punch combo that has LaJoie backing up. LaJoie nods at hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
LaJoie throws a right and a left that hunter avoids nicely.
hunter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as LaJoie backs up against the cage.
hunter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
hunter misses with a head kick.
LaJoie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
hunter scores with a three punch combo!
LaJoie just misses with a punch to the body.
hunter tries to clinch up but LaJoie circles away and keeps his distance.
hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
hunter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
shinooke hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaJoie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from hunter.
hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
hunter swinging wilding here.
hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from hunter does no damage.
hunter throws a nice looking combination but LaJoie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
LaJoie swings for the body but hunter moves out of range.
hunter looks to land a combination but LaJoie avoids it well.

LaJoie rushes hunter and presses him up against the cage.
LaJoie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. hunter fights it off and pushes away nicely.

LaJoie drives through and clinches with hunter against the cage.
hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LaJoie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
LaJoie stalls.
hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaJoie connects with a nasty looking knee right to hunter's face.
LaJoie with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from LaJoie.
LaJoie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LaJoie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LaJoie with a knee to the head.
hunter working aggressively here.

LaJoie breaks the clinch.
hunter moves in looking to clinch but LaJoie pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from LaJoie.
LaJoie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
LaJoie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

LaJoie clinches up with hunter and pushes him back against the cage.
hunter is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

LaJoie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

LaJoie closes the distance and clinches.
hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LaJoie has him pressed against the cage.
hunter lands a body shot in the clinch.
hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.

LaJoie breaks the clinch.
hunter misses with a double jab
and LaJoie counters with a nice uppercut.
hunter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
hunter scores with a head kick.
hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but LaJoie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaJoie keeps the fight on the outside.
hunter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by LaJoie.
LaJoie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hunter lands with a kick to the temple. LaJoie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
LaJoie just misses with a punch to the body.
LaJoie keeps the fight on the outside.

hunter drives through and clinches with LaJoie against the cage.
hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LaJoie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from LaJoie fails to land.
hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but LaJoie won't allow it.

LaJoie manages to break the clinch.
hunter connects with a looping right hand.
LaJoie slips a jab and a cross from hunter.
LaJoie throws a body kick that misses.
LaJoie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from hunter.
hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and LaJoie counters with a left and a right that stings hunter.
hunter throws a series of punches but LaJoie moves out of range.
shinooke hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hunter misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
shinooke hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think LaJoie 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan LaJoie!