PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacco Fresco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fresco comes to the cage accompanied by Nas; New York State of mind. 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.

Fresco
vs
Hunter

184 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacco Fresco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunter throws a wild body kick that Fresco sees coming a mile off.
Jacco Fresco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunter misses with a right hand
letting Fresco counter with a right hand.
Hunter throws a solid leg kick but Fresco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunter.

Fresco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunter tries to break the clinch but Fresco is controlling the position.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fresco lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but Fresco has double underhooks.
Fresco lands with a left to the head.
Fresco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter tries to circle away but Fresco has him pinned against the cage.
Hunter is trying to push Fresco away but Fresco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fresco is stalling here.
A short left from Fresco.

Fresco breaks the clinch.
Fresco moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunter tries to keep at a distance but Fresco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fresco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fresco leaning against his opponent.
Fresco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fresco lands with a light punch inside.

Fresco breaks the clinch.
Fresco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter walks into a left hand.
Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fresco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Fresco.
Hunter works over Fresco's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Fresco gets a clinch.

Fresco breaks the clinch.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Fresco moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Fresco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fresco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eli Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunter throws a hook but Fresco avoids it easily.
Hunter walks into a left hand.

It looks like Eli Hunter has been cut.
Hunter stuffs the takedown.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Hunter as Fresco shoots in.
Nice straight punches there by Fresco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fresco.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Fresco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fresco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacco Fresco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter throws a solid leg kick but Fresco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunter.
Fresco is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.

Fresco closes the distance and clinches.
Fresco 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.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Fresco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fresco scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fresco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter motions for Fresco to come forward. Hunter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fresco misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter scores with a nice strike.
Fresco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fresco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Fresco.
A shot to the liver by Hunter. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fresco misses the target.
Hunter scores with a jab to the body.
Fresco misses with a hook.
Fresco lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Fresco moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter misses with a hook. Fresco ducked under it nicely.
Fresco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacco Fresco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Hunter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fresco throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacco Fresco is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunter throws a hook but Fresco blocks it.

Fresco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Fresco is controlling him.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Fresco has the dominant position.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Fresco has the dominant position.
Fresco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.

Fresco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Fresco takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter ducks right into an uppercut from Fresco.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Fresco checks it.
Fresco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunter swivels and escapes.
Fresco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fresco moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circle, before Fresco throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hunter's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fresco lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jacco Fresco!
Jacco Fresco decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.