PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koltun's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hans Solo - Dopoki jestem. Hunt has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Koltun
vs
Hunt

172 cm
27
152 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

175 cm
27
154 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Silik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun misses with a body kick.
Koltun throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koltun lands a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koltun.

Koltun has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Koltun lands a left hand.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Koltun is controlling the position.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Koltun gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koltun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koltun misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koltun slips a jab from Hunt.
Konrad Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Koltun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koltun throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koltun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt lands a jab to Koltun's midsection.
Koltun misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Koltun's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Koltun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Koltun is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Koltun's ribs.
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Koltun scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Koltun misses with a straight left.

Koltun is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunt's half guard.
Hunt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Koltun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koltun seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Koltun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koltun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koltun trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Koltun postures up.
Koltun seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Koltun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koltun tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koltun misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Koltun misses
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.

Koltun forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Koltun misses with a head kick.
Koltun is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Koltun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Koltun wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Koltun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Konrad Koltun will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koltun thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koltun's head.
Hunt with a hook.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koltun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Koltun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koltun avoids a kick to the body.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koltun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
Koltun tries to clinch
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Koltun was not able to check.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koltun at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Koltun thows a body shot but no joy.
Koltun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koltun.
Hunt slips under a jab from Koltun.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Koltun moved out of range nicely.
Hunt jabs at Koltun's body.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown by Koltun or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunt which made him look bad.
A clash of legs there as Koltun blocks the low kick.
Koltun wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Koltun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koltun. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koltun.

Koltun moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt tries to circle away but Koltun has him pinned against the cage.
Koltun misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt slips under a jab from Koltun.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Koltun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silik Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koltun throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
A cross from Koltun lands.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koltun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.

Koltun has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Koltun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koltun.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koltun's elbow.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt wants to break free but Koltun has control.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koltun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koltun tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koltun tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Koltun. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
Koltun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunt takes a swing at Koltun's ribcage but misses.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Koltun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koltun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koltun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt slips under a jab from Koltun.
Hunt takes a swing at Koltun's ribcage but misses.
Koltun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silik Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koltun.
Koltun with a hook.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Hunt throws a right hand that Koltun ducks under and follows up with a left that Koltun also avoids with ease.
Koltun throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koltun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koltun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koltun throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Koltun takes one to the chin there.
Koltun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koltun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Koltun.
Koltun moves out of range of the strikes.
Koltun throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koltun lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Koltun misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Koltun misses the target.
Koltun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Koltun shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koltun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silik Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Koltun.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koltun at a distance.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koltun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koltun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Koltun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koltun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt cracks Koltun with an open hand slap.
Hunt slips under a jab.

Koltun scores with a takedown into Hunt's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throwing strikes but missing.
Koltun is standing up over Hunt. Hunt looks to escape but Koltun dives into side control.
Koltun passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunt!
Hunt wants to hold on but Koltun pushes him away.
Koltun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunt?
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt regains half guard.
Koltun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Koltun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Koltun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt wants to control but Koltun is keeping busy.
Koltun working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koltun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Konrad Koltun.
I think Koltun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Konrad Koltun!
Konrad Koltun thanked the fans post fight for their support.