PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt's entrance music is London Calling. A fine choice. Oliveira has chosen Far East Movement - Like a G6 as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hunt
vs
Oliveira

175 cm
28
154 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

179 cm
31
157 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Silik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a combination
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Oliveira moves his leg out of the way.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hunt is trying to control but can't.
Hunt is looking to escape.
Hunt tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Oliveira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oliveira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Oliveira has control of the leg.

Oliveira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunt is just riding it out for now. Oliveira eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hunt.
Hunt wants to stand and escape but Oliveira is having none of it.
Hunt seems keen to control Oliveira's posture.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Oliveira cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunt has control of Oliveira's left arm, preventing Oliveira from doing any damage.

Oliveira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hunt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oliveira has Hunt in his guard.
Oliveira is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hunt trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Charles Oliveira.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oliveiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into Hunt's guard.

Oliveira has gone for a leg lock! Hunt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Oliveira's guard.
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 Silik Hunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt is looking to wear down Oliveira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Silik Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oliveira somewhat.
Hunt with a nice cross.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Oliveira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Oliveira blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliveira drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Oliveira down.
Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Oliveira moved out of range nicely.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Oliveira. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Oliveira shoots in.
Silik Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Oliveira.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Oliveira's ribs.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Hunt misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Hunt throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silik Hunt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunt misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Oliveira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oliveira scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunt but Hunt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliveira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunt stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silik Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hunt. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Silik Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Oliveira.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira. That did some damage!
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Hunt swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silik Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hunt misses

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard.

Oliveira tries for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hunt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliveira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hunt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Oliveira has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hunt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silik Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silik Hunt!
Silik Hunt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.