PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milf Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Pope
vs
Hunter

200 cm
28
157 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

225 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Milf Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Pope swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pope stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Pope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Pope tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter slips a jab from Pope.
Pope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pope really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pope tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Pope throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hunter escapes and throws Pope's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pope misses with a two punch combination.
John Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Pope lands with a cross.
A big right from Pope misses.
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Pope connects with a high kick.
Pope tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.

Hunter scores with a takedown into Pope's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pope has an active guard here but Hunter has managed to pass into half guard.
Pope is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hunter gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter tries to move into range but Pope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope cracks Hunter with an open hand slap.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pope sprawls well. Pope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
John Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milf Hunter.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Pope tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Hunter slips the punch.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Pope.
Pope throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Pope lands a jab.
A big right from Pope misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Pope dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope jabs Hunter right on the nose. Hunter blinks but takes it well.
Pope tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
John Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Pope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
Pope wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Hunter takes one to the side of the head.
Pope is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope lands a jab.
Hunter takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hunter counters with a shoot takedown. Pope fights it but they end up in guard.

Hunter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
A jab from Pope finds it's way through Hunter's defenses.
Pope lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
John Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Pope.
Pope throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pope tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Pope.
Pope throws a body kick that misses.
Pope works the jab nicely.
Pope connects with a jab.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunter.
Pope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pope misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pope lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch up
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Pope.
Pope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope throws a combination that misses

and Hunter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hunter gets to his feet. Pope looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pope scores with a shot to the body.
Hunter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Pope dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope throws a push kick but Hunter slaps the foot to one side.
Pope with a hook.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope's corner calls for a 1-2. Pope obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope misses with a double jab

and Hunter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pope's guard now.

Pope has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Milf Hunter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pope is looking for a triangle here but Hunter uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Hunter stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Pope catches Hunter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunter walks into a jab.
Pope throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pope throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Pope misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope tries to clinch up.
Hunter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Pope misses the target.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Pope 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.
Pope moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pope throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter slips a jab from Pope.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Pope.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pope tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Pope throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope misses with a double jab.
Pope tries to clinch up

and Hunter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pope, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pope!