PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Couture
vs
Hunt

190 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Atlantis

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.

Hunt rushes Couture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Couture jumps guard and drags Hunt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Couture is on top in guard.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couture makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Couture stands up over Hunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Couture slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture cracks Hunt with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to bench press Couture off him but Couture keeps the position.
Couture cracks Hunt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Couture cracks Hunt with a big right hand but Hunt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Couture lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.
Couture in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Couture is chipping away with strikes.
Couture lands a few punches from side control.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Couture. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Couture grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Couture scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hunt taking a bit of punishment here - Couture scoring with strikes.
Hunt taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hunt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Couture working the head with strikes.
Hunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hunt is looking to reverse the position.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Couture working the body and head with strikes.
Couture is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Couture has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands some shots froms side control.
Hunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hunt gets back to half guard.
Hunt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Couture definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Couture really is a fat lump.
Couture is thwarting Hunt's attempts to control the position.
Couture is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Couture tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Couture there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt taking some punishment here, with Couture in his half guard.
Couture is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Couture is thwarting Hunt's attempts to control the position.
Couture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Couture is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Couture's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Couture fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hunt to the ground. Couture is now in Hunt's guard.
Couture stands up over Hunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Couture advances position into side control!
Couture landing strikes.
Check out the look on Couture's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
Couture landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Couture grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
Couture connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunt some visible discomfort.
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Couture is chipping away with strikes.
Couture landing strikes.
Couture is putting a hurting on Hunt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Couture landing a few strikes.
Couture in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Couture working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Couture lands a nice forearm strike.
The ground and pound from Couture seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Couture scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture working the ground and pound from side control.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Couture scores with a couple of short elbows.
Couture in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Hunt struggling a bit here.
Couture landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Couture lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hunt taking a bit of punishment here - Couture scoring with strikes.
Couture connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunt some visible discomfort.
Couture grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Hunt defending against the ground and pound.
Leon Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Couture working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Couture lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a nice forearm strike.
Couture scores with punches from side control.
Couture is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture cracks Hunt with a big right hand but Hunt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hunt tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
Couture lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hunt wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Couture scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Couture dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Couture's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Hunt. No joy for Couture on that attempt.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Couture shoots in and bounces Hunt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Couture scoring with punches to the head and body.
Couture is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Couture works over Hunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture postures up.
Couture forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couture is working away from the top position though.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Couture winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Couture connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Couture winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Couture scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Couture scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Couture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to control Couture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
Couture lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
Couture lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunt is looking to control Couture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Couture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working over Hunt with some ground and pound. Hunt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Couture working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Couture thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
Hunt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Couture's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Couture's back!
Hunt is trying to stick to Couture's back but Couture is turning into Hunt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hunt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Couture.
Couture postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Couture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Couture lands a couple of digs.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couture makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Couture lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Couture throws an elbow that misses. Hunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Couture's guard. Nice move by Hunt!
Couture wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Couture is on top in guard.
Couture works over Hunt with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Couture's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Couture lands a couple of digs.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ray Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Couture got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couture has managed to get both his arms back between Hunt's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Couture, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Couture!
A very excited looking Leon Couture made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.