PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Juric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hunt
vs
Juric

225 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Branko Juric!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juric moves to clinch but Hunt breaks away
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juric slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Juric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Juric circles away easily

and Juric counters by clinching up.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt wants to break free but Juric has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juric stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric pressing his opponent against the cage.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juric.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric has Hunt pressed against the cage.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a one two! Juric had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Juric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Juric tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch but Juric moves out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch but Juric moves out of range.
Juric is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
No luck for Hunt with that takedown attempt.
Branko Juric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Juric steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Juric closes the distance and clinches.
Juric displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Juric stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt letting Juric take a breather here.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juric avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Juric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branko Juric dominated that 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.

Juric doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Juric.

Juric closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.
Juric leaning against his opponent.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Juric keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Juric in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to break free but Juric pushes him back against the cage.
Juric taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Juric receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Branko Juric seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Juric.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juric has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Juric keeps him there for the moment.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Juric.
Juric stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to break free but Juric pushes him back against the cage.
Juric manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Branko Juric.
Juric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juric is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Juric swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Juric moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt misses with the combination.
Juric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juric moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Juric circles away.
Hunt tries to clinch but Juric moves out of range.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juric moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.

Juric rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt letting Juric take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric has Hunt pressed against the cage.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Juric keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branko Juric 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! This is the final round!

Juric stuffs the takedown.
Hunt tries to clinch up

and Juric counters by clinching up.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Juric continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juric slows down the pace here.
Hunt wants to break free but Juric has control.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Juric leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric slowing the pace effectively.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric stalling.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Juric to work.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Juric.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt tries to break free but Juric pushes him back against the cage.
Juric keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric avoiding damage.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Juric blocks an uppercut.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juric has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for Juric to work.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Juric closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Juric has Hunt pushed against the cage.
Juric lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Branko Juric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Juric winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branko Juric!