PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Branko Juric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Juric
vs
Hunt

186 cm
26
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Branko Juric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juric but Juric pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Juric tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Juric to the ground. Juric escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Juric.
Juric leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Juric has him pressed against the cage.
Juric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Juric stalling against the cage.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hunt misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Juric stalls.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Juric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric stalling the fight.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juric lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Juric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juric has Hunt pressed against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric stalling.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Juric keeps him there for the moment.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Juric takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Hunt wants to break free but Juric has control.
Juric has Hunt pressed against the cage.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Juric.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Juric has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Juric won't allow it.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt letting Juric take a breather here.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Juric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branko Juric dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Juric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juric is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.

Hunt gets tackled into the cage by Juric. Juric maintains the clinch.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Branko Juric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juric has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juric lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt tries to circle away but Juric has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Juric is controlling him.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt letting Juric take a breather here.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Juric won't allow it.
Juric stalling the fight.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Juric has double underhooks.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hunt is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Juric finish him?
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juric's brow.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Juric has double underhooks.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Juric takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juric avoids it.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Juric.
The referee calls for Juric to work.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juric.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric blocking some punches.
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.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric stalling in the clinch.
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.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juric stalling the fight.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branko Juric dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hunt misses with a wild combination.

Juric moves into the clinch.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
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 wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juric has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Juric blocking some punches.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Juric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Juric avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt tries to circle away but Juric has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Juric is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Branko Juric.

Juric clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Juric.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Juric has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Juric stalling the fight.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Juric won't allow it.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juric avoids it.
Juric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Juric is stalling here.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Juric stalling against the cage.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric slows down the pace here.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric stalling the fight.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Juric for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Branko Juric.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Juric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Branko Juric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Branko Juric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juric, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

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