PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Bermudez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Hunt's chin.

Bermudez
vs
Hunt

165 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermudez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Bermudez 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.
Dennis Bermudez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bermudez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermudez tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bermudez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez with a poor takedown
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bermudez is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Bermudez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bermudez tries to clinch up.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Bermudez avoids it with no problem.
Hunt misses with a hook.
A head kick by Bermudez misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bermudez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hunt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bermudez sprawling to the canvas! Bermudez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hunt finish him?!
Oh Bermudez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws the left hand but Bermudez avoids the punch easily.
Hunt misses with a hook

and Bermudez counters by clinching up.
Bermudez seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bermudez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Bermudez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Bermudez.
Bermudez misses with a body shot.
Hunt jabs Bermudez right on the nose. Bermudez blinks but takes it well.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Bermudez shoots in.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bermudez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses

and Bermudez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bermudez controlling the action here.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Bermudez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is staying active underneath Bermudez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bermudez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bermudez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bermudez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
Bermudez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bermudez working the ground and pound effectively.
Bermudez looking to finish with strikes here!
Bermudez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunt is squirming around, avoiding Bermudez's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bermudez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bermudez is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hunt holds on for dear life, controlling Bermudez's posture momentarily.
Hunt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bermudez wants to control the pace but Hunt is squirming around nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bermudez working for a submission but Hunt is keeping him at bay.
Bermudez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hunt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bermudez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bermudez throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice body shot.
Bermudez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bermudez looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bermudez in his tracks.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bermudez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Bermudez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Bermudez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a jab when Bermudez was well out of range.
Bermudez has his takedown stuffed
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bermudez needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bermudez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Bermudez.
Bermudez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Hunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bermudez.
Bermudez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mark Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt cracks Bermudez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bermudez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bermudez moves away.
Bermudez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hunt lands a body shot.

Bermudez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bermudez showed some decent athleticism there.
Bermudez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bermudez wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Bermudez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunt's head.

Bermudez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Bermudez is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez is keen to just control but Hunt is a slippery customer.
Hunt trying to hold on to Bermudez's head to control him but Bermudez postures up.
Hunt is not content to let Bermudez control the position.
Bermudez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bermudez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bermudez works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Hunt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hunt throws a lazy uppercut

so Bermudez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bermudez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bermudez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bermudez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bermudez throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt pulls Bermudez in to control the position.
Bermudez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermudez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunt can't keep his opponent in guard - Bermudez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez is keen to just control but Hunt is a slippery customer.

Bermudez is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bermudez to get the leverage.
Bermudez thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
Bermudez is stalling here. Hunt is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bermudez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hunt has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dennis Bermudez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt trying to control the position but Bermudez is working away.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bermudez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bermudez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunt off and has taken his back!
Bermudez really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hunt.
Hunt covering up well under a series of strikes from Bermudez.
Mark Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents Bermudez from getting a body triangle.

Bermudez working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I would not like to be Hunt right now.
Bermudez 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.
Bermudez keeps control of the position as Hunt tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bermudez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt trying to control the hands but Bermudez won't let him.
Bermudez tries to get the hooks in deep but Hunt pushed the leg off.

Bermudez is persistently looking for the submission but Hunt is defending it well.
Bermudez lands a shot to the body.

Bermudez tightening his grip on Hunt, looking for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Bermudez manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hunt covering up well under a series of strikes from Bermudez.

Bermudez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Dennis Bermudez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt wants to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bermudez avoiding Hunt 's attempts to control his hands.

Bermudez is looking for the choke from the back position but Hunt is controlling his hands well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Bermudez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Mark Hunt!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Mark Hunt!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Mark Hunt!

Mark Hunt wins by unanimous decision!