PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 165 p4p, 21 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 941 p4p, 115 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gatsby
vs
Hunt

175 cm
38
193 lbs
34 - 19 - 0

181 cm
41
180 lbs
49 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatsby circles away.

Gatsby has managed to clinch.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Gatsby as the two fighters clinch.

Gatsby gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gatsby prevents Hunt from standing back up.
Gatsby controlling the pace.
Hunt has hold of Gatsby's hands but Gatsby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Gatsby slips a nice elbow through Hunt's hands, connecting with Hunt's forehead.
Hunt is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gatsby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gatsby content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Gatsby is controlling him well.
Gatsby working the head and body with strikes.
Gatsby is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gatsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Gatsby connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Gatsby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to escape.
Gatsby 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.
Gatsby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Hunt trying to control but Gatsby postures up.
Ground and pound from Gatsby.
Gatsby is trying to control. Hunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gatsby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gatsby 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatsby with the ground and pound but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gatsby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gatsby.
Gatsby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gatsby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gatsby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt wants to stand up but Gatsby is controlling him.

Hunt has his feet on Gatsby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gatsby moves into the clinch successfully.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Gatsby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gatsby wants a takedown but no success here.
Gatsby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Gatsby's head.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gatsby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatsby.

Gatsby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Gatsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Gatsby lands with a left to the head.
Gatsby lands a right hand.
Gatsby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gatsby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Gatsby lands a body punch.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Gatsby pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatsby pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Gatsby scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatsby can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gatsby.
A short uppercut from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gatsby lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Gatsby lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gatsby is defending well for now.
Gatsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Gatsby's takedown attempt.

Gatsby gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gatsby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gatsby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gatsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gatsby is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunt trying to hold on to Gatsby's head to control him but Gatsby postures up.
Gatsby trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.
Gatsby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Gatsby.
Gatsby trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.
Gatsby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gatsby throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Gatsby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gatsby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gatsby is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
Gatsby 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatsby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Gatsby drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatsby works over Hunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Hunt wants to stand but Gatsby is controlling the position.
Hunt controlling Gatsby's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby landing with the ground and pound.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Gatsby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gatsby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Gatsby scoring with some ground and pound.
Gatsby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gatsby trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gatsby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gatsby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gatsby cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
Hunt is pulling down on Gatsby's head to control his posture.
Hunt wants to stand up but Gatsby is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby chips away with some ground and pound.
Jay Gatsby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gatsby prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gatsby.
Hunt controlling Gatsby's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gatsby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gatsby.
Gatsby cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gatsby.

Hunt clinches.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Gatsby as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Gatsby gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatsby.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gatsby.
Gatsby works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatsby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gatsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gatsby cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gatsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt tries to counter by closing the distance.

Gatsby instigates a clinch.
Gatsby scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Gatsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gatsby lands a right hand.

Hunt is rocked!
Gatsby misses with a body punch.

Gatsby has hold of one of Hunt's legs. Hunt is fighting the takedown attempt but Gatsby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Gatsby finish him?
Gatsby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Hunt wants to stand up but Gatsby is controlling him.

Hunt has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gatsby has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby lands a right hand.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Gatsby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Gatsby tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatsby.
Hunt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Gatsby lands a shot to the body.
Gatsby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatsby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Gatsby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatsby lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gatsby floors Hunt with a big punch on the inside! Hunt is trying to recover but Gatsby dives into side control.
Hunt is trying to buck Gatsby off.
Gatsby cracks Hunt with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gatsby immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hunt is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gatsby!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby retains his middleweight title!
Jay Gatsby made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.
In defeat, Phol Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.