PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 24256 p4p, 564 weight class) and Awut Smith (ranked 3420 p4p, 336 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ladies and Gentlemen. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hunt
vs
Smith

177 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

192 cm
32
273 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Awut Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt avoids the body shot from Smith.
A head kick from Smith lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.

It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
A head kick from Smith lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Smith looks winded!
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Awut Smith has been cut.
Smith is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
Hunt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Hunt in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a straight right.
As Smith backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Hunt gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the ropes.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awut Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Nice jab there from Smith.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Smith misses.
Awut Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt moves out of range as Smith strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awut Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hunt is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
Hunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hunt misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Smith.
Hunt with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
Mark Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awut Smith!
Awut Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RESISTANCE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.