PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 453 p4p, 148 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 53 p4p, 19 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?

Experiment Il
vs
Caunt

175 cm
38
148
30 - 18 - 0

175 cm
36
147
32 - 17 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Experiment Il off balance momentarily.
Experiment Il throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Experiment Il thows a leg kick but Caunt checks it
and Caunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Experiment Il with a body shot.
Caunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Experiment Il has managed to clinch.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Experiment Il fails to land.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Caunt is blocking nicely.
Come on Caunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il prevents a body shot from Caunt.
Caunt is looking to control Experiment Il's arms but Experiment Il gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caunt has his back to the cage.
Experiment Il taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Caunt misses with a body punch.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caunt cracks Experiment Il with a nice body shot.
Caunt avoiding damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Experiment Il obliges.
Caunt misses with a body punch.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment Il controls his hands.
Caunt taking a breather.
Caunt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Experiment Il seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caunt can turn it around.
Caunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il is trying to maintain a safe position but Caunt gets an underhook and turns Experiment Il into the cage.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Caunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Caunt.
Caunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment Il lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Experiment Il lands a nice knee to the body.
Experiment Il lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment Il.
Caunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caunt working aggressively here.
Caunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Caunt is blocking nicely.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment Il slows down the pace here.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Caunt blocks it.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Experiment Il lands a nice knee to the body.
Experiment Il lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caunt lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Experiment Il lands a left hand.
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiment Il tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Caunt blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Experiment Il.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caunt.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Caunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiment Il misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Caunt misses the jab.
Experiment Il swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caunt throws a leg kick which misses Experiment Il's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment Il tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Experiment Il.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Experiment Il has time to react.
Caunt clobbers Experiment Il with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Experiment Il takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment Il looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick by Experiment Il misses
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Caunt is predictable there
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Experiment Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt swings widly with a right hand
enabling Experiment Il to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt misses the jab.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.

Experiment Il gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caunt misses with a body punch.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finnish Experiment Il has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caunt misses with a body punch.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il looking to stall.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment Il using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Caunt.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
Caunt looking to stall.
Caunt takes a shot to the head.
Experiment Il fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Experiment Il fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il misses with some punches.
Caunt presses Experiment Il against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Experiment Il.
Caunt tries to work over Experiment Il's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caunt presses Experiment Il against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caunt.
Caunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Experiment Il.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caunt managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
A head punch on the inside from Caunt fails to land.
Caunt cracks Experiment Il with a nice body shot.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
Caunt misses with some punches.
Experiment Il makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Experiment Il softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Caunt is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caunt as Experiment Il tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caunt obliges.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the head.
Experiment Il misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.

Caunt breaks the clinch.
Caunt keeps Experiment Il at a distance using the push kick.
Caunt throws a good cross that connects.
Caunt jabs Experiment Il right on the nose. Experiment Il blinks but takes it well.
Caunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Caunt thuds a left hand into Experiment Il's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caunt throws a good cross that connects.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick nicely.
Caunt missing with a left hand there. Experiment Il was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Caunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caunt.
Caunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Experiment Il's head.
A clash of legs there as Experiment Il blocks the low kick.
Caunt pushes Experiment Il away with a front kick.
Experiment Il misses with a right hand
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt misses with a hook

and Experiment Il counters with a head kick that drops Caunt to the mat! Caunt scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Experiment Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment Il takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick
and Experiment Il takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Experiment Il misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a nice body kick.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il closes the distance but Caunt moves to the side
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment Il takes one to the chin there.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Experiment Il jumps back.
Experiment Il throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Nice cross by Caunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands with a kick to the temple. Experiment Il shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caunt punishes Experiment Il's body with a nice straight punch.
Caunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Experiment Il.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Caunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Caunt.
Caunt digs a good body shot into Experiment Il's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caunt.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment Il throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Experiment Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment Il.
Caunt is looking for the big counter here.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caunt 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Finnish Experiment Il had this to say: 'Ok thats it for me. I had fun but now I am just old and everything hurts.'.