PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Matt Hunter (ranked 4403 p4p, 4899 weight class) and Bennie Hana (ranked 495 p4p, 524 weight class). Matt Hunter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hunter
vs
Hana

178 cm
24
160
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
135
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bennie Hana!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter tries to clinch but Hana is having none of it.
Hana throws a head kick that misses.
Hana swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.

Hunter drives through and clinches with Hana against the ropes.
Hana takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter wants to break free but Hana has control.

Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Hana has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter blocks the body kick.

Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
Hana working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Hunter breaks the clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch but Hana moves away
and Hana counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hana circles away.
A head kick misses from Hana.
A quick step to the side and Hunter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennie Hana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hana misses with a wild body shot.
Hana throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Hunter throws a big counter combination but Hana scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hana throws a series of strikes that have Hunter backpedaling.

It looks like Matt Hunter has been cut.
Hana throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Hana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter takes one on the button.
Hana throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Hunter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Hana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hana keeps the fight on the outside.
Hana appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
As Hana looks to move away, Hunter throws a big counter combo but Hana just gets out of the way.
Hana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Hana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hana lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hana swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Good shot there by Hana.
Hana throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hana.

Hunter rushes Hana and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Hana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Hunter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice cross by Hana.
Hunter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter lands a really nice looking cross but Hana seems unphased.
Bennie Hana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter tries to clinch
letting Hana counter with a right hand.

Hunter is rocked!
Hunter blocks a head kick by Hana.

Hunter clinches up against the ropes.
Hana is trying to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Hana avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Hana.
Hunter prevents Hana from breaking the clinch.
Hana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Hana tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the ropes.
Hana looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Hunter prevents Hana from breaking the clinch.
Hana swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hana tries to land a knee to the head but Hunter blocks with his arms.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Hana jabs Hunter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Hana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hana throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hana throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Hana backing up. Hana nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Hana lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunter off the ropes and back into range.
Matt Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter wants to clinch
and Hana counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Hana closes the distance and catches Hunter with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Hunter is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Hunter is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Hunter is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Hana takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bennie Hana!