PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pate Hunt (ranked 1383 p4p, 1924 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 72 p4p, 105 weight class). Valverde has chosen LLAMAME YA as his entrance music. Bethania Valverde will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hunt
vs
Valverde

159 cm
21
143
6 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
140
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valverde misses with a hook.
Pate Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Valverde.

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Valverde.

Valverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hunt clinches up with Valverde and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.

Valverde breaks from the clinch.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Valverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Valverde is avoiding it.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt has Valverde pushed against the cage.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Valverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valverde misses with a straight right.
Valverde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.

Hunt clinches up against the cage.

Valverde breaks the clinch.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde moves out of range.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valverde throws out the jab.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valverde.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde moves out of range.

Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Valverde in a clinch.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Valverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.

Valverde breaks from the clinch.
Valverde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde is having none of it.

Hunt drives through and clinches with Valverde against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stalling.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Valverde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Valverde circles away and keeps his distance.
Valverde scores with a body shot.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valverde.
Valverde misses with a low kick.
Valverde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valverde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt stalls.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valverde up against the cage.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hunt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has Valverde pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valverde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valverde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valverde - that will leave a mark!

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valverde up against the cage.

Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bethania Valverde will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde is having none of it.
Valverde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valverde looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Valverde sprawls and moves away.

Hunt drives through and clinches with Valverde against the cage.

Valverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Valverde had a free shot at his head there.
Valverde works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Valverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.
Valverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valverde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valverde letting Hunt take a breather here.

Valverde breaks the clinch.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Valverde circles away.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.

Hunt instigates a clinch.
Valverde being controlled against the cage.

Valverde manages to break the clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Valverde keeps it at a distance.
Valverde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Valverde misses the jab.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt backing away here, and Valverde unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Valverde misses the jab.
Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde.
Hunt tries to clinch
and Valverde counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valverde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valverde misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Valverde misses.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bethania Valverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valverde throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hunt closes the distance and pushes Valverde back into the cage.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Valverde breaks the clinch.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Valverde circles away.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Valverde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt closes the distance but Valverde moves to the side
and Valverde counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Valverde is avoiding it.
Valverde connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Valverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt slips under a jab from Valverde.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde moves out of range.
Valverde misses with a low kick.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valverde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valverde misses with a looping right.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valverde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Valverde misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bethania Valverde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Valverde.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Valverde circles away.

Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.

Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valverde counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valverde.

Hunt drives through and clinches with Valverde against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt trying to stall but Valverde improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Valverde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valverde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Valverde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valverde is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valverde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valverde! But no joy.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valverde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valverde just misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Valverde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt is looking to clinch.

Hunt rushes Valverde and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt just leaning against Valverde, taking a breather.

Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde is having none of it.
Bethania Valverde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt has Valverde pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt has Valverde pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Valverde throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Valverde throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Valverde lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Valverde is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
Valverde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valverde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunt backs up against the cage.
Valverde looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valverde.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Pate Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valverde throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bethania Valverde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valverde 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bethania Valverde!
During a confident post fight interview, Bethania Valverde thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.