PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malig Hunt (ranked 3096 p4p, 1633 weight class) and Momofuku Ando (ranked 347 p4p, 208 weight class). Ando comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pot Noodle Patience kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Malig Hunt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hunt
vs
Ando

172 cm
19
149
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
165
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malig Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Momofuku Ando!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Ando scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Momofuku Ando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ando misses the target.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Ando manages to avoid it.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Ando misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Ando throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ando might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ando thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ando waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Ando misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a nice body shot.
Ando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ando on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ando misses.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Ando with an uppercut!
Ando throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt slips under a jab from Ando.
Ando takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ando throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ando misses with the combination.
Ando blocks a jab.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Ando misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Momofuku Ando has been cut.
Ando loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ando.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Ando manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Ando misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Ando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt defending well as Ando loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Ando manages to avoid it.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Momofuku Ando will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Momofuku Ando's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hunt slips a jab from Ando.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ando misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ando thinking.
Ando misses the jab.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt moves out of range as Ando strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Momofuku Ando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ando misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ando misses with a hook
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a hook. Ando tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ando.
Ando misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt defending well as Ando loads up on a big left hand.
Ando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Ando slips the punch.
Ando throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ando throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ando misses with a hook
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Ando swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ando misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ando cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ando swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ando.
Ando lands with a right hand.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt throws a hook but Ando avoids it easily.
Ando swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ando throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Ando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Ando throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ando throws a right hand that misses
and Ando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Ando thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ando tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malig Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Momofuku Ando's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Hunt.
It seemed like Ando was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ando throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ando.
Ando misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters with a left and a right that stings Ando.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ando.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ando misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Ando throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ando throws a right hand that misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.

Ando is rocked!
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ando is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Hunt throws a jab when Ando was well out of range.
Ando swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Ando misses.
Momofuku Ando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Ando seems to have recovered his senses.
Ando throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ando throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Ando misses with a looping right.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Ando misses its intended target.
Ando has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ando throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Ando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ando swings widly with a right hand
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Ando throws a right hand that misses
and Ando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Ando.
A big left from Ando misses.
Ando misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Ando misses with an uppercut.
Ando misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ando connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hunt scrambles back to his feet.
Ando misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ando missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malig Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Malig Hunt!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Malig Hunt!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Malig Hunt!

Malig Hunt wins by unanimous decision!
Momofuku Ando was interviewed post fight and said 'Stand and bang next time you COWARD!'.