PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jackson (ranked 2760 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Pate Hunt (ranked 152 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Hunt

155 cm
24
133
5 - 4 - 0

159 cm
23
143
7 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS

Urban Fighter

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pate Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Pate Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Jackson tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Jackson slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Hunt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hunt to the ground. Jackson is now in Hunt's guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hunt kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.

Jackson feints and as Hunt raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hunt preventing the sweep.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Hunt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hunt postures up.
Jackson managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.

Hunt stands up from Jackson's guard - Hunt perhaps looking for a knockout.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Pate Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hunt swinging wildly here.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pate Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunt defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Hunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Jackson tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.

Jackson clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Jackson working aggressively here.

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Hunt has one foot on Jackson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hunt's guard.
Jackson is standing up over Hunt. Hunt looks to escape but Jackson dives into side control.

Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
Hunt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hunt is avoiding damage well.
Hunt is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Hunt is defending the strikes.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Hunt defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunt some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.

Hunt sneaks out the side door and pushes Jackson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
As Hunt backs away, Jackson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Jackson shoots in and bounces Hunt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Hunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Hunt!

Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've been hearing that Jackson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunt manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jackson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt lands with a right hand.

It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Jackson walks into a jab.

Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to escape.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson stops Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hunt kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pate Hunt.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pate Hunt!