PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hunt (ranked 975 p4p, 1217 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 130 p4p, 164 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunt
vs
Rosa

185 cm
35
205
22 - 13 - 1

188 cm
35
205
21 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

NARCOS
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Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Hunt.

It looks like Henrique Rosa has been cut.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Rosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt misses with a hook. Rosa ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Rosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Rosa counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosa throws out the jab.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Rosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Rosa's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rosa! But no joy.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Rosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosa is just out of range.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Rosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Rosa counters with a right hand to the body.
James Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt cracks Rosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Rosa slips the punch.
Rosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rosa.
Rosa's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rosa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rosa lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Rosa counters with a straight right hand.
Rosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
The crowd cheers as Rosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rosa pushes him off.
Rosa motions for Hunt to come forward. Rosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rosa connects with a single shot there.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Rosa.
Rosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosa jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hunt misses with a right hand
letting Rosa counter with a right hand.
Hunt throws a body punch but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosa.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosa.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Rosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rosa throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Rosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Rosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Hunt has managed to clinch.
Rosa misses with some punches.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosa.
Rosa misses with a body punch.
Rosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Rosa lands an uppercut.
Rosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosa.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rosa can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosa.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosa misses with the head strike.
Rosa is working Hunt over against the cage.
Rosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Rosa blocks an uppercut.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt is leaning against Rosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosa can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosa.
Hunt digs a right hand into Rosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosa's gas tank.
Rosa looks winded!
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Rosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosa.
Hunt pushes Rosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosa backwards.
Hunt cracks Rosa with a nice body shot.
Rosa blocks an uppercut.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosa controls his hands.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrique Rosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Rosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Rosa in a clinch.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosa.
Hunt presses Rosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt is working Rosa over against the cage.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Rosa backwards.
Hunt pushes Rosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt presses Rosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Rosa can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rosa.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt pushes Rosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rosa is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt dips a shoulder and cracks Rosa with a mighty uppercut! Rosa falls back against the cage and Hunt unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rosa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hunt screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hunt!
James Hunt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.