PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hunt
vs
Couture

193 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Couture scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.

Couture instigates a clinch.

Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Couture sprawls well.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Couture closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Mark Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Couture as he connects with a hook.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Couture.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hunt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Couture clinches up against the ropes.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Couture is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Couture prevents it.
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.

Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt closes the distance but Couture moves to the side
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Couture looks to land a combination. Hunt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hunt misses with a takedown
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture jabs at Hunt's body.
Nice straight punches there by Couture. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couture.
Some wild striking there from Couture.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hunt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Couture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Couture lands a couple of elbows.
Couture postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Couture's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Couture trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Couture slips an elbow through the middle.
Couture lands a couple of digs.
Couture landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunt tries to get out of the position.
Couture lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Couture makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Hunt striking off his back but it's not causing Couture any problems.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture connects with a couple of short punches.
Couture would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Couture gets to his feet - Hunt follows without any prompting.
Hunt tries to move into range but Couture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Couture holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Couture lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunt backs up against the ropes.

Couture has Hunt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.

Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture 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 pâté.
Couture scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Couture connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Couture closes the distance and clinches.

Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Couture finds it's target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Couture moves into the clinch.

Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Couture.
Hunt misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.

Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt wants to stand up but Couture is controlling him.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couture working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Couture preventing the sweep.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Couture engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Couture trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Couture works over Hunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Couture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Hunt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Couture off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hunt misses with a takedown
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Couture counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the ropes and back into rage.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Couture to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunt has his takedown stuffed

and Couture holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Couture just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Couture scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Couture looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Couture gets to his feet. Hunt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hunt tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
Couture's corner calls for a 1-2. Couture obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt misses with a takedown

and Couture counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Couture.
Couture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Couture squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Couture is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couture's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hunt landing shots from mount.
Couture in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couture hang on?
BOOM! Hunt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Couture gets back to half guard.
Couture slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunt postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt thows a big elbow that misses.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Couture is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Couture lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot lands for Couture.

Couture shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hunt is looking to escape.
Couture throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture stops Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Couture lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Couture throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Couture sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Couture scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
Couture is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Couture 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.
Couture wants to pass to mount but Hunt is defending the position.
Couture scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Couture lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Couture is working for a kimura but Hunt is defending it quite comfortably.
Couture thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Couture there.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couture is working away from the top position though.
Couture prevents Hunt from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hunt kicks Couture off and gets back to his feet.

Couture pushes Hunt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hunt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Couture pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Couture has taken the fight into the clinch.
Couture lands a shot to the body.

Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Couture is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt fails with the takedown
and Couture counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Couture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Couture 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.
Hunt is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Couture as Hunt shoots in.
Couture lands a two punch combo.
Couture cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hunt has his takedown stuffed
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mark Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Couture.
Couture stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Couture counters with a one-two to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to clinch but Couture slips to the side
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Hunt has his takedown stuffed

and Couture counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hunt won't be happy with that.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard.
Couture in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Couture landing strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Couture is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hunt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hunt gets back to half guard.
Couture stops Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Couture scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Couture decides to stand up.
Couture scores with a decent looking hook.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt has his takedown stuffed
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt with a poor takedown
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couture lands a slapping body shot.
Couture throws a combination. Hunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mark Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture takes one to the chin there.
Well,Hunt is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Hunt has his takedown stuffed
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.

Couture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Couture gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunt shoots and misses

and Couture counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hunt punching to the body, from the bottom.

Couture has gone for a leg lock! Hunt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Couture's guard.
Couture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Couture is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Couture swivels and escapes.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hunt enables Couture to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hunt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Couture stands up over Hunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Couture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt looking to control.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunt holds on and takes a little breather.

Couture got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couture has managed to get both his arms back between Hunt's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Couture has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Randy Couture!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Randy Couture!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Randy Couture!

Randy Couture wins by unanimous decision!