PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berkeley Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Gotta Feeling. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Watson
vs
Hunt

176 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Berkeley Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson checks a leg kick.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Watson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson.
Watson stops Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunt trying to control but Watson postures up.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Watson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watson thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
Watson drops an elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Watson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Watson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two 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.
The referee warns Hunt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hunt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Watson misses with a head shot.
Watson misses with a head shot.
Watson punching from mount but Hunt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Watson thowing shots but they're missing.
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt is working to get back to half guard.
Watson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hunt because Watson loaded up on that one.
Watson looking to ground and pound but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Watson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hunt taking shots to the head.
Watson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hunt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Watson landing shots from mount.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson throws some wild stikes that Hunt manages to avoid easily.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.

Watson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hunt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hunt!
Hunt wants to stand but Watson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hunt tries to clinch up

and Watson counters with a single leg into guard. Hunt didn't expect that.
Watson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson throws and elbow that misses. Hunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Hunt!
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Hunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watson pushes Hunt off and scrambles back to his feet.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hunt lands a big head kick that sends Watson tumbling to the mat! Hunt takes a step backwards and waves Watson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Watson is rocked!

It looks like Tim Watson has been cut.
Tim Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt lands a brutal head kick. Watson looks out on his feet and Hunt throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Berkeley Hunt!