PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Super Massive Black Hole. Robert Hunt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hijo Del Shaggy Dope
vs
Hunt

182 cm
19
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
269 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt swings for the body but Dope moves out of range.
Dope closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dope moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Robert Hunt has been cut.

Dope closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dope has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Dope.
A knee to the head by Dope.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Dope scores with a hook to the body.
Dope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hunt jumps guard.
Dope not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Hunt misses.

Dope moves into the clinch.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dope misses with an elbow strike.
Dope tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Dope throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Hunt.
Dope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt has Dope pushed against the cage.
Dope with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dope throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Dope working aggressively here.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dope misses with an elbow over the top.
Dope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dope backwards.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dope backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dope.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dope under the eye.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Dope's belly button to the back.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dope.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Dope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dope.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dope.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dope has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dope prevents it.
Dope pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dope is working Hunt over against the cage.
Hunt wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dope.
Dope has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Dope scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Dope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dope has him pressed against the cage.
Dope is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunt gets an underhook and turns Dope into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dope blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Dope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Dope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Dope moves out of range.

Hunt instigates a clinch.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Dope.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dope ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Robert Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dope has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Dope misses with an elbow over the top.
Dope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Dope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Dope.
Dope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Dope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt lands a left hand.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dope tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt misses with a straight right.

Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Dope pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt is trying to pull guard but Dope has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Dope tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dope pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dope misses with a knee to the head.

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown but Dope manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Hunt closes the distance and pushes Dope back into the cage.
Dope misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt tries to circle away but Dope has him pinned against the cage.
Dope pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dope missing with knees to the body.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Dope working aggressively here.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Dope.
Dope missing with knees to the body.
Dope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Robert Hunt's cut even more.
Dope struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dope misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt is looking to take this one to the mat.
El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Hunt.
Dope throws an elbow but it misses.
Dope misses with an elbow strike.
Dope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dope tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dope throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.

Hunt forces Dope back against the cage and clinches.
Dope lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dope looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Dope is controlling the position.
Dope has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Dope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hunt pulls Dope into guard.
Hunt is pulling down on Dope's head. It's preventing any offense from Dope, at least for the moment.
Dope trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hunt moves into the clinch.
Dope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dope.
Hunt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dope walks away with a smile on his face. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
El Hijo Del Shaggy Dope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dope doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Dope is just out of range.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hunt rushes Dope and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Dope tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is trying to push Dope away but Dope has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Dope is controlling him.
Dope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Dope.
Dope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dope tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Robert Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dope misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Dope has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dope tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Dope.
Hunt cracks Dope with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Dope keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dope throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Dope backwards.
Dope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dope tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Dope wants to clinch.

Hunt clinches up with Dope and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Dope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Dope misses with some punches.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Dope backwards.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dope is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dope.
Oh Dope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Dope misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dope with a big uppercut! Dope tries to clinch up but Hunt pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dope to the mat! Dope covers up and Hunt unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Hunt!
Robert Hunt took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.