PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauss Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Intimidation mixtape. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hunter
vs
Elimination

180 cm
24
183 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Elite Canadian Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herb Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauss Elimination!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elimination feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunter connects with a jab.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Elimination checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elimination closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Elimination pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunter blocks a leg kick.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination

and Elimination counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elimination throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Elimination throws a strike but Hunter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination working a defensive guard here.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Elimination keeps moving.
Elimination looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Hunter postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elimination misses with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Hunter. No joy for Elimination on that attempt.
Hunter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Gauss Elimination has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elimination will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunter lands a right hook to the body.
Herb Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Elimination takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Elimination throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at BigMouth Cabrons that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Hunter.
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Elimination's leg but Elimination calmly moves out of range.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elimination under the eye.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elimination looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hunter looking to control.
Elimination scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Elimination postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elimination loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter has his hands on Elimination's head, controlling the position.
Elimination pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is controlling Elimination's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elimination has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elimination accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Herb Hunter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Elimination connects with an inside leg kick.
Elimination goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elimination lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunter's head.
Elimination buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Elimination shoots in and drives through. Hunter sprawls well.
Herb Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauss Elimination.

Hunter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elimination to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Herb Hunter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauss Elimination's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hunter throws the left hand but Elimination avoids the punch easily.
Hunter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elimination on the side of the head.
Elimination tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Elimination's ribs.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elimination misses with a takedown attempt - Hunter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from Elimination. Elimination gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Elimination.
Elimination connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elimination looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Herb Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauss Elimination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Elimination.
Elimination keeps Hunter at a distance using the push kick.
Elimination misses with a hook.
Elimination takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elimination throws the kick towards the body but Hunter avoids it.
Elimination checks a leg kick nicely.
Elimination gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Elimination checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Elimination shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.
Hunter lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunter leaves Elimination with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elimination moves away.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Elimination takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Elimination moved away.
Elimination ducks right into an uppercut from Hunter.
Elimination is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Herb Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Elimination lands a nice shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Elimination, right into the meat.
Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter tries to work over Elimination's front leg with a kick but Elimination checks it.
Elimination is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hunter misses.

Elimination gets a double leg takedown into Hunter's guard.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunter pulls Elimination in to control the position.
Elimination tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Hunter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Elimination postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunter holds on and takes a little breather.

We're going to have a standup here because Herb Hunter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Elimination tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunter defends well and Elimination ends up having to push Hunter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hunter lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Elimination is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Elimination avoids the damage to the body.

Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elimination under the eye.

Hunter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elimination to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hunter is trying to keep Elimination in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elimination working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elimination missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunter can't keep his opponent in guard - Elimination advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gauss Elimination's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hunter throws a right and a left that Elimination avoids nicely.
Hunter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elimination slips under a jab from Hunter.
Elimination shoots in for a takedown but Hunter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elimination on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Elimination changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to avoid it but Elimination manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunter to the ground. Hunter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunter tried to score with a low kick but Elimination checks it.
Hunter throws a hook but Elimination blocks it.
Hunter lunges at Elimination with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elimination's hand.
Hunter blocks the body kick.
Elimination on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Elimination.

Elimination shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Elimination takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter wants to control but Elimination is keeping busy.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Elimination 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.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunter wants to stand but Elimination is controlling the position.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gauss Elimination has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elimination passes Hunter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Elimination is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter is trying to maintain the position but Elimination is very close to passing his half guard.
Elimination looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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!
Elimination winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but Elimination has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination lands strikes from half guard.
Elimination not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elimination throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elimination with the ground and pound but Hunter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elimination accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gauss Elimination has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Elimination postures up.
Elimination postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elimination is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
Hunter trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elimination accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Elimination is in close to Hunter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elimination loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elimination postures up.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
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!
Elimination stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elimination is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gauss Elimination comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Herb Hunter!
Herb Hunter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.