PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mervyn Goble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hunt
vs
Goble

165 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ethan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mervyn Goble!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook. Goble ducked under it nicely.
Goble slips a jab from Hunt.
Goble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Goble has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hunt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goble slips under a jab.

Goble darts in and clinches Hunt up against the cage.
Goble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goble has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Goble tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goble throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goble keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goble lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Goble avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goble taking a breather.
Goble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Goble tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Goble controls his hands.
Goble can't get the takedown.
Goble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goble keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Goble lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Goble catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Ethan Hunt has been cut.

Goble moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt gets through Goble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goble has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goble.
Goble fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ethan Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mervyn Goble.
A head punch on the inside from Goble fails to land.
Goble lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Goble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goble is keeping busy.
Hunt is working Goble over against the cage.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Goble.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Goble's ribcage. Goble let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goble taking a breather.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Goble.
Goble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goble has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Goble tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Hunt cracks Goble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Goble is rocked!

It looks like Mervyn Goble has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goble wants to clinch
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hunt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Goble tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Goble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goble is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Goble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goble doesn't seem bothered though.
Goble tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Goble seems to have recovered his senses.
Goble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt digs a good hook to Goble's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goble tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Goble keeps the fight on the outside.

Hunt drops Goble with a nice combination! Hunt dives into Goble's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Goble uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Goble!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goble trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt controlling the position.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunt is trying to control the position but Goble postures up.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ethan Hunt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Goble throws a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a hook but Goble avoids it easily.
Goble takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goble ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.

Hunt pushes Goble up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Goble won't allow it.
Goble is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goble.
Goble is looking for a takedown.
Come on Goble - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Goble has double underhooks.
Goble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Goble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goble lands a left hand.
Goble has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goble prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Goble.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Goble is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Goble can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt trying to stall but Goble improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Goble.
Goble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goble misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Goble has him pressed against the cage.
Goble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt taking a breather.
A short right from Goble.
Ethan Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goble wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Hunt lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hunt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Goble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ethan Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Goble.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Goble.
Mervyn Goble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goble wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Goble misses.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook. Goble ducked under it nicely.
Goble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Goble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Hunt checks a low kick from Goble.

Goble gets a clinch.
Goble is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunt is defending well.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Goble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt is trying to push Goble away but Goble has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Goble wants to take the fight to the mat but Hunt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has Goble pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ethan Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mervyn Goble.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Goble has the dominant position.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goble blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Goble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goble working aggressively here.
Goble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goble taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goble tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Goble stalls.

Goble tumbles to the floor! Hunt threw a big shot that dropped him and now Hunt is on top looking to finish! Goble has guard but can he survive?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goble keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Ethan Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt won't allow Goble to sweep him here.
Hunt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goble keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Mervyn Goble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goble controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt stays in close to Goble's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Hunt!
Ethan Hunt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.