PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dock Jeffries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Galneryus - Everlasting. Tim Hunter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dock Jeffries's chin.

Hunter
vs
Jeffries

180 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dock Jeffries!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hunter counters by clinching up.
Jeffries blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jeffries pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Jeffries does it's job there.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Jeffries misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jeffries swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hunter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hunter passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries dodges the ground and pound from Hunter.
Hunter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jeffries takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Hunter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hunter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunter in side control, throwing shots but Jeffries defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jeffries's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hunter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hunter tries to score with some ground and pound. Jeffries controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hunter happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working the ground and pound but Jeffries is defending the strikes.
Jeffries dodges the ground and pound from Hunter.
Jeffries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jeffries seems a little lost for a moment, as Hunter dominates the positioning.
Hunter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jeffries is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter takes a little break here. Jeffries wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hunter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hunter scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hunter moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hunter 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.

Hunter closes the distance and pushes Jeffries back into the cage.
Hunter works on Jeffries's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunter is trying to drag Jeffries to the mat but Jeffries just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jeffries prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter digs a right hand into Jeffries's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jeffries's gas tank.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Jeffries avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Hunter has Jeffries pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jeffries manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hunter tries to work over Jeffries's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Jeffries avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeffries wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunter won't allow it.
Hunter stalling against the cage.
Jeffries prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jeffries blocking some punches.
Jeffries is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Jeffries manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jeffries's efforts to push away.
Jeffries gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stalling against the cage.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jeffries or not.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Jeffries avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Hunter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jeffries after a bit of a struggle.
Jeffries stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Hunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jeffries blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Jeffries shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeffries's elbow.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Jeffries avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hunter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hunter wants to clinch.
Jeffries circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut.
Tim Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Jeffries does no damage.
Jeffries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.

Hunter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jeffries on his heels. He'll look to pass Jeffries's guard now, I'm sure.
Hunter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter passes into half guard.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jeffries's head.
Hunter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jeffries defending well though.
Hunter 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 missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter trying to control the pace.
Jeffries keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tim Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stalling.
Hunter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hunter controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws some wild stikes that Jeffries manages to avoid easily.
Hunter content just to control the position here.
Dock Jeffries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeffries wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hunter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Hunter!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Hunter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.