PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ding comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. The Hunter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dick Ding's chin.

Ding
vs
Hunter

212 cm
30
270 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

188 cm
27
260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ding counters with an inside leg kick.

Ding gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ding has had enough of the clinch but Hunter keeps him there for the moment.

Ding breaks from the clinch.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ding circles away.
Ding moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Ding circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hunter tries to keep at a distance but Ding has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter looks for the body kick but Ding saw that one coming.
Ding displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Ding avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ding lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ding throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ding is in Hunter's guard.
Ding controlling from the top position.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ding sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Ding drops back looking for a leg! Hunter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hunter manages to kick Ding off! Ding jumps back into Hunter's guard.
Ding is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dick Ding.
Ding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ding avoids a kick to the body.
Ding dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunter. That did some damage!
Hunter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunter tries to land a leg kick but Ding saw it coming and moves away.

Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
Ding misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ding moves into the clinch.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ding rushes Hunter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Hunter dodges an elbow strike from Ding.

Ding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter misses with the body kick
and Ding counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.
Ding is looking to land body kicks.
Hunter wants to clinch

and Ding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ding breaks the clinch.

Hunter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ding sprawling to the canvas! Ding rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hunter finish him?!

It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Ding circles away and keeps his distance.
Ding lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Ding dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Ding's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ding lands with a nice body punch.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Ding circles away.
Hunter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ding counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.
Ding pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunter back to the cage. Ding follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ding throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ding misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ding circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ding counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ding circles away quickly and effectively.
Ding scores with a one two! Hunter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like The Hunter has been cut.
Ding throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding slips a straight right by Hunter.
Ding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.

Ding moves into the clinch successfully.
Ding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Ding tries to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling the position.

Ding manages to break the clinch.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter misses with a leg kick
and Ding counters with a body kick.
Hunter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ding.
Hunter scores with a leg kick.

Ding gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Ding scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ding connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunter some visible discomfort.
Ding in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ding decides to stand back up. Ding steps back and let's Hunter get back to his feet.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Ding circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ding circles away.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ding was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Ding pushes him off.
Hunter takes one on the button.
Ding looks for a takedown but Hunter sprawls well.
Hunter scores with a jab. Ding acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ding scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ding clinches up with Hunter and pushes him back against the cage.
Ding scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ding moves into the clinch.
Ding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.

Ding manages to break the clinch.
Ding avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ding misses with a double jab.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Ding counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.

Ding has Hunter up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter pushes Ding back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ding manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Ding does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch
and Ding counters with a straight right hand.
Dick Ding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Ding throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Ding has Hunter up against the cage in a clinch.

Ding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ding moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter tries to clinch

and Ding counters by clinching up.

Ding manages to break the clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Ding counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Dick Ding is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
Hunter tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Ding dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunter closes the distance but Ding moves to the side
and Ding counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ding lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.
Ding lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Ding circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ding counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hunter! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Ding!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Ding!
During a confident post fight interview, Dick Ding thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.