PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine has chosen Cut Killer - Nique La Police as his entrance music. 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
La Haine

181 cm
25
195 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
203 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but La Haine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Haine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La Haine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Haine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from La Haine.
La Haine misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
La Haine missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt tries to clinch but La Haine moves out of range.
Hunt throws a leg kick but La Haine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but La Haine slips the punch.
La Haine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Haine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range as La Haine strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by La Haine - just one landing.
A big left from Hunt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Haine. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
La Haine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but La Haine checks it.
Hunt tries to clinch there but La Haine circles away.
La Haine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
La Haine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
La Haine cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt thows a body kick. La Haine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
La Haine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Haine. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
La Haine with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Haine blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

La Haine moves into the clinch.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La Haine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
La Haine misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like La Haine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but La Haine checks it.
La Haine misses with a wild combination.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and La Haine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
La Haine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunt takes a swing at La Haine's ribcage but misses.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La Haine.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. La Haine moves away and avoids it.
La Haine flicks out a counter leg kick but Hunt steps away.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from La Haine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Haine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La Haine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Haine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hunt!
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
La Haine just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
La Haine moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
La Haine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La Haine scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Haine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Haine. That's going to slow Hunt down.
La Haine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
La Haine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. La Haine does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Haine tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt lands a jab to La Haine's midsection.
A big right from La Haine misses.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La Haine at a distance.
La Haine throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
La Haine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Haine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from La Haine misses.
La Haine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

La Haine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
La Haine staying out of range there.
La Haine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but La Haine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
La Haine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt scores with a jab. La Haine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
La Haine misses with a head kick.
That kick from Hunt tenderised La Haine's leg. La Haine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by La Haine.
La Haine throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Haine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from La Haine misses.
Hunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
La Haine moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by La Haine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. La Haine does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Haine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
La Haine slips a straight right by Hunt.
La Haine slips a jab from Hunt.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent La Haine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow La Haine down.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Haine moves away.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt thuds a left hand into La Haine's body.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good work by La Haine as he checks the leg kick.
La Haine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Haine cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
La Haine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
La Haine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
A thudding body kick lands there by La Haine!
La Haine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
La Haine digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps La Haine's head backwards.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Haine can do to turn this around?
La Haine clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt moves away from the strike by La Haine.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
La Haine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
La Haine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Haine tries to clinch up.
La Haine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
La Haine swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.

Hunt clinches with his opponent.
La Haine misses with a punch to the body.
La Haine has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
La Haine lands a shot to the body.
La Haine blocks a body shot from Hunt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
La Haine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.

Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

La Haine rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses La Haine's front leg but catches the back leg as La Haine tries to avoid it.
La Haine blocks the body kick.
Hunt tries a low kick but La Haine avoids it.
La Haine swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Haine was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
La Haine moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Hunt takes a swing at La Haine's ribcage but misses.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on La Haine. That did some damage!
Hunt dodges the punch combination from La Haine.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from La Haine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
La Haine looks to throw a body kick
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

La Haine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
La Haine throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
La Haine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by La Haine. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt stuns La Haine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and La Haine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
La Haine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from La Haine.
La Haine misses with a hook.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
La Haine avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
La Haine connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
La Haine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hunt cracks La Haine with a right hand to the side of the head.
La Haine throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
La Haine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by La Haine there.
La Haine takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
La Haine lands a right hook to the body.
La Haine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt lands with a straight right. La Haine didn't see that one coming.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on La Haine's shoulder, as La Haine tries to avoid the shot.
La Haine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
La Haine misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt is looking for a counter combo.
Jacques La Haine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
La Haine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Haine.
La Haine looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt thuds a left hand into La Haine's body.
Hunt takes a swing at La Haine's ribcage but misses.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Haine flicks out a counter leg kick but Hunt steps away.
Hunt avoids the body shot from La Haine.
La Haine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
La Haine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. La Haine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from La Haine misses.
Hunt swings for the body but La Haine moves out of range.
La Haine throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Hunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
La Haine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Haine.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but La Haine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

La Haine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from La Haine.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Haine has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from La Haine.
La Haine throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Haine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Haine manages to avoid it.
Hunt's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from La Haine.
Hunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La Haine at a distance.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by La Haine.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
La Haine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from Hunt tenderised La Haine's leg. La Haine is trying to keep his angry face on.
La Haine thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
La Haine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunt, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'