PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coin Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coin Valesquez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hunt
vs
Valesquez

183 cm
18
256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
238 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

ENDLESS 152
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coin Valesquez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valesquez has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.

Valesquez wants the takedown. Hunt is fighting it off but Valesquez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hunt's guard against the cage.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valesquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hunt is trying to control the position but Valesquez postures up.
Valesquez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hunt is trying to control Valesquez's posture but Valesquez avoids it.
Valesquez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valesquez controls the position from side control.
Valesquez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Valesquez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valesquez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez cracks Hunt with a big right hand but Hunt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Valesquez is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunt is defending well.
Valesquez looks gassed!
Valesquez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hunt!
Hunt tries to lock up and control but Valesquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hunt is looking to get to half guard.
Valesquez trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a series of strikes thrown by Valesquez.
Hunt tries to lock up and control but Valesquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valesquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valesquez trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Valesquez landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hunt is looking to improve his position but Valesquez isn't that keen on the idea.
Valesquez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hunt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hunt is squirming around, avoiding Valesquez's attempts to control the action.
Valesquez landing strikes from the mount.
Valesquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Valesquez landing strikes from the mount and Hunt is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez with a couple of short strikes.
Valesquez landing strikes from the mount.
Valesquez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Valesquez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Valesquez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hunt manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Valesquez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hunt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Valesquez decides to stand back up. Valesquez steps back and let's Hunt get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coin Valesquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Valesquez throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Ethan Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Valesquez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt gets back to full guard.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Valesquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Valesquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valesquez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Valesquez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valesquez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunt won't allow Valesquez to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valesquez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hunt sees it coming and defends easily.
Valesquez is thwarting Hunt's attempts to control the position.

Valesquez is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valesquez to get the leverage.
Valesquez is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valesquez connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Hunt has a hand on Valesquez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Valesquez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Valesquez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Valesquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Valesquez controlling from mount.

Valesquez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hunt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hunt!
Valesquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Valesquez keeps moving.
Valesquez tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez lands a good elbow from the bottom.

Valesquez has his feet on Hunt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valesquez moves away

and Valesquez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valesquez.
Valesquez throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Valesquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Valesquez preventing the sweep.
Valesquez trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.

Valesquez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hunt tries to clinch up

and Valesquez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valesquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valesquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valesquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hunt looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coin Valesquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Valesquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunt backs up against the cage.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Valesquez counters with a one-two to the body.
Valesquez tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Valesquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hunt has hold of Valesquez's hands but Valesquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valesquez not doing much here.

Valesquez decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Valesquez counters with a takedown into side control.
Coin Valesquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valesquez scores with punches from side control.
Hunt stops Valesquez from passing to mount.
Valesquez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Valesquez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valesquez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hunt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez is trying to move to mount but Hunt reverses beautifully and ends up in Valesquez's guard.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Valesquez.
Valesquez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Valesquez keeps moving.
Hunt won't allow Valesquez to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.

Valesquez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hunt is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Valesquez.
Hunt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Valesquez tries to improve position but can't.
Valesquez throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Valesquez looking for a sweep but Hunt has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Valesquez is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valesquez is looking to improve his position but Hunt isn't that keen on the idea.
Valesquez wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Valesquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Valesquez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Valesquez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coin Valesquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valesquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coin Valesquez!