PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hudson
vs
Hua

183 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chito Hua!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hua is just out of range.
Hudson stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from Hudson both land. Nice combination.
Hua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Hudson misses.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hudson misses with a body shot.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hudson throws a body punch but Hua moves out of range.
Gary Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hudson tries to clinch but Hua moves out of range.
Hua closes the distance and clinches up with Hudson, looking for a takedown. Hua pushes Hudson against the ropes but Hudson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gary Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chito Hua.
Good leg kick by Hudson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hudson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hua's head.

Hudson closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hudson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hudson gets underhooks to prevent Hua's takedown attempt.

Hua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hudson throws a sloppy head kick and Hua moves out of range easily.

Hudson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hudson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hua looks gassed!
Hudson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hudson with the ground and pound from mount.
Hudson wants to control the pace but Hua is squirming around nicely.
Hua is trying desperately to improve position.
Hudson controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Hua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson prevents Hua from getting the reversal.
Hua throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hudson lands a nice shot to the head.
Hudson lands a nice shot to the head.
Hudson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hua is looking to escape.
Hudson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hua looks a forlorn figure.
Hudson avoids the attempt from Hua to control.
Hudson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hudson content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hua?
Hudson raining down shots from the mount!

Hudson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hudson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hudson working the ground and pound effectively.
Hudson scoring with strikes but Hua is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Hudson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hua has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hua!
Hudson is looking to stand up but Hua isn't so interested in that idea.
Hua trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Hudson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hudson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hua is controlling him.
Hua lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Hudson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hudson moves in looking to clinch but Hua pushes him off.
Hudson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hudson wants to clinch.

Hudson closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hudson has Hua pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hua wants to get back to striking at distance but Hudson won't allow it.
Hudson stalling in the clinch.
Hua is trying to maintain a safe position but Hudson gets an underhook and turns Hua into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hudson.
Hua tries for a takedown but Hudson manages to get underhooks.
Hua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gary Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hudson tries to avoid it but Hua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hudson to the ground. Hudson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hudson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hudson manages to break the clinch.

Hudson has managed to clinch.
Hudson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hua is breathing heavily.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hua tries to clinch
and Hudson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.

Hua scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hudson wants to get back to full guard.
Hudson moves into full guard.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet but Hua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hudson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hua trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Hua wants to get up but he can't break Hudson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hudson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Hudson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson looking to control but Hua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hua is desperately trying to improve his position but Hudson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hua wants to try and get back to his feet.

Hudson has hold of Hua's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hua manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hua srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Hua tries to escape the position.
Hudson misses with punches from the back.
Hua is trying to break free.
Hua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hua is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hua is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hudson missing with strikes.
Hudson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hudson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hua covers up after that shot from Hudson.
Hudson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hua hold on?!
Hua is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson landing with strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hudson.
Hudson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Hudson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hua just trying to survive but Hudson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hudson controlling well, preventing Hua from escaping the position.
Hua tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hua keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hua is trying to reverse the position but instead Hudson has taken his back - oops!
Hua wants to escape the position.
Gary Hudson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hudson is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Hudson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hudson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hudson counters with a big head kick but Hua shrugs it off.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses
and Hua counters with a big head kick but Hudson shrugs it off.

Hua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hudson's guard.
Hua stops Hudson from standing up.
Hudson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hua postures up in Hudson's guard and throws a big left but Hudson blocks it.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Hua from controlling successfully.
Hudson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hudson is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hua passes Hudson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is looking to improve his position.

Hudson kicks off Hua and gets to his feet.
Hua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hua misses with a takedown
and Hudson counters with an inside leg kick.
Hua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Hua moves into the clinch successfully.

Hua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hua wants to clinch

and Hudson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hua!
Hua flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Hudson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hua has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hua!

Hudson looking for a guillotine here but Hua defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hudson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hua escapes and throws Hudson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hudson regains half guard.
Hua wants to pass to mount but Hudson is defending the position.
Hua content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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!
Hua is looking to advance position but Hudson won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is looking to control Hua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hudson avoid being mounted?
Hudson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hua stops Hudson from getting back to his feet.
Hudson is looking for a sweep. Hua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hua is looking to advance position but Hudson won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hudson looks to clinch

and Hua counters with a single leg into guard. Hudson didn't expect that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hua stands and steps away. Hudson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Hua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hudson has him pressed against the ropes.
Hua tries for a takedown but Hudson manages to get underhooks.
Gary Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chito Hua.

Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Hua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hudson as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Hudson and sends Hua crashing to the mat! Hudson follows him down to the mat - Hua regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Hua is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hua!
Hua is still in real trouble! Can Hudson finish him?
Hudson landing shots from mount.
Hudson wants to control the pace but Hua is squirming around nicely.
Hua seems to have recovered his senses.
Hua is trying to stand.
Chito Hua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hua is trying to escape the mount.
Hudson punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hua is trying to escape the mount.
Hudson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hua swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary Hudson.
Well Hudson 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Hudson!