PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Second Coming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Hudson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Coming
vs
Hudson

165 cm
22
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Second Coming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Coming counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coming passes to side control.
Coming throws a strike aimed at the side of Hudson's head but Hudson avoids it well.
Coming working away.
Hudson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hudson is trying to escape the position but Coming is controlling the position.

Coming stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coming swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hudson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coming slips nicely into half guard.
Hudson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Coming stands up from half guard.
Coming swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Coming moves into range and clinches up with Hudson.

Coming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coming closes the distance and clinches.
Coming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hudson avoids it.
Coming gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hudson.
Coming has Hudson pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Coming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

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!
Coming tries to hold on but Hudson postures up.
Coming might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coming regains half guard.
Coming moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hudson looking to sit in guard and control but Coming gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coming is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hudson working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coming is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hudson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coming is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Second Coming.
Coming stuffs the takedown.
Second Coming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Hudson.

Hudson gets caught flat footed, as Coming shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Coming drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coming jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coming is breathing heavily.
Coming showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Second Coming dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hudson gets caught napping as Coming dives in and scores a takedown. Hudson manages to retain guard.
Coming engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hudson working a defensive guard here.

Coming stands and steps away. Hudson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hudson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Coming manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Coming with that takedown attempt.
Hudson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coming moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson punishes Coming's body with a nice straight punch.
Coming thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coming stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coming wants it to stay on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hudson is trying to pull guard but Coming turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hudson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coming gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Second Coming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Hudson.

Coming pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Coming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coming is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hudson wants to get back to full guard.

Coming escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hudson shoots in looking for a takedown. Coming tries to sprawl out of it but Hudson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coming manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Coming moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Coming gets control of Hudson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Coming will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coming manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Second Coming overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hudson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hudson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coming content just to control the position here.
Coming manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hudson to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coming cracks Hudson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hudson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Coming has good solid back control here.

Coming working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Hudson is doing well to defend. Coming seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Hudson is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Second Coming!