PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Hudson (ranked 8479 p4p, 782 weight class) and Jimmy Gunn (ranked 25178 p4p, 813 weight class). Morgan Hudson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hudson
vs
Gunn

193 cm
18
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Hudson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but Hudson shows good takedown defense.
Hudson appears to be looking for a big counter.

Gunn has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gunn.
Hudson managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Hudson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn looks winded!
Hudson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunn.
Hudson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hudson misses with a body punch.
Hudson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Hudson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hudson leaning against his opponent.
Hudson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hudson slowing the pace effectively.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Hudson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gunn up against the cage.
Hudson lands a body punch.
Gunn tries to circle away but Hudson has him pinned against the cage.
Gunn goes for a takedown attempt but Hudson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hudson tries to avoid it but Gunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hudson to the ground. Hudson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gunn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Hudson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hudson is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn shoots in and drives through. Hudson sprawls well.
Hudson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hudson tries to avoid it but Gunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hudson to the ground. Hudson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hudson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hudson.
Gunn with a poor takedown
and Hudson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hudson.
Gunn looks to land a body kick but Hudson moved away.
Hudson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn stuns Hudson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses
letting Hudson counter with a right hand.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hudson sprawls well. Hudson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hudson throwing a counter right hand but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Hudson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gunn gets a clinch.
Hudson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hudson smiles and moves away.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Hudson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hudson as he avoids it easily.
Hudson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Gunn has closed the distance and engaged Hudson in a clinch.
Hudson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Hudson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hudson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hudson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gunn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hudson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn blocks a head kick by Hudson.

Gunn rushes Hudson and presses him up against the cage.
Hudson landing knees to the head.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Hudson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hudson to keep the fight standing.
Gunn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morgan Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gunn.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Hudson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
Hudson managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Knees to the body from Hudson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson missing with knees to the body.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Hudson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn wants to break free but Hudson has control.
Hudson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Hudson looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Hudson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Hudson.
Hudson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hudson lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to stall.
Hudson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Hudson.
Hudson blocks an elbow strike from Gunn.

Hudson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hudson swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gunn.
Gunn shoots for a double leg takedown but Hudson sprawls well. He's pushed Gunn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to clinch but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Hudson misses the jab.
Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hudson circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Hudson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hudson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hudson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hudson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gunn just manages to avoid it.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses.
Hudson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gunn.
Gunn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHudson.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hudson swivels and escapes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That kick from Hudson tenderised Gunn's leg. Gunn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunn avoids the head kick by Hudson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Hudson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gunn is looking to clinch but Hudson is avoiding it.
Hudson throwing a counter right hand but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Hudson needs to keep his hands up - Gunn had a free shot at his head there.
Jimmy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn works over Hudson's head and body with a nice combination.
Gunn has his takedown stuffed
and Hudson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hudson throwing a counter right hand but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Hudson is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hudson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hudson tried to counter with a leg kick but Gunn avoided it.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hudson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Hudson counters with a quick kick to the body but Gunn blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hudson misses the target.
Gunn dives in and grabs Hudson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hudson pushes down on Gunn's head and hops out.
Morgan Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gunn.
Hudson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hudson.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches up with Hudson, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes Hudson against the cage but Hudson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hudson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hudson throws out the jab.
Gunn dives in for a single leg takedown but Hudson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jimmy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunn has closed the distance and engaged Hudson in a clinch.
Hudson lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Hudson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gunn avoiding damage as Hudson throws knees to the body.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Gunn avoiding damage as Hudson throws knees to the body.
Hudson digs a right hand underneath Gunn's ribcage. Gunn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hudson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hudson scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan Hudson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Hudson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hudson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hudson tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Gunn avoiding damage as Hudson throws knees to the body.
Hudson tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Hudson.
Hudson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hudson landing knees to the head.
Gunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hudson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Hudson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Hudson has him pressed against the cage.
Hudson missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hudson crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Hudson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
Hudson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hudson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hudson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunn somewhat.
Hudson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Hudson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

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