PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Hudson (ranked 23836 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 8474 p4p, 0 weight class). John Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hudson
vs
Smith

161 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

175 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Hudson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hudson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quinton Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Hudson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Hudson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hudson winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hudson.

Hudson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hudson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Smith controls his leg.
Smith trying to hold on to Hudson's head to control him but Hudson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hudson prevents Smith from improving his position.
Hudson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hudson working the head and body with strikes.
Hudson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hudson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Smith trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
Smith looks winded!
Hudson lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hudson content just to control the position here.
Hudson with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Hudson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson controlling from mount.

Hudson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Smith to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smith shrugs it off.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Hudson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hudson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hudson working Smith over with strikes here.
Hudson controlling from mount.
Hudson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Hudson dominated that 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.

Hudson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hudson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith is trying to keep Hudson in close.
Hudson is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith is trying to control the position but Hudson postures up.
Hudson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hudson stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hudson controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Hudson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.

Hudson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Hudson has control of the leg.
Hudson tries to stand and escape but Smith actually recovers to full guard.
Hudson really is a fat lump.

Smith has an active guard here but Hudson has managed to pass into half guard.

Hudson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Smith trying to control here.
Hudson is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith trying to hold on to Hudson's head to control him but Hudson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Hudson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hudson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hudson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Hudson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hudson is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Hudson circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Hudson shows good takedown defense.
Quinton Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hudson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Hudson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hudson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hudson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hudson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hudson circles away.

Hudson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Hudson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Hudson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!

Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Hudson is defending well.

Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Hudson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith 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.
Smith working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith swings around for an armbar but Hudson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smith's guard.
Hudson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hudson scoring with some ground and pound.
Quinton Hudson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

Hudson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Hudson getting side control.
Hudson wants to stand up but Smith is controlling the position.
Hudson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hudson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hudson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith has hold of Hudson's hands but Hudson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hudson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hudson.
Hudson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Hudson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hudson.
Hudson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Hudson has control of the leg.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hudson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Smith is working an open guard so Hudson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hudson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Hudson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith controls Hudson momentarily but Hudson frees himself.

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

Hudson shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hudson wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hudson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hudson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25

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