PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hudson's choice of entrance music: Roll Over DJ. Fedor Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Hudson

190 cm
20
202 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
187 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

LHK Clothing
Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Hudson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva blocks a jab.
Hudson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hudson duly obliges.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hudson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hudson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gary Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hudson throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Hudson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hudson works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Hudson.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Hudson counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hudson is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva looks for a takedown but Hudson sprawls well.
Hudson throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A shot to de liver by Hudson. Beautiful body shot.
Hudson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Hudson works the jab nicely.
Hudson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Hudson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hudson sprawls well. Hudson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hudson.
Hudson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hudson trying to control the position but Silva is working away.

Hudson decides to stand back up. Hudson steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Hudson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hudson lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Hudson dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Hudson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson swinging wilding here.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Hudson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Hudson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick by Hudson misses
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hudson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Hudson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Hudson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hudson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hudson.
Hudson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.

Hudson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hudson as Silva tries to tie him up.
Hudson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hudson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.

Silva breaks the clinch.

Silva scores with a takedown into Hudson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Hudson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hudson dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Hudson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries for a takedown but Hudson circles away easily
and Hudson counters with a right hand to the body.
Hudson lands a jab-cross combination.
Hudson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hudson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Hudson scores with a head kick.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hudson. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Hudson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hudson sprawls well. Hudson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

Hudson instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hudson.
Hudson avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hudson.
Silva letting Hudson take a breather here.

Hudson manages to break the clinch.
Silva takes one on the button.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Hudson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hudson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hudson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hudson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hudson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hudson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Hudson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gary Hudson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hudson throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hudson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Hudson misses.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hudson.
Hudson works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Hudson fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hudson, as that shot connected.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hudson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva moves out of range as Hudson throws a body kick.
Hudson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gary Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Hudson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva blocks a jab.
Hudson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hudson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hudson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Hudson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hudson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hudson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Hudson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva throws a nice head kick!
Hudson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hudson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Hudson cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Hudson.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Hudson clinches.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hudson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Hudson misses

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Hudson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hudson looking to control.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hudson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hudson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva is looking to sweep but instead, Hudson has passed into half guard.
Hudson trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hudson stands up out of the half guard.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hudson.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Hudson shrugs it off.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hudson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Hudson misses with the body kick

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Hudson didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hudson is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hudson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to hold on but Hudson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva tries to hold on but Hudson pushes him away.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hudson content just to control the position here.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hudson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hudson tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hudson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hudson controlling his opponent.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Fedor Silva did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hudson scores with a shot to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hudson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Hudson misses with a straight right.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hudson lands a nice looking body shot.
Hudson keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hudson connects with a solid leg kick.
Hudson scores with a head kick.
Hudson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Hudson.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hudson throws a nice head kick!
Hudson misses with a wild body shot.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a head kick but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson jabs at Silva's body.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hudson's waist but Hudson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Nice body kick from Hudson.
Hudson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hudson cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hudson throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva blocks a jab.
Hudson swinging wilding here.
Hudson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a head kick. Hudson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hudson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva avoids the body shot from Hudson.
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hudson's half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Hudson is looking to escape.
Hudson trying to control from the bottom.
Hudson is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Hudson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hudson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hudson is not content to let Silva control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Hudson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Hudson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hudson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Hudson blocks a head kick by Silva.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Hudson controlling the position well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hudson is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Hudson dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Hudson just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hudson misses with a looping right.
Hudson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
Hudson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hudson's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hudson's waist but Hudson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hudson thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hudson swinging wilding here.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Hudson counters with a left to the body.
Hudson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Hudson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Hudson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Hudson wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hudson loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Hudson tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Fedor Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Hudson is defending well.
Hudson wants to control but Silva postures up.
Gary Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working to tighten is grip on Hudson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hudson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Silva is really squeezing tight and eventually Hudson passes out! Silva breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fedor Silva!
Fedor Silva is the new middleweight champion!