PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Levine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete McGurdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levine comes to the cage accompanied by Parkway Drive - Carrion. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Levine
vs
McGurdy

174 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Levine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete McGurdy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGurdy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGurdy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levine swats him away and circles back towards the center.

McGurdy has Levine up against the cage in a clinch.
McGurdy misses with a knee strike.
McGurdy working Levine over with knees to the body.
McGurdy crunches a lovely knee into Levine's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGurdy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGurdy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McGurdy with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hudson Levine has been cut.
McGurdy misses with a knee to the head.
Levine blocks an elbow strike from McGurdy.
Levine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGurdy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Levine tries to circle away but McGurdy has him pinned against the cage.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGurdy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGurdy has Levine pressed against the cage, preventing Levine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGurdy trying to land knees to the body.
Levine throws a punch but it's blocked by McGurdy.
McGurdy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGurdy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Levine is trying to stall.
McGurdy has Levine pressed against the cage, preventing Levine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but Levine blocks with his arms.

Levine breaks from the clinch.
Levine throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGurdy tries to clinch up.
Levine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pete McGurdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGurdy wants to clinch up but Levine keeps it at a distance.
Levine throws a head kick but McGurdy moves out of range.
Levine lands with a kick to the temple. McGurdy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - McGurdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Levine cracks the inside of McGurdy's front leg.
McGurdy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGurdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGurdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGurdy has managed to clinch.
McGurdy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGurdy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levine.
Levine is trying to break free.
Levine displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGurdy up against the cage.
McGurdy trying to land knees to the body.
Levine is trying to stall.
McGurdy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levine blocks it with crossed arms.
McGurdy missing with knees to the body.
Levine is trying to break the clinch but McGurdy has him pressed against the cage.
McGurdy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Levine's defenses.
McGurdy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levine blocks it with crossed arms.
McGurdy looks gassed!
McGurdy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGurdy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Levine. McGurdy does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGurdy tries to clinch but Levine moves out of range.
McGurdy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levine throws a leg kick which misses McGurdy's front leg but catches the back leg as McGurdy tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Levine.
Levine cracks the inside of McGurdy's front leg.
McGurdy is looking to clinch but Levine is avoiding it.
McGurdy tries to close the distance and clinch but Levine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levine throws a right and a left that McGurdy avoids nicely.
Levine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGurdy tries to clinch but Levine moves out of range.
Levine is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick from Levine lands but McGurdy takes it in his stride.
McGurdy is looking to clinch but Levine is avoiding it.
McGurdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Levine with a hook.
McGurdy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levine swats away the attempt to clinch by McGurdy.
McGurdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pete McGurdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine lands with a kick to the temple. McGurdy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGurdy is looking to clinch but Levine is avoiding it.
Levine keeps the fight on the outside.
Levine throws a head kick that half lands.
McGurdy moves out of range of the body kick from Levine.
McGurdy wants to clinch up but Levine keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Levine.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Levine.
Levine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGurdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Levine lands a head kick. McGurdy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Levine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGurdy tries to close the distance and clinch but Levine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGurdy wants to clinch up but Levine keeps it at a distance.
McGurdy takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pete McGurdy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hudson Levine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McGurdy darts in and clinches Levine up against the cage.
McGurdy misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Levine misses with a punch to the body.
Levine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Levine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGurdy obliges.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGurdy tries a knee to the head but Levine blocks it.
Levine effectively controlling the action here.

Levine breaks the clinch.
Levine circles away from the clinch attempt.

McGurdy rushes Levine and presses him up against the cage.

Levine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Levine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGurdy moves in looking to clinch but Levine pushes him off.

McGurdy has Levine up against the cage in a clinch.
McGurdy tries a knee to the head but Levine blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Levine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGurdy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGurdy is breathing heavily.

Levine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGurdy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGurdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Levine circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGurdy is looking to clinch.
Levine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGurdy tries to clinch up.

McGurdy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Levine, pushing him back against the cage.
McGurdy misses with a knee strike.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but Levine blocks with his arms.
Levine looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Levine is trying to break the clinch but McGurdy is controlling him.
Levine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGurdy throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGurdy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGurdy misses with a knee strike.
Levine tries to land a knee to the head but McGurdy blocks with his arms.
Levine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGurdy's elbow.
McGurdy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Levine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGurdy has him pressed against the cage.
McGurdy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGurdy trying to land knees to the body.
McGurdy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Levine missing with knees to the body.
Levine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Levine can't break the clinch.
McGurdy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGurdy prevents Levine from breaking the clinch.
Levine stalling in the clinch but McGurdy improves position.
Levine tries to throw a body punch but McGurdy avoids it by throwing Levine back against the cage.
Levine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGurdy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGurdy missing with knees to the body.
Levine swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGurdy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGurdy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Levine wants to break free but McGurdy has control.
Levine looking to slow down the pace here.
McGurdy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Levine's face.
Levine tries to break free but McGurdy pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Levine avoids it.
Levine is looking to break free of the clinch but McGurdy has double underhooks.
McGurdy lands a good knee to the midsection. Levine won't want to take too many of those.
McGurdy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Levine's efforts to push away.
McGurdy missing with knees to the body.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Levine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGurdy has Levine pressed against the cage, preventing Levine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Levine can't break the clinch.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Levine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Levine avoiding damage as McGurdy throws knees to the body.
Levine misses with a punch on the inside.
Levine wants to break free but McGurdy has control.
McGurdy tries to land a knee to the head but Levine blocks with his arms.

Levine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Levine digs a good body shot into McGurdy's ribs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Levine.
Levine staying calm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levine scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete McGurdy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hudson Levine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Levine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGurdy tries to avoid it but Levine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGurdy to the ground. McGurdy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGurdy wants to clinch up but Levine keeps it at a distance.
McGurdy moves in looking to clinch but Levine pushes him off.

McGurdy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Levine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGurdy lands a damaging elbow.
McGurdy trying to land knees to the body.
Levine avoiding damage as McGurdy throws knees to the body.
McGurdy misses with a knee to the head.
McGurdy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levine blocks it with crossed arms.
McGurdy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Levine blocks an elbow strike.
McGurdy looking to throw knees to the head but Levine is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levine is trying to force a seperation but McGurdy has the dominant position.
Levine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Levine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Levine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Levine taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine blocks an elbow strike from McGurdy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Levine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Levine throws a nice head kick!
McGurdy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGurdy moves in looking to clinch but Levine pushes him off.
McGurdy is looking to clinch.
Levine lands a head kick!
Levine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Levine.
McGurdy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGurdy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McGurdy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGurdy tries to clinch there but Levine circles away.
McGurdy tries to clinch there but Levine circles away.
Levine throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGurdy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGurdy's calf.
Levine tries to work over McGurdy's front leg with a kick but McGurdy checks it.
A jab from Levine does it's job there.
Levine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McGurdy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Levine misses with a looping left.
McGurdy tries to clinch up but Levine circles away and keeps his distance.
Levine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGurdy wants to clinch up but Levine keeps it at a distance.
Levine keeps the fight on the outside.
McGurdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGurdy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGurdy checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGurdy tries to clinch but Levine moves out of range.
McGurdy avoids a kick to the body.

Levine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McGurdy was covering up waiting for the punch and Levine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Levine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Levine trying to control but McGurdy is working from the bottom.
McGurdy looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine is stalling in the full guard.
Hudson Levine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete McGurdy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levine trying to control but McGurdy is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hudson Levine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGurdy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete McGurdy!