PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturro Affi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Affi has chosen Men at work - Land of down under as his entrance music. The key to victory for Garrett Hudson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hudson
vs
Affi

180 cm
19
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

MMA ANIMAL
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garrett Hudson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arturro Affi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson misses with a looping left.
Hudson catches Affi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson misses with a looping left.
Hudson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Affi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Affi avoids them all with ease.
Affi moves away from the strike by Hudson.
Affi scores with a punch to the head.
Hudson loads up on a big right hand but Affi slips the punch.
Hudson throws a right hand that Affi ducks under and follows up with a left that Affi also avoids with ease.
Affi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson misses with a body shot.
Affi dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Affi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hudson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body punch from Hudson.
Hudson throws a hook but Affi blocks it.
A punch combination from Affi misses.
Affi looks to land a combination but Hudson avoids it well.
Affi misses with a combination
and Hudson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson swinging wildly here.
A big right from Hudson misses.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hudson looks to land a combination but Affi avoids it well.
Hudson looks to land a combination but Affi avoids it well.
Affi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.
Hudson misses the jab.
Hudson dodges the punch combination from Affi.
Affi misses with a two punch combination.
Affi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hudson under the eye.
Affi feints a jab promting Hudson to slip. Affi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hudson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Affi misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Affi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hudson. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.
Affi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hudson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Affi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hudson lands with a right hand.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Affi moves out of range.
Affi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hudson throws a shot from downtown. Affi moves away and avoids it.
Hudson jabs at Affi's body.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Affi looks to land a combination but Hudson avoids it well.
Affi throws a body punch but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Affi moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hudson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hudson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Affi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Affi moves out of range.
Hudson is breathing heavily.
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Affi moves out of range.
Affi misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson dodges the punch combination from Affi.
Affi dips to his left and cracks Hudson with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Affi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Affi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Garrett Hudson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Affi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hudson.
Hudson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Affi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hudson throws a lazy right hand but Affi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hudson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hudson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Affi circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Hudson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Affi counters with a left and a right that stings Hudson.
Hudson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Affi misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garrett Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Affi misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson lunges at Affi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Affi's hand.
Garrett Hudson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson walks into a stiff left hand from Affi.
Affi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Affi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affi duly obliges.
Hudson connects with the punch.
Hudson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hudson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Affi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hudson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Affi.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Affi tries to bum rush Hudson with a series of wild strikes but Hudson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi throws a nice looking combination but Hudson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Affi moves away.
Hudson throws a jab when Affi was well out of range.
Affi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Affi manages to avoid it.
Hudson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Affi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Affi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Affi moves away.
Hudson missing with a left hand there. Affi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Affi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hudson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hudson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Affi lands a two punch combo.
Hudson misses with a looping right.
Affi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Affi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hudson throws a looping overhand right but Affi ducks down to avoid it.
Affi tries to bum rush Hudson with a series of wild strikes but Hudson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hudson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Affi.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hudson drops his hands momentarily and Affi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Affi thuds his right hand into Hudson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Affi misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Affi looks to land a combination but Hudson avoids it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Affi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Affi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
Affi misses with the combination.
No joy there for Affi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Affi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Affi misses with the combination.
Affi swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Hudson misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson ducks under a wild hook from Affi.
Hudson scores with a hook to the body. Affi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Garrett Hudson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hudson scores with a one two! Affi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hudson looks to land a combination but Affi avoids it well.
Hudson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Affi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
Hudson looks to land a combination but Affi avoids it well.
Affi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hudson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Affi.
Affi scores with a sloppy right hand. Hudson should have avoided that one.
Affi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hudson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Affi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hudson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Affi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi blocks a jab.
Hudson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Hudson.
Hudson throws a shot from downtown. Affi moves away and avoids it.
Affi misses with a two punch combination.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Affi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
Affi dips to his left and cracks Hudson with an uppercut!
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
Affi lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a hook but Affi avoids it easily.
Affi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Affi lands a nice looking body shot.
Affi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hudson eats them both and turns towards Affi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Affi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hudson.
Affi misses with the combination.
Hudson dodges the punch combination from Affi.
Hudson swinging wildly here.
Hudson tries to bum rush Affi with a series of wild strikes but Affi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hudson misses the jab.
Affi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson swings for the body but Affi moves out of range.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hudson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Affi counter with a right hand.
Affi digs a good body shot into Hudson's ribs.
Affi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hudson.
Affi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hudson's hands.
Affi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Affi misses with the combination.
Affi scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi looks to land a combination but Hudson avoids it well.
Hudson throws out a loose jab but Affi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Affi moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Hudson.
Hudson swinging wildly here.
Hudson throws a series of strikes that have Affi backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Affi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hudson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Affi scores with a three punch combo!
Hudson misses with an uppercut.
Affi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hudson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Garrett Hudson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hudson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Affi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Affi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Affi moves away.
Hudson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Affi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Affi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Affi throws a nice looking combination but Hudson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Affi misses the shot to the body.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Affi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi moves out of range as Hudson strikes.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Hudson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Affi.
Hudson works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Affi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Affi lands a nice shot that snaps Hudson's head back.
Affi throws a series of punches but Hudson avoids them all with ease.
Affi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Affi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Hudson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Affi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hudson.
Affi misses with the combination.
Affi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Affi avoids nicely.
Affi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Affi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hudson dodges the punch combination from Affi.
Hudson lands a jab to the nose.
Hudson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hudson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hudson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi misses with a double jab.
Affi misses with a few strikes there.
Affi misses with the combination.
Hudson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Affi back to the cage. Hudson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hudson misses with a body shot.
Affi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Hudson misses.
Affi ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Hudson cracks Affi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hudson misses with a straight left.
A big right from Hudson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Affi counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Affi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Affi connects with a looping right hand.
Affi cracks Hudson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hudson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hudson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hudson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Affi misses with a few strikes there.
Affi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Affi misses with a wild combination.
Hudson works over Affi's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Hudson had his way with Arturro Affi in that round.
That's time! Hudson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hudson lands an overhand right.
Hudson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Affi. Those never looked like landing.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.
Affi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Affi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hudson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hudson punishes Affi's body with a nice straight punch.
Affi dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Affi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Affi.
Affi lands a two punch combo.
Hudson throws out a loose jab but Affi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Affi slips a jab from Hudson.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hudson.
Affi slips under a jab.
Hudson scores with the left hand. Affi knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Affi.
Affi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hudson misses with a hook.
Affi throws a right hand that Hudson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hudson also avoids with ease.
Affi walks into a straight right hand from Hudson.
Hudson defending well as Affi loads up on a big left hand.
Hudson takes a swing at Affi's ribcage but misses.
Affi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hudson lands a body shot.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Affi misses with a wild combination.
Affi slips under a jab from Hudson.
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Hudson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Affi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Affi throws a series of punches but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Affi swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Hudson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Affi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hudson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Affi misses with a double jab.
Affi throws a right hand that Hudson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hudson also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Hudson. Those never looked like landing.
Affi lands a nice shot that snaps Hudson's head back.
Affi misses with a double jab.
Hudson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hudson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Affi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hudson. Those never looked like landing.
Affi looks to land a combination but Hudson avoids it well.
Arturro Affi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Hudson misses.
Affi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hudson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Affi dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Affi moves out of range.
Affi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Affi - just one landing.
Garrett Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Affi misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Hudson!
Garrett Hudson is the new lightweight champion!
Garrett Hudson thanked the fans post fight for their support.