PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobu Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobu Murphy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hudson
vs
Murphy

180 cm
21
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
168 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garrett Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobu Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
A right-left combo lands from Hudson.
Hudson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hudson lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hudson slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy has a takedown stuffed.
Garrett Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobu Murphy.
Hudson stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hudson throws a poor cross that misses

and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Hudson fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hudson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hudson uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hudson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Hudson.
Murphy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hudson misses with the combination.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hudson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrett Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hudson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrett Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Hudson. Those never looked like landing.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hudson throws out a powerful jab.

Murphy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy stops Hudson from getting back to his feet.
Murphy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Murphy stops Hudson from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy 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.

Murphy seems to be looking for submissions.

Hudson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jab, jab by Hudson - just one landing.

Murphy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hudson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hudson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy stops Hudson from standing up.
Hudson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy pushing down on Hudson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murphy stops Hudson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Hudson is working away.
Hudson is looking to escape.

Murphy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hudson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murphy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Murphy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hudson sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Hudson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hudson connects with a body shot.
Hudson throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hudson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hudson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hudson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Hudson there.
Hudson lands with an overhand left.
Hudson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Hudson is defending well.
Murphy prevents Hudson from standing back up.
Murphy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Murphy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hudson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murphy.
Hudson is not content to let Murphy control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson wants to stand back up but Murphy manages to pass into side control.
Hudson is pushing Murphy's head away, looking to escape. Murphy manages to hold on to the position though.
Murphy trying to control the action but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet.
Nobu Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hudson is not content to let Murphy control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is pushing Murphy's head away, looking to escape. Murphy manages to hold on to the position though.

Murphy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hudson is trying to get back to his feet.

Murphy tries for a kimura but Hudson is defending well.
Hudson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murphy is trying to get an arm triangle but Hudson is defending well.
Hudson is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Murphy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hudson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hudson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson pushes Murphy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Murphy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hudson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hudson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hudson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hudson duly obliges.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hudson.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Hudson misses with the combination.
Hudson lands with a right hand.
Hudson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hudson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hudson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Hudson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Hudson.
Garrett Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobu Murphy.
Hudson connects with a jab.
Hudson lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hudson tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hudson to the ground. Hudson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hudson, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hudson but Hudson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hudson digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Hudson coming out on top.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hudson cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hudson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hudson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Murphy counters with a single leg into guard. Hudson didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson wants to stand but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy passes Hudson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hudson tries to kick Murphy off but Murphy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Murphy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Murphy looking to control but Hudson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hudson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murphy has hold of Hudson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hudson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nobu Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy won't let Hudson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Hudson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hudson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Hudson!
Garrett Hudson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.