PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

J Walker
vs
Hudson

180 cm
25
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
167 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garrett Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Hudson.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Hudson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hudson.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hudson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hudson throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Hudson as he connects with a hook.
Hudson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Hudson misses with the combination.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson 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.
Hudson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
Garrett Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Hudson throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hudson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walker throws a right and a left that Hudson avoids nicely.
Hudson slips a jab from Walker.
A left and a right from Walker both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Hudson misses with a straight right.
Hudson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hudson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Hudson throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Hudson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hudson misses with a double jab.
Hudson lands with a straight right. Walker didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
Walker connects with a jab.
Walker blocks a jab.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hudson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walker.
A slow jab from Hudson misses its intended target.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Hudson swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hudson throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Hudson misses.
Hudson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
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!
Hudson moves away from the strike by Walker.
Hudson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Hudson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hudson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Hudson moves away and avoids it.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Garrett Hudson will probably get the nod.
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 a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hudson slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Hudson throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker moves out of range as Hudson strikes.
Hudson connects with a nice looking jab.
Walker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garrett Hudson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hudson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hudson.
Hudson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Walker as he checks the leg kick.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Hudson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hudson. Hudson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
Hudson misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Hudson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Walker misses with a hook.
Hudson misses with a combination
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hudson scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hudson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Garrett Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Hudson backs away looking to recover.
Hudson swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.
Hudson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker with a hook.
Hudson slips under a jab.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walker sizes up Hudson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hudson.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Hudson saw that one coming.
Hudson misses with a double jab.
Walker with a hook.
Hudson moves out of range as Walker strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hudson.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hudson has time to react.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Hudson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Hudson is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hudson misses the target.
A big right from Hudson misses.
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker avoids the body shot from Hudson.
Hudson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Hudson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Hudson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Hudson ducks down to avoid it.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hudson is just out of range.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hudson tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J J Walker dominated that second 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 misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Hudson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hudson misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hudson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Hudson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hudson scores with a decent looking hook.
Hudson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands with a cross.
Hudson throws a combination that misses
and Hudson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Hudson's head but Hudson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Hudson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Hudson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hudson missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Hudson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hudson throws out the jab.
Hudson misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a jab to the body.
Hudson connects with a single shot there.
Walker jabs Hudson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Hudson there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hudson misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Walker.
Hudson misses with a straight left.
Hudson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker digs a good body shot into Hudson's ribs.
Walker misses with a hook. Hudson ducked under it nicely.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hudson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hudson.
Hudson walks into a straight right hand from Walker.
Hudson misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hudson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hudson throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hudson throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker cracks Hudson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hudson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Hudson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hudson looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J J Walker clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hudson misses the jab.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Hudson moved out of range.
Hudson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walker avoids the body shot from Hudson.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hudson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hudson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hudson eats them both and turns towards Walker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Walker moves out of range as Hudson strikes.
Hudson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hudson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hudson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Walker throws a jab when Hudson was well out of range.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Hudson.
Hudson defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Hudson slips a jab from Walker.
Hudson connects with a nice looking jab.
Hudson throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hudson.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker staying out of range there.
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
Hudson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Hudson's shoulder, as Hudson tries to avoid the shot.
Hudson misses with a straight right.
Walker with a nice cross.
Hudson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hudson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Hudson moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Hudson misses.
Walker slips a jab from Hudson.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Walker cracks Hudson with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hudson scores with a three punch combo!
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Walker lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Hudson misses.
Hudson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Hudson throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
A left lands for Walker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hudson throws out the jab.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J J Walker had his way with Garrett Hudson in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Walker blocks a jab.
Walker lands a nice hook to Hudson's body. Hudson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hudson misses with a double jab.
Hudson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Hudson.
Walker scores with the left hand. Hudson knows he should have avoided that one.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Hudson's head back.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hudson misses with the combination.
Hudson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Walker scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Walker misses.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
Hudson throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hudson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hudson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hudson lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hudson throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker defending well as Hudson loads up on a big left hand.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Hudson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Walker blocks a head kick by Hudson.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Walker lands with a hook. Hudson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker throws a series of punches but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.
Hudson throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Hudson throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Hudson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker avoids the head kick by Hudson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hudson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hudson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Hudson. Those never looked like landing.
J J Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garrett Hudson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker thuds his right hand into Hudson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hudson moves away.
Hudson throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
J J Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:46
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J J Walker!
J J Walker retains his lightweight title!