PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morrison (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. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Morrison
vs
Hudson

175 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Hudson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Hudson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hudson is looking to land body kicks.
Hudson misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hudson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hudson throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Hudson tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Hudson avoids nicely.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
Hudson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Hudson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hudson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick from Hudson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hudson misses with a combination
and Hudson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morrison counters with a leg kick.
Gary Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson throws a body kick the misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Hudson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hudson counters with a straight right hand.
Hudson throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hudson misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Hudson wants to clinch but Morrison slips to the side

and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Morrison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hudson, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Hudson kicks Morrison off and gets back to his feet.
Hudson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hudson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hudson throws a lazy head kick
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gary Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hudson throws a shot to the body.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Hudson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hudson throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hudson. Morrison shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Hudson.
Hudson looks to clinch

so Morrison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hudson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hudson pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.

Hudson kicks Morrison off and gets to his feet.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a kick to the body.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hudson circles away.
Hudson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hudson tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.

Hudson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hudson landing knees to the body.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hudson misses with a hook.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Hudson misses its intended target.

Hudson has Morrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Hudson.
Hudson sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Hudson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morrison slips under a jab.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hudson.

Morrison gets a takedown into half guard.
Hudson trying to control but Morrison postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hudson tries to kick Morrison off but Morrison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Morrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Hudson tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hudson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Hudson lands but Morrison takes it in his stride.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Hudson lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
Hudson sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Hudson stalks Morrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morrison's face. Morrison staggers backwards, shaken.
Hudson moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison thows a body kick. Hudson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hudson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hudson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Morrison is rocked!
Hudson cracks Morrison with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Morrison falls to his knees and Hudson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Hudson!
Gary Hudson is the new middleweight champion!