PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Drudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Hudson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hudson
vs
Drudge

167 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Rick Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Drudge!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drudge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hudson swats away the attempt to clinch by Drudge.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hudson.
Gary Drudge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson swats away the attempt to clinch by Drudge.
Drudge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hudson staying out of range there.
Hudson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drudge is looking to clinch but Hudson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson moves away from the strike by Drudge.
Drudge tries to clinch up.

Hudson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drudge is looking to stand up but Hudson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson wants to control from the top but Drudge keeps moving.
Drudge wants to stand but Hudson is controlling the position.

Drudge has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hudson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hudson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hudson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drudge was well out of range. Poor timing from Hudson.
Hudson tries to clinch up but Drudge circles away and keeps his distance.
Hudson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hudson throws a low kick, looking for Drudge's leg but Drudge calmly moves out of range.
Hudson shoots in and drives through. Drudge sprawls well.
Drudge tries to clinch up but Hudson circles away and keeps his distance.
Drudge lands a jab to Hudson's midsection.

Hudson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drudge has hold of Hudson's hands but Hudson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hudson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hudson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hudson connects with a nice short shot to Drudge's temple.
Drudge wants to get back to his feet.
Hudson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drudge pushes Hudson off looking to stand but Hudson dives back in and keeps control.
Drudge looks gassed!

Hudson is looking for a kimura here.

Drudge kicks off Hudson and gets to his feet.
Drudge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses.
Drudge closes the distance but Hudson moves to the side

and Hudson counters with a single leg into guard. Drudge didn't expect that.
Drudge wants to get back to his feet but Hudson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hudson landing with the ground and pound.
Drudge keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
Hudson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drudge is looking to stand up but Hudson isn't so interested in that idea.
Hudson thows a big elbow that misses.
Drudge is looking to stand up but Hudson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hudson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hudson stands up over Drudge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hudson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drudge wants to get back to his feet but Hudson is dominant here and he's now got Drudge's back!
Hudson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Drudge wants to get back to his feet.
Hudson is landing with strikes from the back.
Hudson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Drudge hold on?
Hudson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hudson cracks Drudge with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Drudge from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hudson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Drudge.

Hudson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Drudge has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Hudson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drudge wants to clinch
and Hudson counters with a good low kick that Drudge was not able to check.
Drudge tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hudson counters with a takedown into side control.
Drudge is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hudson working the ground and pound.
Hudson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drudge is avoiding damage well.
Hudson scoring with punches from side control.
Drudge is not content to let Hudson control the position.
Drudge is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hudson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson lands a few punches from side control.
Hudson prevents Drudge from escaping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hudson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Hudson.
Drudge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hudson at a distance.
Drudge swings for the body but Hudson moves out of range.
Drudge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hudson.

Hudson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hudson won't allow Drudge to get back to his feet.
Drudge keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson forces his way into half guard.
Hudson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hudson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drudge pushes Hudson off looking to stand but Hudson dives back in and keeps control.
Drudge is refusing to be controlled, as Hudson sits in half guard.
Hudson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hudson slips under a jab from Drudge.
Hudson looks to score with a jab to the body but Drudge is just out of range.
Rick Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hudson tries to clinch but Drudge moves out of range.
Drudge scores with a punch to the head.
Hudson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drudge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hudson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary Drudge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drudge tries to clinch but Hudson moves away

and Hudson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drudge won't be happy with that.
Drudge is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hudson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hudson is putting a hurting on Drudge here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hudson lands a decent elbow from side control.

Drudge throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Drudge tries to clinch there but Hudson circles away.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hudson tries to clinch there but Drudge circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drudge is trying to stand back up but Hudson is controlling him
Hudson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drudge looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hudson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drudge is trying to stand up here but Hudson is controlling him well.

Drudge kicks Hudson off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Hudson 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hudson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drudge fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hudson feints and as Drudge raises his hands in defense, Hudson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hudson slips nicely into half guard.
Drudge looks like he's trying to stand up.

Hudson is looking for a kimura but Drudge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hudson to get the leverage.
Hudson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hudson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drudge defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drudge is looking to escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hudson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hudson lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drudge wants to stand but Hudson is controlling the position.
Rick Hudson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hudson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drudge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hudson.
Drudge wants to stand but Hudson is controlling the position.
Hudson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drudge darts in trying to clinch
and Hudson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drudge throws a hook but Hudson blocks it.

Hudson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hudson lands in his opponent's guard.
Hudson tries to free his leg and advance position but Drudge is retaining full guard.
Drudge wants to get back to his feet but Hudson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drudge is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hudson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hudson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Drudge is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hudson feints and as Drudge raises his hands in defense, Hudson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hudson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hudson stops Drudge from standing up.
Hudson is in close to Drudge's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson with a nice head shot there.
Drudge is looking to stand up but Hudson isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drudge closes the distance but Hudson moves to the side
letting Hudson counter with a right hand.
Drudge looks to clinch

and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hudson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hudson stops Drudge from getting back to his feet.
Drudge on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drudge wants to get back to his feet.
Hudson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drudge wants to get back to his feet.
Gary Drudge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hudson working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Hudson!