PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beeboy Batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beeboy Batongbakal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hudson
vs
Batongbakal

162 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 5 - 1

184 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beeboy Batongbakal!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson closes the distance but Batongbakal moves to the side

and Batongbakal counters with a takedown into side control.
Hudson seems a little lost for a moment, as Batongbakal dominates the positioning.
It looks like Batongbakal might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Batongbakal is looking to take a break and control but Hudson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hudson really is a fat lump.
Hudson is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is looking for a sweep.
Batongbakal working the head with strikes.
Hudson tries to buck Batongbakal off but Batongbakal is having none of it.
Hudson is not content to let Batongbakal control the position.
Batongbakal in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Hudson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hudson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Batongbakal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Batongbakal moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hudson tries to buck Batongbakal off but Batongbakal is having none of it.
Batongbakal happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hudson regains half guard.
Batongbakal is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Batongbakal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Batongbakal controlling from the full mount.
Hudson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is looking to improve his position but Batongbakal isn't that keen on the idea.
Batongbakal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Batongbakal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Batongbakal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hudson looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batongbakal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Batongbakal tries to control but Hudson wriggling away.
Batongbakal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal avoids the attempt from Hudson to control.
Batongbakal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hudson tries to lock up and control but Batongbakal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Batongbakal trying to control but Hudson is having none of it.
Batongbakal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Batongbakal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hudson wants to hold on but Batongbakal pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beeboy Batongbakal dominated that round.
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 with a poor takedown

and Batongbakal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hudson!
Hudson struggling a bit here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Batongbakal working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hudson is not content to let Batongbakal control the position.
An elbow from Batongbakal crashes against the mat.
Hudson tries to bench press Batongbakal off him but Batongbakal keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal takes a little break here. Hudson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hudson is trying to control Batongbakal's posture but Batongbakal avoids it.
Batongbakal trying to control the position but Hudson is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is trying to improve his position.
Batongbakal happy to just control the position for now.
Batongbakal trying to control the position but Hudson is working away.
Batongbakal taking a breather here.
Hudson stops Batongbakal from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hudson parries the strikes from Batongbakal easily there. Batongbakal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hudson to escape.
Hudson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hudson is not content to let Batongbakal control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Batongbakal.
Batongbakal wants to control but Hudson is keeping him busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hudson throws a sloppy head kick
and Batongbakal counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Batongbakal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batongbakal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hudson with a body shot.
Hudson throws a body kick that misses

and Batongbakal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hudson won't be happy with that.
Hudson prevents Batongbakal from improving position.
Batongbakal wants to control but Hudson is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hudson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Batongbakal staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hudson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Batongbakal tries to advance to mount but can't.
Batongbakal trying to control the position but Hudson is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hudson trying his best to control but Batongbakal has mounted him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beeboy Batongbakal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hudson wants to clinch but Batongbakal slips to the side

and Batongbakal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hudson!
Hudson regains half guard.
Hudson wants to control but Batongbakal is keeping busy.
Batongbakal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hudson wants to control but Batongbakal is keeping busy.
Hudson wants to improve his position but Batongbakal is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Batongbakal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Batongbakal slips a nice elbow through Hudson's hands, connecting with Hudson's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson wants to improve his position but Batongbakal is controlling well.
Batongbakal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hudson trying to control from the bottom.
Batongbakal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Batongbakal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Batongbakal passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beeboy Batongbakal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Batongbakal breaks from Hudson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Hudson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Hudson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Batongbakal! Hudson is hurt baaadly! Batongbakal is firing away with more strikes - Hudson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beeboy Batongbakal!