PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Hudson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kirby
vs
Hudson

193 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hudson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kirby gets back to half guard.
Hudson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kirby has his hands clasped together around Hudson's back. He's all about the action.
Kirby gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kirby is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kirby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kirby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby connects with a couple of short punches.

Kirby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kirby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kirby connects with a couple of short punches.
Kirby is working Hudson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Kirby drops back looking for a leg! Hudson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hudson manages to kick Kirby off! Kirby jumps back into Hudson's guard.
Kirby scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kirby landing some decent shots from guard.
Hudson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirby 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.
Kirby is stalling in the full guard.

Kirby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kirby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kirby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kirby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kirby seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kirby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kirby lands a couple of digs.
Kirby cracks Hudson with a solid left hand.
Kirby with a nice head shot there.
Kirby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kirby is working Hudson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hudson looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kirby is in close to Hudson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kirby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kirby drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kirby as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hudson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kirby! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bernard Kirby!