PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fudge Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Houellebecq Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jr
vs
Houellebecq Jr

179 cm
18
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fudge Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Houellebecq Jr!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houellebecq Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Houellebecq Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Jr, which made it look bad.
Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Houellebecq Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Jr looks to land a combination but Houellebecq Jr avoids it well.
Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houellebecq Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Houellebecq Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Houellebecq Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Houellebecq Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Houellebecq Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Jr misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr throws a shot to the body.
Gegard Houellebecq Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr swinging wildly here.
Houellebecq Jr avoids the body shot from Jr.
Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Houellebecq Jr.
Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jr is looking to wear down Houellebecq Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Houellebecq Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fudge Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gegard Houellebecq Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Houellebecq Jr throws a body punch but Jr moves out of range.
Jr throwing a counter right hand but Houellebecq Jr manages to avoid it.
Jr misses with an uppercut.
Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Jr looks to land a combination but Houellebecq Jr avoids it well.
Houellebecq Jr dodges the punch combination from Jr.
Houellebecq Jr tries to clinch up
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr shoots in for a takedown but Jr shows good takedown defense.
Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Houellebecq Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houellebecq Jr looks winded!
Houellebecq Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Houellebecq Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Houellebecq Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Houellebecq Jr tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jr throws a series of punches but Houellebecq Jr avoids them all with ease.
Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Jr's head coaches at Abobomination Training $800 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Houellebecq Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houellebecq Jr manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Houellebecq Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Jr counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jr throws a series of punches but Houellebecq Jr avoids them all with ease.
Jr digs a good body shot into Houellebecq Jr's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fudge Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Houellebecq Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jr misses with a straight right.
Houellebecq Jr throws a counter combo.
Houellebecq Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Houellebecq Jr looks to move away, Jr throws a big counter combo but Houellebecq Jr just gets out of the way.
Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houellebecq Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Houellebecq Jr.
It looked like Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Houellebecq Jr.
Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Houellebecq Jr can do to turn this around?
Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houellebecq Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Houellebecq Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houellebecq Jr wants to clinch but Jr slips to the side
and Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Houellebecq Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houellebecq Jr manages to avoid it.
Houellebecq Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jr throws a shot to the body.
Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Houellebecq Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Houellebecq Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jr.
Houellebecq Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Houellebecq Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jr pinned against the cage. Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Houellebecq Jr wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr wants to clinch up but Jr keeps it at a distance.
Fudge Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Houellebecq Jr.
Houellebecq Jr is looking to clinch but Jr is avoiding it.
Houellebecq Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Houellebecq Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fudge Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gegard Houellebecq Jr.
Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fudge Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houellebecq Jr tries to clinch there but Jr circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Houellebecq Jr thinking.
Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houellebecq Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Some wild striking there from Houellebecq Jr.
Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Houellebecq Jr.
Houellebecq Jr wants to clinch.
Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Houellebecq Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Houellebecq Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Houellebecq Jr. Houellebecq Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Jr. That snapped Houellebecq Jr's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houellebecq Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Houellebecq Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houellebecq Jr wants to clinch up but Jr keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fudge Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Jr misses the target.
Houellebecq Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jr is fending him off so far but Houellebecq Jr persists. Nope, Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Houellebecq Jr fails with the takedown.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houellebecq Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Houellebecq Jr tries to clinch up.
Houellebecq Jr tries for a takedown but Jr circles away easily
and Jr counters with a series of strikes. Houellebecq Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fudge Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gegard Houellebecq Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houellebecq Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houellebecq Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Houellebecq Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jr throws a body punch but Houellebecq Jr moves out of range.
Houellebecq Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Houellebecq Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Houellebecq Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Houellebecq Jr.
Houellebecq Jr shoots in and drives through. Jr sprawls well.
Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jr throws a right hand that Houellebecq Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Houellebecq Jr also avoids with ease.
Jr lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Jr misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr scores with a body shot.
Houellebecq Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houellebecq Jr moves away.
Houellebecq Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jr.
Nice jab there from Jr.
Houellebecq Jr is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Houellebecq Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Houellebecq Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Houellebecq Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Houellebecq Jr misses with a takedown attempt

and Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq Jr is looking to control Jr's arms but Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Houellebecq Jr has his back to the cage.
Jr is trying to break the clinch but Houellebecq Jr is controlling him.
Jr is trying to break free.
Jr is trying to push Houellebecq Jr away but Houellebecq Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Houellebecq Jr has double underhooks.
Houellebecq Jr is working for takedown but Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Houellebecq Jr keeps control of Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Houellebecq Jr looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Jr jumps into guard, dragging Houellebecq Jr to the mat.
Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jr pulls Houellebecq Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Houellebecq Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gegard Houellebecq Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fudge Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fudge Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fudge Jr!