PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Hudson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hudson
vs
Yates

170 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 Sydney, Chris Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Yates!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yates drives through with a takedown into Hudson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Hudson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yates presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Yates decides to pull guard.
Yates is trying to keep Hudson in close.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hudson wants to stand and escape but instead Yates has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hudson trying to control the position.
Yates throwing strikes but missing.
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 seems keen to control Yates's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yates decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hudson, up you get!

Yates has Hudson up against the cage in a clinch.
Yates controlling the action here for a moment.
Yates has Hudson pressed against the cage.

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.

Yates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hudson is looking to clinch.
Yates lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hudson backs up against the cage.

It looks like Chris Hudson has been cut.

Hudson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yates to the ground. Hudson is now in Yates's guard.
Yates is looking to stand back up but Hudson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Yates.

Hudson wants to control but Yates is keeping him busy.
Hudson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hudson prevents Yates from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying to control but can't.
Hudson wants to stand up but Yates has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Hudson is working for a submission of some sort.
Hudson is trying to control. Yates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hudson has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Yates works to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yates working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hudson has passed into half guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yates is looking to improve his position.
Hudson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yates slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hudson wanted to stand there but Yates had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hudson trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Hudson's cut.
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.

Yates rushes Hudson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yates stalls.

Yates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.

Yates has managed to clinch.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yates throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hudson was covering up waiting for the punch and Yates finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aaron Yates has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yates controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hudson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yates wants to pass the guard but Hudson is keeping the position.
Yates's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson looking to control but Yates passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hudson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yates is working away from the top position though.
Hudson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hudson is trying to stand back up but Yates is controlling him
Yates seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yates's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hudson trying to control from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hudson really is a fat lump.

Yates shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hudson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Yates from controlling successfully.
Hudson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hudson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four 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.
Yates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hudson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Yates stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hudson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yates circles away.

Yates pushes Hudson up against the cage in a clinch.

Yates pulls Hudson into guard.
Yates seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Yates is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hudson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Hudson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yates clinches up with Hudson and pushes him back against the cage.

Yates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yates instigates a clinch.

Yates has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hudson is trying to keep an underhook but Yates manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Yates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson is looking to control Yates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hudson avoid being mounted?

Hudson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yates looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Hudson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Yates escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Yates!
Hudson wants to get back to his feet but Yates drags him back down.
Yates tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hudson is trying to control Yates's posture but Yates avoids it.
Yates misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yates content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hudson struggling a bit here.
Yates just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hudson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Yates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hudson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Yates gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Yates instigates a clinch.

Yates breaks from the clinch.

Yates closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hudson's guard.
Yates sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yates must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates is continuing to stall.
Hudson keeping full guard, as Yates tries to pass.

Hudson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hudson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yates is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Yates!