PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hudson (ranked 3185 p4p, 274 weight class) and Gustav Ahr (ranked 1212 p4p, 143 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Saul Hudson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Saul Hudson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hudson
vs
Ahr

170 cm
26
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
28
152 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saul Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Ahr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hudson momentarily.
Ahr's corner calls for a 1-2. Ahr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ahr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ahr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hudson is trying to control. Ahr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hudson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahr trying to control here.
Ahr gets back to full guard.
Ahr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hudson is trying to control the position but Ahr postures up.
Ahr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ahr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Hudson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ahr cracks Hudson with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hudson's head.
Ahr scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hudson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahr defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ahr landing with the ground and pound.

Hudson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ahr landing some decent shots from guard.

Ahr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hudson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahr.

Hudson is rocked!
Ahr drops Hudson with a big left hand! Hudson is injured, injured bad! Ahr jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Ahr!
Our winner, Gustav Ahr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.