PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altin Rraklli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson comes into the arena with Roll Over DJ blaring out of the sound system. Gary Hudson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hudson
vs
Rraklli

183 cm
20
187 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Altin Rraklli!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson misses with a kick to the body.
Rraklli throws a sloppy head kick and Hudson moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Hudson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rraklli blocks the leg kick.
Rraklli misses with a low kick.
Hudson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rraklli.
Hudson wants to clinch up but Rraklli keeps it at a distance.
Hudson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hudson takes a swing at Rraklli's ribcage but misses.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rraklli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hudson tests Rraklli's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Altin Rraklli has been cut.
Hudson lands a with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rraklli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hudson, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hudson.
Hudson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hudson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rraklli has double underhooks.
Rraklli tries to land a knee to the head but Hudson blocks with his arms.
Hudson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hudson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rraklli up against the cage.
Rraklli blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rraklli.
Hudson lands a body punch.
Rraklli looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rraklli has him pressed against the cage.
Rraklli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hudson throws a head punch that misses.
Hudson looking to slow down the pace here.
Rraklli tries to land knees in the clinch but Hudson avoids the damage to the body.
Rraklli has Hudson pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hudson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hudson.
Hudson lands a body shot.
Rraklli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hudson is defending well for now.
Hudson lands a shoulder strike.
Hudson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rraklli backwards.
Rraklli trying to land knees to the body.
Rraklli pushes off an throws an elbow but Hudson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hudson is pushing Rraklli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hudson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hudson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Hudson on the inside.

Rraklli is rocked!
Hudson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rrakllis head.
Rraklli is still on wobbly legs! Can Hudson finish him?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hudson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hudson lands a body punch.
A short right from Hudson on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hudson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rraklli is trying to keep an underhook but Hudson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hudson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hudson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rraklli wants to control but Hudson is having none of it.
Hudson cracks Rraklli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hudson lands a big elbow - Rraklli is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rraklli is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gary Hudson!