PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldous Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldous Huxley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pierre Trudeau's chin.

Trudeau
vs
Huxley

175 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldous Huxley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxley swings for the body but Trudeau moves out of range.
Trudeau misses with a series of wild punches.
Trudeau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huxley at a distance.
Huxley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Trudeau moves into the clinch.
Trudeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huxley.
Trudeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley misses with a knee to the head.
Huxley wants to stall.
Trudeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
A head punch on the inside from Huxley fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trudeau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huxley backwards.
Huxley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trudeau's elbow.
Huxley trying to stall but Trudeau improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trudeau blocks an elbow strike from Huxley.
Trudeau tries for a takedown but Huxley manages to get underhooks.
Trudeau pushes Huxley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley lands a nice shot to the body.
Trudeau avoids the elbow strike from Huxley, against the cage.
Huxley misses with some punches.
Trudeau goes for a takedown attempt but Huxley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Trudeau throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trudeau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trudeau tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huxley throws a leg kick which misses Trudeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Trudeau tries to avoid it.

Trudeau has managed to clinch.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huxley can't find room to land a body shot as Trudeau controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trudeau as Huxley tries to tie him up.
Huxley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huxley is looking to control Trudeau's arms but Trudeau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Huxley has his back to the cage.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Trudeau avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trudeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxley obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Trudeau.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau avoids a wild elbow strike from Huxley.
Trudeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huxley working Trudeau over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau working aggressively here.
Huxley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huxley lands an uppercut.
Trudeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huxley landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Huxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trudeau to score with a decent uppercut.

Trudeau closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trudeau lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Huxley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trudeau engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Huxley keeping moving, preventing Trudeau from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Trudeau is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Huxley still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Huxley has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Trudeau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Trudeau dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Trudeau misses.
Huxley thumps Trudeau with a low kick.
Trudeau slips under a jab from Huxley.
Trudeau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huxley but Huxley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A leg kick checked by Trudeau.
Huxley scores with a nice right hand.
Trudeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huxley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau shoots in for a double leg but Huxley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huxley is looking to land body kicks.
Huxley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Trudeau has Huxley up against the cage in a clinch.
Trudeau looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huxley trying to control the position but instead, Trudeau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huxley into the cage.
Trudeau stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trudeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huxley avoids the elbow strike from Trudeau, against the cage.
Huxley prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Trudeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Huxley.
Huxley throws an elbow that misses.
Trudeau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Huxley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trudeau.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau blocks an elbow strike from Huxley.
Huxley connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Huxley throws an elbow but misses.
Huxley managing to block the knees to the body from Trudeau.
Huxley tries to stall but Trudeau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trudeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldous Huxley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huxley.
Huxley lands a shot to the body.
Huxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.

Trudeau has hold of one of Huxley's legs. Huxley is fighting the takedown attempt but Trudeau gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Trudeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huxley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trudeau wants to control from the top but Huxley keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau works over Huxley with some ground and pound from guard.
Trudeau wants to pass the guard but Huxley is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trudeau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trudeau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trudeau wants to control from the top but Huxley keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trudeau tries to free his leg and advance position but Huxley is retaining full guard.
Huxley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trudeau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huxley is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trudeau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trudeau is pushing down on Huxley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Huxley is fighting to maintain full guard but Trudeau has managed to sneak the leg through.
Huxley trying to control but Trudeau postures up.
Huxley is breathing heavily.
Trudeau passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Huxley!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Trudeau dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Huxley ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut. Huxley saw that one coming.
Trudeau connects with a body shot.

Trudeau bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trudeau trying to control the position but Huxley is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trudeau throws a strike aimed at the side of Huxley's head but Huxley avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Huxley works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Trudeau is trying to control. Huxley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Huxley trying to control from the bottom.

Trudeau wants to work for an arm triangle but Huxley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huxley is refusing to be controlled, as Trudeau sits in half guard.
Trudeau is looking to pass Huxley's guard but actually Huxley recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau looking to pass the guard.
Trudeau throws a big right hand that misses.
Huxley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trudeau scoring with some ground and pound.
Trudeau is pushing down on Huxley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Huxley is fighting to maintain full guard but Trudeau has managed to sneak the leg through.
Huxley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trudeau is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Huxley!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley taking shots to the head.
Trudeau with the ground and pound from mount.
Trudeau looking to finish with strikes here!
Huxley is squirming around, avoiding Trudeau's attempts to control the action.
Trudeau thowing shots but they're missing.
Trudeau looking to finish with strikes here!

Trudeau has control of Huxley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Huxley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pierre Trudeau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Huxley's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trudeau can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huxley is looking to escape.
Huxley wants to hold on but Trudeau pushes him away.
Aldous Huxley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trudeau pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Trudeau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trudeau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Trudeau!