PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monty Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dilett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hudson
vs
Dilett

224 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monty Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Dilett!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dilett thows a leg kick but Hudson checks it

and Hudson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hudson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dilett's head.
Hudson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dilett has momentary wrist control but Hudson slips an elbow through the middle.
Dilett wants to stand up but Hudson is controlling him.
Hudson stands up over Dilett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hudson with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson chips away with some ground and pound.
Dilett has momentary wrist control but Hudson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hudson distracts Dilett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dilett working a defensive guard here.
Hudson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson landing some decent shots from guard.
Dilett is looking to stand up but Hudson isn't so interested in that idea.
Hudson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dilett wants to stand but Hudson is controlling the position.
Dilett wants to sweep but no luck.
Hudson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hudson works over Dilett with some ground and pound from guard.
Hudson postures up and lands a big shot to Dilett's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is working Dilett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dilett is on top in guard.

Hudson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dilett trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Hudson is pulling down on Dilett's head. It's preventing any offense from Dilett, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson wants to sweep here but Dilett controlling him for the moment.
Dilett trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dilett throws a big elbow that misses.
Hudson managing to control the position.
Dilett is looking to stand up but Hudson won't let him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dilett looking to sit in guard and control but Hudson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hudson connects with a couple of short punches.
Dilett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dilett is looking to stand up but Hudson isn't so interested in that idea.
Hudson lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hudson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dilett's head.
Hudson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dilett trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monty Hudson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hudson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dilett to the mat! Dilett manages to get full guard.
Hudson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dilett's head.
Hudson is in close to Dilett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dilett wants to improve his position but instead Hudson has moved into half guard.
Hudson working over Dilett with some ground and pound. Dilett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hudson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hudson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Dilett is rocked!
Hudson working some strikes from top position.
Dilett is still in real trouble! Can Hudson finish him?
Hudson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilett can do to turn this around?
Hudson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hudson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dilett's head.

Hudson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hudson seems to have locked his on tight now - Dilett screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hudson, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Monty Hudson!