PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Jeudy (ranked 3513 p4p, 20676 weight class) and Ao Kuang (ranked 433 p4p, 740 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jeudy
vs
Kuang

197 cm
30
205
9 - 3 - 0

197 cm
32
213
6 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jeudy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ao Kuang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeudy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeudy throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuang.
A little jabbing left from Kuang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jeudy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeudy avoids the body shot from Kuang.
Kuang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jeudy finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuang's head.
Kuang ducks right into an uppercut from Jeudy.
Jeudy blocks a leg kick.
Jeudy thumps Kuang with a low kick.
Kuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeudy misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Jeudy.
Kuang staying out of range there.
Jeudy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeudy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeudy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Kuang needs to keep his hands up - Jeudy had a free shot at his head there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jeudy checks a leg kick.
Patrick Jeudy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeudy throws an overhand right that lands on Kuang's shoulder, as Kuang tries to avoid the shot.
Jeudy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuang will feel that in the morning.
Jeudy jabs Kuang right on the nose. Kuang blinks but takes it well.
Kuang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jeudy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've been informed that Kuang has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jeudy to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Kuang misses.
Kuang lands with a good body shot.
Kuang walks into a left hand.
Jeudy checks a low kick from Kuang.
Jeudy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jeudy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeudy checks a low kick from Kuang.
Kuang throws out a loose jab but Jeudy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeudy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jeudy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kuang misses with a body kick.
Kuang pushes Jeudy away with a front kick.
Kuang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jeudy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jeudy misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy throws a body punch but Kuang moves out of range.
Crunch! Jeudy slams his shin into Kuang's torso.
Jeudy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuang in his tracks.
Jeudy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeudy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuang.
Kuang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jeudy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuang tries a low kick but Jeudy avoids it.
Jeudy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuang throws a front kick aimed at Jeudy's knee but Jeudy avoids it well.
Jeudy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuang throws a jab when Jeudy was well out of range.
Jeudy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuang's hands.
Jeudy blocks a jab.
Jeudy lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuang off the ropes and back into range.
Kuang misses with a low kick as Jeudy jumps back.
Kuang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jeudy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeudy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuang misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Jeudy misses its intended target.
Kuang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeudy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kuang.
Kuang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jeudy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jeudy throws an overhand right that lands on Kuang's shoulder, as Kuang tries to avoid the shot.
Kuang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jeudy scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuang.
Kuang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeudy manages to avoid it.
Jeudy tests Kuang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuang thuds a left hand into Jeudy's body.
Jeudy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jeudy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Kuang.

It looks like Patrick Jeudy has been cut.
Jeudy lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuang off the ropes and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuang.
Jeudy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeudy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeudy.
Kuang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jeudy moves out of range as Kuang throws a body kick.
Jeudy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeudy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jeudy throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Jeudy misses.
Kuang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jeudy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeudy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jeudy to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuang is looking to land body kicks.
Kuang misses with a low kick as Jeudy jumps back.
Jeudy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Jeudy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Jeudy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Jeudy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jeudy moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kuang fails to land.
Kuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Jeudy.
Kuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuang tries to throw a body punch but Jeudy avoids it by throwing Kuang back against the ropes.
Kuang lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeudy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuang can do to turn this around?
Jeudy throws a head punch that misses.
Kuang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jeudy.
Jeudy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeudy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kuang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeudy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeudy throws a head punch that misses.
Jeudy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuang misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Jeudy presses Kuang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jeudy throws a head punch that misses.
Jeudy lands with a right to the head.
Jeudy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Jeudy - that landed with a thud.
Jeudy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuang is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jeudy backwards.
A short uppercut from Kuang.
Kuang lands a nice uppercut.
Jeudy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jeudy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuangs head.
A hook to the body from Jeudy.
Jeudy lands a shoulder strike.
Jeudy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Jeudy.
Jeudy misses with a punch to the body.
Kuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jeudys head.
Jeudy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuang can't find room to land a body shot as Jeudy controls the action.
Kuang blocks an uppercut.
Kuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jeudy throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick Jeudy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jeudy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Jeudy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jeudy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuang misses with a low kick.
Jeudy connects with an inside leg kick.
Jeudy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuang.
A jab from Jeudy misses.
Jeudy works the jab nicely.
Jeudy moves out of range as Kuang strikes.
Kuang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jeudy is out of range.
Patrick Jeudy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuang is looking to chop away at Jeudy's legs.
Jeudy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jeudy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jeudy throws a looping overhand right but Kuang ducks down to avoid it.
Jeudy ducks under a wild hook from Kuang.
Jeudy throws a looping overhand right but Kuang ducks down to avoid it.

Jeudy takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Jeudy on the inside.
Kuang scores with a hook to the body.
Kuang misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy prevents a body shot from Kuang.
Kuang working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jeudy.
Kuang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jeudy backwards.
Kuang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeudy's elbow.
Kuang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jeudy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeudy.
Kuang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jeudy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuang's elbow.
Jeudy blocks a body shot from Kuang.
Jeudy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Jeudy on the inside.
Jeudy lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jeudy.
Kuang working aggressively here.
Jeudy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuangs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jeudy lands with a left to the head.
Jeudy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuang backwards.
Jeudy lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy pushes Kuang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeudy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuang has a couple of punches blocked by Jeudy.
Jeudy throws a head punch that misses.
Jeudy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuang.
Jeudy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeudy lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jeudy.
Kuang blocking some punches.
Jeudy throws a head punch that misses.
Jeudy scores with a shot to the side of Kuang's head.
Kuang misses with the head strike.
Jeudy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeudy lands an uppercut.

Kuang is rocked!
Jeudy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuang is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeudy finish him?
Jeudy cracks Kuang with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Kuang goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Kuang wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Patrick Jeudy!
Patrick Jeudy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.