PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 582 p4p, 1784 weight class) and Hudson Clarkson (ranked 77 p4p, 223 weight class). Mukunzi comes into the arena with Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mukunzi
vs
Clarkson

178 cm
30
197
15 - 10 - 0

185 cm
29
190
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hudson Clarkson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown but Mukunzi shows good takedown defense.
Mukunzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clarkson fails with the takedown.
Hudson Clarkson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clarkson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mukunzi, which made it look bad.
Salomon Mukunzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hudson Clarkson.

Mukunzi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Mukunzi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clarkson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson is fighting to break Mukunzi's control of his arms but Mukunzi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mukunzi keeping moving, preventing Clarkson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarkson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mukunzi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clarkson manages to get himself to full guard.

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

Clarkson is looking for a triangle but Mukunzi pushes his legs off easily.
Mukunzi postures up.

Clarkson looking for a guillotine here but Mukunzi defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clarkson has his foot on Mukunzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mukunzi works his way back into a safe position though.
Clarkson controls Mukunzi momentarily but Mukunzi frees himself.
Mukunzi tries to stand but Clarkson is controlling from the bottom.
Mukunzi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Clarkson looking to control.

Clarkson has his foot on Mukunzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mukunzi works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clarkson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mukunzi is aware though and is defending well.
Mukunzi sitting in guard here, content to control.

Clarkson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mukunzi stacks Clarkson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mukunzi!
Clarkson wants to control but Mukunzi postures up.
Clarkson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mukunzi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Clarkson actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi is thwarting Clarkson's attempts to control the position.
Mukunzi is controlling the pace.

Clarkson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarkson is looking to control Mukunzi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarkson avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mukunzi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clarkson is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Salomon Mukunzi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Clarkson shoots in and gets a takedown into Mukunzi's guard.
Mukunzi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clarkson preventing the sweep.
We've been informed that Clarkson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hudson Clarkson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clarkson wants to control from the top but Mukunzi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarkson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi controls Clarkson momentarily but Clarkson frees himself.
Mukunzi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson wants to pass the guard but Mukunzi is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mukunzi slaps away a takedown attempt from Clarkson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clarkson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mukunzi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salomon Mukunzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarkson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mukunzi tries to sprawl out of it but Clarkson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mukunzi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salomon Mukunzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hudson Clarkson.
Clarkson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mukunzi counters with a straight right hand.

Clarkson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mukunzi's guard.
Mukunzi wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson trying to control but Mukunzi is working from the bottom.
Clarkson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mukunzi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mukunzi is looking for a sweep. Clarkson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Clarkson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mukunzi defends it well.
Mukunzi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson is keen to just control but Mukunzi is a slippery customer.
Mukunzi is trying to get back to full guard.
Clarkson trying to control the action but Mukunzi is working from the bottom.

Clarkson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mukunzi wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Clarkson seems to be looking for submissions.
Clarkson prevents Mukunzi from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mukunzi wants to sweep but Clarkson has passed to side control!
Mukunzi tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hudson Clarkson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mukunzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Clarkson dives in for a single leg takedown but Mukunzi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mukunzi is looking to counter punch.
Mukunzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mukunzi looks to land a right hand but Clarkson moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Mukunzi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Mukunzi. No joy for Clarkson on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clarkson is defended easily by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salomon Mukunzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hudson Clarkson.
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mukunzi as he avoids it easily.
Clarkson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mukunzi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mukunzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Hudson Clarkson has been cut.
Clarkson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws a sloppy head kick and Clarkson moves out of range easily.
Mukunzi scores with a nice right hand.
Mukunzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarkson can do to turn this around?
Clarkson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clarkson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Clarkson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Mukunzi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Clarkson dives in and grabs Mukunzi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mukunzi pushes down on Clarkson's head and hops out.
Mukunzi thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Mukunzi.
Clarkson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mukunzi connects with the punch.

Clarkson is rocked!
Mukunzi fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Clarkson square on the jaw! Damn, Clarkson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Salomon Mukunzi!
A very excited looking Salomon Mukunzi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.